You play as a happy singing orange blob…sound fun? Well, you’ll just have to take my word on it, because LocoRoco is a blast! LocoRoco is definitely a bizarre game at first glance, but this is what makes it unique. It isn’t the latest first person shooter with graphics that are on the leading edge, but quite the opposite. It is simple, it is happy, and it is fun!
LocoRoco’s gameplay and level design is very simple and linear, but at the same time can be challenging. On each stage you start off with a small little singing blob. Your goal is to roll the blob around and get it through the different obstacles that are in the level. By using the L and R buttons you tilt the entire planet that this little creature is on. When the planet tilts, the little blob will start rolling in that direction. By pressing both the L and R button at the same time you will cause the LocoRoco to jump off the ground and you can also bounce it off pretty much anything. You can only control the tilt of the planet, so you don’t actually directly control the blob and it will sometimes wonder off on its own. Since you can only control the tilt and bounce, it takes skill to get it to go exactly where you want it. This is especially true while trying to reach the numerous secret areas throughout each stage.
The controls are very simple and straightforward, but the amount of ways you can move the LocoRoco around in each level is phenomenal. There are lots of hills, trampolines, air shoots, spinning wheels, and lots more. Each level is jam-packed with these neat things in addition to the ground and ceiling designs that seem to run in every which way. The level designs are really what make this game fun and playing a stage over and over again doesn’t get boring as quickly as you’d think.
One last part of the unique controls is the ability to split up and put back together the LocoRoco. By pressing a button you will cause an earthquake, the LocoRoco will start screaming, and will break down into little pieces. This is used to get the LocoRoco through small openings. After all of the little LocoRocos get to where they need to be, you can hold the same button and they will group back up and you can continue on your journey. While the LocoRoco is split up they are much harder to control because they are all independent and you don’t have direct control over any of them. So you have to try and keep them together instead of bouncing them all over the place.
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