{"id":22233,"date":"2022-05-02T00:01:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T00:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=22233"},"modified":"2022-04-11T12:49:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:49:17","slug":"marble-maid-switch-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/02\/marble-maid-switch-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Marble Maid (Switch, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/maid_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-22230\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MAID_BOX-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MAID_BOX-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MAID_BOX.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Around this time of year, many people do a bit of Spring cleaning, so here\u2019s a game about that.\u00a0 Roll a housemaid inside a ball as you navigate mazes, try not to fall, and run over dust bunnies before finding the exit in a given amount of time. I\u2019m surprised SEGA didn\u2019t sue, as even the logo of this game looks like the Super Monkey Ball one!\u00a0 Anyway, Marble Maid is available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n<p>Controls are pretty simple, just roll around with the L stick and jump and dash with the buttons.\u00a0 You\u2019ll start in a hub world and can tackle stages in areas like a living room and kitchen, each with their own obstacles and themes.\u00a0 Your task in each level is to run over a certain number of dust bunnies, and when you do, you\u2019ll unlock an exit.\u00a0 Make it to the exit in a given time and you\u2019ll pass the level.\u00a0 But it\u2019s tricky since the dust bunnies run all over the place, and you must also try not to fall, as that eats up precious time.\u00a0 In some stages you can collect hourglasses to give you some extra seconds, and there are other obstacles like trampolines and lamps that light dark levels.\u00a0 At the end of each world, you\u2019ll battle a rival maid in a ball and must bump her off the edge three times before collecting the dust bunnies.\u00a0 Collecting dust bunnies also unlocks art in a gallery.\u00a0 This game is fine but a bit overly difficult since you have to chase down those dust bunnies under a strict time limit.\u00a0 Me personally, I\u2019ll just stick with Monkey Ball.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/maid_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MAID_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MAID_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MAID_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/MAID_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marble Maid is rated M for Mature with ESRB descriptors of Nudity and Sexual Content.\u00a0 Wait, what?!?\u00a0 Yeah, this seemingly kid-friendly game has artwork you can unlock that\u2019s saucy and has some nudity.\u00a0 And it\u2019s completely unnecessary, too, and the artwork isn\u2019t even that good.\u00a0 So because of that and the high difficulty, this game is for grown-ups only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around this time of year, many people do a bit of Spring cleaning, so here\u2019s a game about that.\u00a0 Roll a housemaid inside a ball as you navigate mazes, try not to fall, and run over dust bunnies before finding the exit in a given amount of time. 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