King Oddball
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King Oddball is a floating chunk of rock in the sky of a war-ridden planet. With his extremely long tongue, he can grab large boulders and thrust them against the armies below (structures, infantry, helicopters and tanks) in order to "end the world". The player must carefully time the moment each boulder is dropped, taking into account speed, direction and the bouncing of the boulder once it is released -- and taking advantage of explosives which are present in some levels. Do well enough, and you might be able to chat with the King!
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Average score: 68% (based on 7 ratings)
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Average score: 2.4 out of 5 (based on 5 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
A 1 star review that worked itself up to 2 stars as it has the rare benefit of getting better as it goes along (starting from a low bar). The more complex levels provide a cascading randomness that kept me throwing for a little while longer than I had originally expected.
Some small unexpected charms.
The Bad
Remember all those hours spent playing Angry Birds? Yeah, me neither. I imagine it was a bit like this. But probably with more personality. There's a reason Angry Birds are in commercials and King Oddball... is not.
The Bottom Line
An early 2010's physics game before the genre found its truly bizarre and enjoyable footing.
PS Vita · by Wade · 2024
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Game added by Thexder0.
PlayStation 4, PS Vita added by Caelestis. Nintendo Switch added by mars_rulez. Linux added by firefang9212. Xbox One, tvOS, PlayStation 5 added by Sciere. PlayStation 3 added by Alaka. bada, BlackBerry, Symbian added by Hervé Piton. Macintosh, Windows Phone, Windows added by Kabushi.
Game added January 24, 2014. Last modified October 12, 2024.