Nokia c3 Game Gish Reloaded

Gish is one of those enticing indie titles that’s made its way to cult fandom, which is probably good and bad from a sales perspective. The mainstream audience probably hasn’t heard of the eponymous blob of tar, and therefore won’t get too excited to hear a second game has now appeared on mobile.

Followers of the blob, however, will find this to be particularly exhilarating news, and will be clearing out memory on their mobile phones to make way for the sticky hero already.

With his babies (if a moving puddle of tar can have such things) kidnapped and taken deep into the sewers, it’s up to you to take control of the amorphous hero and find his gelatinous offspring. This is something of a flimsy pretext for dropping Gish into a wide range of underground tunnels where he can practice his wall-clinging, liquid-sliding art, but it’s probably not all that important as to why he’s doing what he’s doing – it’s the physics of the whole thing that we enjoy.

Gish, you see, isn’t a blob of goo for no reason. His talents include squeezing through the tiniest of gaps and defying gravity in slug-like fashion. He’s much faster than a slug, mind you, but essentially he can use his semi-solid state to cling to sheer walls and ceiling. It’s this ability that you’ll put to the test, as the majority of the subterranean levels are based around solving the environmental enigmas Gish is faced with.

Usually this is a logistic conundrum, with you needing to fathom a clever way to get across a room full of spikes, or through some difficult-to-reach and very narrow gaps in the floors and walls. And this is no bad thing, since climbing the scenery and squeezing through pin-holes are what’s especially entertaining about Gish, and Reloaded was clearly designed to give us more of what we wanted.

A surprising new addition to the game is the inclusion of Bluetooth multiplayer, which isn’t a feature very many mobile games have ever properly explored. What’s particularly nice about this multiplayer action is that well over 20 levels are included specifically for the two-player games, adding puzzles that need two blobs of goo rather than just one, and giving the game an extra boost of life should you fancy a game with mates.

All in all this adds up to the slick and entertaining experience we’ve come to expect from Gish, and if any criticism can be levelled at the game, it’s the slight lack of imagination in its environments. It’d be nice to see Gish spread his horizons a bit and visit some more interesting places. It’s easy to see why the developer chose a sewer, given the winding tunnels and good supply of narrow spaces and low ceilings, but it’s not the most interesting of locations.

Still, this is still Gish through and through, and considering the excellent Bluetooth multiplayer and decent gameplay time, this is a must-have for fans of the series and a great place for newcomers to slide onboard.

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