Anyway, World of Goo: fun. You have to engineer these little goo blobs into various structures - towers, bridges, etc. It can be tricky, especially if you don't have an intuitive understanding of geometry and engineering. It can also be tricky if you do have an intuitive understanding of geometry and engineering, especially if you and your mom happen to be consuming wine.
But really, the frustrations are worth it. The different kinds of blobs have different characteristics, and they blink at you, which is just about the cutest thing ever. The graphics are bright and cheery, the music is entertaining, and the sound effects are catchy and amusing. It kind of reminded me of the Pikmin games in look and feel (only 2d of course).
And it's also fun to watch someone play. It LOOKS easy, so it's the kind of game that invites the player to shout "Well, then, YOU try it, smart ass," and throw the Wii remote at you, and then you try it, and it's really hard and you feel like an idiot, and the other person gets to feel smug. What more could you ask for, for $20? So get it, already.
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My mom plays games too. She bought a Nintendo for my dad for Christmas in 1987 and basically no one else ever got to touch it. Since that we've had lots of other things too, N64, playstations, etc. She loves RPGs and puzzle games like Tetris. And Bomberman. Remember that? My mom kicks ass at RPGs though, she always beat them before any of the rest of us. I think the reason I'm not a bigger gamer is that I always had to fight mom for the games - she would even hang out in our rooms and play.
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