GISH

published by GarageGames / My Game Company / Cryptic Sea / Manifesto Games in 2004-09-16, developed by Cryptic Sea, running on Linux

type: platformer, simulation
genre: Cartoon
series: Gish
perspective: side view
player options: single player

languages: eng ger

Description

Life isn't easy when you're a 12 pound ball of tar.

You can make GISH sticky, slick, heavy, and somewhat alter his shape to jump, overcome enemies and obstacles. GISH, Gameplay and the environment is entirely based as on physics and are destructible. 57 levels, plus secret levels.

There is also a 2 player verses mode in 5 hostile environments. 2 balls of tar can't really hurt each other directly, but if one of 'em falls into a lake of lava, touches an open flame, or gets squished under a anvil, that's gonna hurt.

Requires Linux, AMD/Intel Pentium III 450MHz, 256MB RAM
Recomended 32MB OpenGL card, 4-button gamepad.

This game has won multiple awards:
2005 IGF Grand Prize (Seamus McNally Award)
2005 IGF Innovation in Game Design
Game Tunnel's Game of the Year
Game Tunnel's Adventure Game of the Year
Home of the Underdogs Top Dog
2004 IGF Finalist

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