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Gubble

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Gubble is the cute lil' alien that stars in this addictive action/puzzle/adventure game. Who would have expected this little treasure hidden amongst thousands of ps1 games to turn out to be a true keeper. And at the price you'd be a fool to get rid of it anyway. Bare with me while I try to explain the actual game. You're Gubble an alien that is in search of it's mother. Although not to depressed about the whole seperation Gubble uses a variety of tools (screwdriver, hammer, drill ect.) to help him on his way. I compare this to Pac-man in the way that you are able to see the entire level on screen the whole time as you are trying to complete it. However there is alot more to do than eat dots and munch ghost. With the tools Gubble removes nails from the maze-like format or he removes screws with the screwdriver for instance. Like Pac-man's power pellets the tools are placed somewhere in the maze-ish setting. Once you get the tool for that level begin removing the screws or nails or whatever is removable on that particular level. Yes there is a bit more to the game, so check it out because if you like a good action/puzzle game it's hard to be disappionted with this one. A real needle in a haystack.

At first glance Gubble appears to be one of many generic, throw away games. Pac-man inspired gameplay, oddly colored 3d sprites scattered everywhere, and so on. However, Gubble is not only deeper than it sounds, but is indeed deeper than most games you will find on any platform.
The story seems simple at first: an alien infant, Gubble, has been kidnapped by aliens and forced to remove nails from a planet. One may find this generic or boring, but upon closer inspection, you start to notice some problems. Why do the aliens run away after dropping Gubble there as if they are afraid of being seen in the planet's airspace? Why do the native inhabitants of the planet try to kill Gubble so adamantly in his pursuit to fulfill the wishes of his alien slave masters? What exactly, are these structural elements holding in place that the natives are so intent on protecting?
Is Gubble not in fact being forced to dismantle an entire planet and commit mass genocide? These worrying questions coupled with the fact that the bonus stage intro screen depicts the cute, innocent Gubble sailing over waves of blood on eerily levitating hammers makes it clear that there is a much darker, troubled core to this game than one would first imagine.
The music contributes to this symphony of child exploitation and widespread carnage- most if not all the tracks are haunting and eerie as if something is going terribly wrong, made even more potent by interludes of childish and innocent music interspersed within.
In closing, Gubble is not the simplistic game it appears. It is a tale of child slavery, exploitation, and genocide. It is also an educational title if you would like to instruct your children on how to dismantle planets with common household items.
There are many mysteries to be unraveled in this game, but the only mystery remaining to me at the moment is why you haven't bought this game yet.

The whole family loves this game. This game is lots of fun and hard to walk away from!