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Glover is a Nintendo 64, PlayStation, and Windows platformer where you control a living glove named Glover. Glover was developed by Interactive Studios and was published by Hasbro Interactive on November 4, 1998.
Story[]
In the beginning, there was a wizard (who wore two magical gloves that could move on their own) throwing random bottles of liquid into a cauldron. He mixed the wrong potions and they made a big explosion, forcing the wizard to fall through the floor and turn into a fountain. As he fell, the wizard's two gloves fell off his hands and one fell into the cauldron while the other flew out the window of the castle. The glove that flew out the window is Glover. He saw that the crystals that kept Glover's world at bay were flying in random directions. Glover used his magic to turn them into balls and keep them from breaking. Each of the balls bounced through different portals to different worlds. Meanwhile, the glove that fell into the cauldron become corrupted from the fusion with the potions and emerged as Cross-Stitch, the game's main antagonist. Glover then starts off to recover all of the missing crystals.
Gameplay[]
In Glover, you must recover all of the missing crystals by going into each world and guiding them through three levels and a boss. Glover can push, toss, hit, or even run on top of the ball to guide it. Glover can use his magic to change the crystal into many forms: a round rubber ball, a small, metal ball, a bowling ball, or its original crystal form by pressing Z. Glover also finds various potions throughout the game that make him stronger, bigger, faster, etc. Glover can die in many ways. He can actually physically die, the ball/crystal can get hit three times, or Glover or the ball/crystal can fall off a ledge. Glover can also locate where Garibs (things to collect) and the ball/crystal is.
Worlds[]
There are seven worlds in Glover.
- Crystal Kingdom is an area outside the castle that all of the other realms are linked to. There is a practice area for new players.
- Atlantis is first realm and it can be unlocked after restoring one crystal to fountain underneath the castle. It is based off of the "Lost City of Atlantis". This realm has three bosses: a whale, a crab, and a flying fish. Wendell
- Carnival is the second realm and it can be unlocked after restoring two crystals to fountain underneath the castle. It is filled with rides and chance games. The boss of this realm is a giant clown named Klonk.
- Pirates is the third realm and it can be unlocked after restoring two crystals to fountain underneath the castle. It's filled with beaches, pirate ships, and monkeys. The boss of this realm is an orangutan named Spanky.
- Prehistoric is the fourth realm and it can be unlocked after restoring four crystals to fountain underneath the castle. The realms starts with a land where dinosaurs live and ends with an ice age. Its boss is a fire-breathing tyrannosaurus Keith that was reanimated by Cross-Stitch.
- Fortress of Fear is the fifth realm and it can be unlocked after restoring four crystals to fountain underneath the castle. It is a realm filled with monsters, dark spells, and electric traps. The boss of this realm is a Frankenstein-like monster named Franky.
- Out of This World is the sixth and final realm it can be unlocked after restoring six crystals to fountain underneath the castle. Taking place is space, Glover explorers an alien planet and flies a spaceship. The boss of this realm is Cross-Stitch who controlled Krank battle against Ratchett.
Reception[]
For the Nintendo 64 version, Glover received generally positive reviews by critics. Matt Casamassina of IGN praised the Nintendo 64 version, specifically on its gameplay and sound. They wrote that the music matched the levels "perfectly". John Broady of GameSpot recommended the game for patient players in search of a challenge. Paul Hales of PC Zone gave it a 67% stating, "It's all good, clean, harmless fun in reasonably 3D rendered landscapes." Edge magazine gave the game a 7 out of 10 stating it wasn't all that original but also stated that the game provides regular surprises that make it an entertaining game.
Next Generation reviewed the Nintendo 64 version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "with interesting level designs, a challenging structure for item collection, and bright, competent visuals, Glover does manage to provide a refreshing angle on typical platformers."
References[]
Glover at IGN.com: http://ign64.ign.com/objects/003/003899.html