I have watched many kids’ shows in my time as a parent. ‘Blippi’, ‘Bing’, ‘Peppa Pig’ and ‘Paw Patrol’ to name a few. Some are mind-numbing and some are just background noise. But there is one that I’m sure many parents will agree is a guilty pleasure and that show is ‘Bluey’.
‘Bluey’ is a simple show about an Australian family of dogs and their many playtime adventures. You have the characters of Mom, Dad, Bingo and Bluey. On the surface it is just a kids show for your children, but on top of that are heartfelt messages for parents watching along. And those messages mean a lot, especially if you’re having trouble coping with the responsibilities of being a parent. And I can say with all honesty that being a parent is hard. So to have a show that your child enjoys that you can also enjoy is a nice treat.
So it’s a nice surprise that there is a fully licensed game based on the show with all the voice actors, that I can enjoy playing alongside my daughter.
So let’s take a quick look.
The premise for the game’s story is simple like the show. It’s the summer holidays and while Bluey and Bingo are playing with Dad they find a piece of Dad’s old treasure map that he made with his brothers.
The plot then follows 4 short episodes of Bluey and her family sourcing the other pieces of the map to find the treasure’s location with the final episode hunting down the treasure.
Within these short episodes, you will play through mini-games from the show including ‘Keepy Uppy’, ‘Floor is Lava’ and the ‘Magic Freezing Xylophone’. The most annoying of these mini games though is ‘Chattetmax’, where you have to catch an annoying chicken which can make you freeze if you don’t catch it in time. I can only compare it to catching the blue egg thief in ‘Spyro the Dragon’.
Alongside these mini-games, you also have a sticker book to fill. To do this you’ll have to search for collectables around each location and also water plants.
And that’s that. It’s a very simple game indeed. The gameplay is reflected in this way too.
It’s very similar to how the ‘Paw Patrol’ games play. But it also reminds me of the classic listened games of the Ps2 and PS1 earlier, especially ‘Rugrats: Search For Reptar’. (really showing my age here).
It’s a really easy and rather relaxing experience to play. There’s no real challenge involved and nothing to make your time playing annoying. It’s a game you can just turn on and zone out to for the 2-3 hours it runs for.
It’s also a very easy 1000g for any achievement Hunters out there.
Graphics-wise the game is very nicely hand drawn like the show, but has a 3d element to it while exploring Bluey’s house and other locations. The animations are nice and fluid. The only downside is while everything else looks crisp and sharp the mouths on the characters when talking are a lower resolution than the rest of the character models. Now this won’t be distracting for the kids this game is aimed for, but for an adult gamer like myself, it was very noticeable.
Another nice feature of this game which came as a nice surprise was the inclusion of all the original voice actors and music from the show.
There have been licensed games in the past based on shows or films which haven’t included the original actors. ‘Lost Via Domus’ (while in my eyes a great game for a ‘Lost’ fan) was very distracting with having a select few of the original actors reprise their roles while other prominent characters (especially Sawyer) were downright laughable.
So the kids that this game is aimed at will enjoy it even more as it’s familiar and relatable to the show that they love watching.
Overall: Bluey The Video Game’ is a fun experience looking in through the eyes of a child, but it’s also an enjoyable short experience for the average gamer wanting a brief pause from today’s more focused and time-consuming games.
Bluey: The Videogame Gameplay Sneak Peak
https://youtu.be/aSDQ5lrNZ9A
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