The Great Wobo Escape

Review

We must be desperate for resources lately.  We have created an automated mining factory in space for goodness sake, where cute, little white robots are mining. How do we know they are mining the right stuff for us? No-one knows really. All we‘ve been told is that there are big, red robots with zapping devices that supervise the colony. What do we call them? Oh yes, the watchers. Well, everything was peachy until one of these robots, named Wobo, decided to make a run for freedom.

The Great Wobo Escape is a side-scrolling adventure game combined with a touch of stealth where you control a white robot named Wobo.

The game offers eight stages and three levels: Normal (where you can save your progress by using scanners along the way), Hardcore (you can’t save your progress at all; if you die, you’ll spawn back to the start of the stage), and Time trial (in this mode of difficulty, you must finish the stage by a specific time).

The first stage is really a tutorial and will show you how to control Wobo either by using your keyboard or gamepad. One of the aspects I really like about this game is that anyone of any age can play it due to the fact that there is no violence at all. It is simple and fun to play. Nonetheless, you need to be careful not to be caught by these big, red robots with electric shock guns. If you are caught, Wobo will be zapped into pieces. As you progress through the game, you will notice faint images of Wobo in between structures here and there. There are locations where your robot can hide and avoid these nasty red robots. You also have obstacles to worry about, such as pressure smoke coming out of pipes, damaged electric cables, moving platforms and more. There are levers and terminals to activate which can open doors to new areas as well as cutting off the electricity and pressure in pipes, which will resolve the issue with the pressure smoke. You also have to free other woblings (small robots) within each of the stages and you’ll be rewarded with extra points at the end of each level.

You also have puzzles or mini games to complete; they are pretty obvious and give this game a bit more to its overall content.

Graphically, the game looks very good and runs well. In terms of the controls they are responsive, whether you’re using the keyboard or the gamepad. It terms of the length of the game, you’ll be finishing your first walkthrough in about two and a half hours on the normal difficulty. There is a bit of re-playability with the hardcore and time trial modes.