Giant Boulder of Death is the latest in the “endless boulder” style of game, which can only be described as a bizarre offshoot of endless running and Katamari. You are the boulder, and your job is to roll over people, things, and plants. You roll down an endless mountain, and make everything in your path scared of the destruction that you’re bringing. Oh, and it’s by Adult Swim, so you know this is going to be one crazy game.
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There was a time when you may not have thought of Adult Swim as having decent games or games in general, but now after their release of hit games such as Robot Unicorn Attack and Monsters Ate My Condo they have secured a spot as a prime developer/publisher of quality games. Their latest foray into the video game world is called Giant Boulder of Death in which you play as a sentient boulder hell bent on revenge on a small town for turning his girlfriend into a statue.
EG:Giant Boulder of Death is a quintessential Adult Swim game. It's strange and silly, but also incredibly well balanced and designed underneath its anarchic surface. Most importantly, the feel of it is just right - impacts feel crunchy and the time spent as an invincible ball of destruction are wonderfully cathartic - while the game keeps adding more weirdness on top the longer you play. Rock on.
