I finally had a chance with it being the holidays here, to play Bluey - The Video Game with the boys and we all loved it! Really did feel like you were in an extended episode, with the same high level of dialogue and the look of the show. The cast were the same, except I think they had a different child playing Bingo at times, which really added to the experience. There’s no need to explain the plot as while there is one, a bad episode of Bluey is still a lot better than a good episode of many other shows, it could have been on TV and people would have been pleased.
The controls are very easy for a child to understand and be able to play with, my youngest had no problems doing the basic parts of the game. There’s a lot of guides on where to go and what to do next, plus Mum and Dad tell you what to do while you’re playing which helps. With the mini-games and collectables you can get in a good few hours of gameplay, which no doubt children would want to go over and over again just like the show. It’s four player co-op so you can play as the entire Heeler family meaning you can help the little ones if they get stuck. From a childs perspective it’s a perfect a game!
Not everything is perfect. There’s a few glitches here or there as you play, nothing game breaking but as an adult you notice them, but there were glitches in Fallout games. Sometimes the dialogue doesn’t sync up perfectly, but it didn’t in Sonic Adventure. You try and make jumps in smaller areas and they just don’t work properly, but … platform games! Yes there are parts which aren’t great but unlike most other games they don’t ruin the experience, because ultimately it’s not for you, it’s for the little ones.
And I mentioned in the games we’re currently playing thread that it has one thing every parent needs to show their children - this minute detail shows how much love goes into Bluey. You can run around the Heelers house as much as you want, into all the rooms (Their house is huge and the layout is fantastic), the garden, everywhere. You run and run and run and run, but YOU CANNOT RUN UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS!!! When my boys asked me why, I smiled and said that if Bluey can’t then you can’t, so they will try not to anymore. I love how gaming can do things like that!
If you and any children you play video games with like Bluey, then play Bluey. If you don’t and they do, then play Bluey and you’ll like Bluey. I think if my boys could give a review score it would be a clear 7/10 on that one!