Bizarre cartridge I picked up in a retro game store for $5. Surprisingly a very fine experience; glover mixes platforming, collect-o-thon and puzzle game into one very complete experience. The music, especially in the earlier levels, is very good, and the atmosphere is uncanny but charming. It feels like the controls could have used more thought and the level design more depth, as there are some very infuriating design choices here and it feels like the game is trolling you more than anything else sometimes, but that's kind of a part of the experience and it requires a lot of adaptation to get used to trying to move the ball around. However, while it is very infuriating at times, I think it's very much so worth playing for its uniqueness. Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Super Monkey Ball and Zelda all mixed together in one big shit show melting pot. Unfortunate that the sequel was cancelled and that this company is defunct; this game could definitely use a reboot of some sort.

Reviewed on Oct 02, 2023


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