Release Date:
PC - September 27th, 2018
PS4, Switch, XB1 - October 18th, 2019
Genre: Action/Adventure.Price: $14.99USD/€13.99
Player(s):
Campaign:1
Local multiplayer: 2-4
Format: DigitalDeveloper/Publisher: Mommy's Best Games
Size: ~300MB
What is Pig Eat Ball?
Pig Eat Ball is a game where you control an ever consuming character who must complete objectives, typically to eat/collect all the balls, in a level to progress and unlock new stages on the game's multiple overworlds. The player increases in size with each ball eaten though so you may have to... expel them to enter different parts of the level. All while making sure not to take damage or eat anything that might make you vomit up everything you have collected so far.
What's so great about it?
Variety! Pre-release there was a couple folk comparing the game to Mario Galaxy for that reason and I think it's an apt comparison.
Mario Galaxy is a weighty comparison...
Yeah, I was a bit skeptical by the connection when I first saw it written out, but playing the Beta and then the final release really drove it home. Much like Mario Galaxy, Pig Eat Ball has a great variety of levels that will introduce a new mechanic, build on it incrementally and then eventually bring in something else, completely different, to start building levels on as the cycle repeats. You might start off just collecting balls but things go off the ways pretty quickly from there.
How long is the game?
Not all content is mandatory so I'd say about 8-10 hours depending on how much of the title you engage with.
Single Player or Multiplayer?
The game has both (local) multiplayer and singleplayer content. Up to 4 players can play competitive modes like a race to eat the most balls or smash the most blocks.
Anything else?
Game also features a level editor to make and share levels (PC version only).
Metacritic
Xbox One | PC | PS4 | Switch
Opencritic
PCInvasion: 9/10
Nintendo World Report: 8.5/10
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