If you're in the market for another physical indie game on Switch, you might want to pick up World of Goo, the latest to be treated to a lovely case and cartridge.
This new release has arrived thanks to a partnership between Super Rare Games and Tomorrow Corporation, with pre-orders set to go live on 20th February. The game was one of the most critically acclaimed games on WiiWare back in the day - we actually awarded it a mighty 10/10 - and it's still just as enjoyable today on Switch.
Amazingly, this marks the first time the game has released physically on a Nintendo platform. Super Rare Games has also revealed that an official Steelbook will also be sold separately should you want to go all-in for this one. The standard copy will cost £29.99, while the Steelbook version will be set at £47.99.
You can keep an eye out for those pre-orders going live at Super Rare Games' website.
Are you a fan of World of Goo? Will you treat yourself to a physical edition of the game? Let us know in the comments.
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The only way to play this game is with motion controls.
Nearly £50 for a steelbook version of a 12 year old game that costs £12 to buy digitally full price? You would really have to love it for that or buy them in bulk and hope their value increases a decade from now because they have such a limited print.
@Elvie Not anymore. The game has since been ported to phones, tablet and PC - touch and mouse controls are far more precise than using the Wii mote.
@yuwarite I have to agree. I had a great time playing this on Wii and PC. But now that I've got played it on phone with touch screen, I wouldn't go back.
World of Goo in a steelbook? They should have made the case out of a squishy material.
@Elvie what about touch screen?
@sketchturner the Switch has a touch screen, you know.
@Elvie you know Switch has joy-con with these so called motion control, right?
Blimey. That's mighty expensive. And 18 pounds extra (AU$35!!!!) for a bloody steelbook?!
These guys are barking mad.
For the price, they should have included Tomorrow Corporation's other games on the cartridge as well.
@Zequio I didn't even think about that 😆
This limited edition stuff is genius. Collectors fall for this stuff all the time.
@Zequio @yuwarite I guess it's just my preference but I think the precision of touch screen controls actually diminishes the enjoyment to a negligible degree. But thin margins like this can make a world of difference for me in the long term.
I find satisfaction in dragging goo balls manually. It almost gives them a kind of weight.
Plus, regardless of personal preferences, I think it's the "authentic" way to play the game.
@setezerocinco Yeah, I'm implying touch screen and other control methods aren't the best way to play.
Funny, I was just thinking of this the other day. One of the first major Indie titles, wasn’t it?
And it only took 11 years
Everyone should play this game, it's so well done. Just hearing the music is making me wanna go back and play through it again.
@Elvie I respect your preference. Personally, I found the later levels a bit hard using the Wii mote. I was playing the PC version just now, and for me, the pixel precision of using a mouse, is super satisfying.
Hmm, does this mean that Little Inferno and Human Resource Machine will be the next two games from SRG?
It's good, but not worth more than the £7.99 I paid for it. There's better games to spend that kind of money on.
I love the game a LOT, AND the Switch, but those prices... Well, not for me then. I can already play it on Switch anyway. Also, in the case of World of Goo, a collector's edition needs a soundtrack cd.
Phwoahly Moses, now I feel old. Good to hear that it has improved its control scheme over time and hardware.
Y'know, they should have done a triple pack with this, Little Inferno and Human Resource Machine. That'd easily have been worth the cost.
@yuwarite That's fair. The levels I replay the most are from the first half of the game so my fondness for motion controls may partially stem from that.
World of Goo is a great game. I highly recommend it to any physics puzzle games.
It IS a fantastic game.
That's pretty cool, I reckon I'll grab a copy.
Sigh >,< (only sighing for my money), instant-buy. This game blew me away on WiiWare and with the amount of games I've played since then, this one really made an impact. Already bought it digitally again on Switch, but I won't be able to resist this one, it really is a master-class in awesome game design.
I'll get it just for the SteelCase but wished they included that in the 3 pack as well for buying that.
Easily one of my favorite games of all time. I have it on Steam, eShop, physical (the PC version released back in the day), Android and even bought it directly from the devs.
It's such a shame that 2D Boy never released a second game as brilliant as WoG. Tomorrow Corporation's (kind of the spititual successors to 2D Boy) Human Resource Machine and Little Inferno never held much appeal to me.
Looks great, one for the collectors at that price. I enjoyed it on the Wii...…
It's a well made game but for God sake for a bit of Metal and plastic that is overpriced but if money ain't a thing then happy days I guess for people who want it!
What the... HOW do you even play this on a Switch? The only way to play it decently is by using a mouse.
World of Goo is definitely one of the best games I've played in my entire life. Thank you Tomorrow Corporation.
Sincerely,
One of the 7 billion humans.
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