Glover

by Nintendo

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00001OX4T
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Release Date: November 1, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,573 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Forget Mario and Luigi. Glover is a wacky 3-D platform game that proves that pudgy plumbers don't have all the fun. Glover is an enchanted glove that must navigate a ball throughout seven bizarre worlds, overcoming obstacles and defeating enemies. In addition to simply rolling the ball around, Glover can slap, throw, bounce, and even ride atop the ball like a circus bear; also, he can transform the ball into a rubber ball, bowling ball, or ball bearing.

The challenge of getting the ball from point to point in the game's 20-plus levels requires not only ingenuity but also precise execution. Thankfully, the controls are tight, and practice mode allows you to brush up on your skills. Be warned: this is not a game for the easily frustrated!

While the gameplay is certainly inspired, Glover's graphics and sound are merely passable, which doesn't help the game's cookie-cutter storyline and inane characters like Mr. Tip, a floating thing with eyes that (surprise!) gives you advice. --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Inventive and challenging gameplay
• 2-player time-trial mode

Cons:

• Merely passable graphics and sound
• May be too frustrating for some gamers

GameSpot Review

You've probably never played a game like Glover before. One part 3D platform game, one part puzzle game, one part basketball game, and one part just plain weird, Glover puts you in charge of (you guessed it) a glove. You have at your disposal a magic ball that you can bounce, dribble, throw, and even transform at will into different shapes for different uses. You wander around from world to world, solving puzzles in an effort to get your ball safely across obstacles.

There's a lot to like about this game, namely its originality. I mean, who would have thought of a glove for the main character in a game? The graphics are appealing (but a bit dull like so many other N64 titles), and the soundtrack, if not up to current standards, is certainly not grating.

The only reason why Glover falls flat on its face (or palm) is that the play mechanics will quickly frustrate even the most avid lover of puzzle games. Succeeding in the game requires that you toss or bounce the ball into tight spaces with razor-sharp accuracy, but the ball reacts so differently each time you toss it that you can never be sure where to aim. To the credit of the game's developers, the real problem with the ball is that it behaves too realistically; in the real world, the unpredictability of where a ball will go when you throw it is half the fun. But when you're playing a puzzle game, this uncertainty becomes a major hassle instead of a source of excitement.

All of this doesn't mean that you should necessarily avoid Glover. If you have a lot of patience and like challenge in your puzzle games, you may get a lot of gameplay out of this title. Be sure to rent it first to find out just how patient you are. --John Broady
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars glover review, September 26, 2001

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Amy "ultranav" (west Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glover (Game Cartridge)

One day a wizard was mixing potions when there was an explosion that threw one of his magical gloves, while the other fell into the potion turning into an evil glove. When the good glove landed on the ground"glover" he saw all of the crystals fall to the ground{the castles power sorce} so he used his magic to turn the crystals into rubber balls that bounced into diffrent worlds that were sealed inside them. In this crazy game you bounce, roll, throw, and change with magic to a bowling ball, a ball bearing, and the crystal!!. there are lots of wacky enemies and bosses that glover must defeat to get the crystals back to the castle to restore the wizard. so this game is a preety cool game to pick for your 64 systym!!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glover overflows with enthralling gameplay!!!!!!!!!!, June 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Glover (Game Cartridge)

Action, Adventure, Mind boggling fun!!! With keen graphics, killer sound, and complete game control, I find Glover to be the best video game on the market right now! Before I purchased Glover, I thought the N64 was a piece of junk; to tell you the truth, my life was a mess. After spending days completing the countless levels, bosses, and puzzles overflowing throughout Glover, I was inspired to turn my life around. To face my fears instead of running away from them, just like Glover. Thanks Glover!!!!!!!!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SOME INFORMATION WOULD BE HELPFUL, December 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Glover (Game Cartridge)

I think the game is cute, but you are given VERY little information on what is going on. You don't know what the magic spells are for or how to make use of them. It's hard to figure out for adults (like me), but I'm sure if I find a child they will have no problem ?