A Boy and His Blob Data Debut

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Quick Brew Info:

A Boy and His Blob was released on the Nintendo Wii on October 13, 2009.
The game is a "re-imagining of the 1989 NES title, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia."

A Boy and His Blob took 224 days from its release, for the play-time data shown in the picture and discussed below, to appear on the Wii's Nintendo Channel.

Number of Players Reporting Data:

A Boy and His Blob has 8,550 players reporting their play-time data for its debut.

"Total" Game-Play Hours Reported:

A Boy and His Blob has 51,313 Total Hours reported for its debut on the Nintendo Channel.

Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price:

A Boy and His Blob's Amazon.com sale rank is #476 and the current selling price is $19.96.

GameRankings.com Review Score Average:

A Boy and His Blob's review score average is 81.50%, based on 32 reviews.

Thoughts:

I have not played A Boy and His Blob, though I have read multiple impressions; and it seems that the game is a lot of fun.  The game released with a MSRP of $39.99, and it currently has a MSRP of only 29.99; but it is currently on sale for $19.96.

If you haven't read any review for the game, you can check out a review at SuperPhillip Central:
SuperPhillip Central's A Boy and His Blob Review

Here's a brief introductory video to A Boy and His Blob as well, it's about 2 minutes:

Questions:

Have you played A Boy and His Blob?
If so, what do you think about it?  Bitter thoughts, or sweet?

Would you recommend the game to other Wii owners like myself that haven't played this one or the original?

If you are interested in A Boy and His Blob, you can see new and used prices for it on Amazon.com below: