{"id":24479,"date":"2024-05-03T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T00:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=24479"},"modified":"2024-04-18T17:57:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:57:26","slug":"bluey-the-video-game-switch-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/03\/bluey-the-video-game-switch-ps4-ps5-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluey: The Video Game (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I freaking love the Bluey TV show!\u00a0 It\u2019s a kids show but has so much to offer for adults, too.\u00a0 The show is set (and animated) in Australia, and stars a family of four cartoon Australian Cattle Dogs, or Blue Heelers for short.\u00a0 The family consists of Bluey, the titular playful and curious six year old, her younger sister Bingo, and their parents: Bandit and Chilli.\u00a0 They all learn lessons through play and imagination, and some of the topics are more serious things that only adults would truly understand.\u00a0 These can range from moving away, infertility, dealing with ADHD, and even death.\u00a0 The show strikes a balance between making things easy for kids to understand, but deep enough to keep adults interested.\u00a0 So when I heard last year they were making a Bluey video game, I tried to get a review copy of it.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t able to unfortunately.\u00a0 You win some, you lose some.\u00a0 But when I saw the game on sale recently, I decided to get it and review it.\u00a0 Bluey: The Videogame is available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n

When you start, you can pick to play as either Bluey, Bingo, or their mom or dad.\u00a0 And up to four can play at the same time, too.\u00a0 You can run, jump, and pick up objects in 3D space.\u00a0 You can also push and pull some heavy objects, and Bluey and Bingo can even climb on their parents\u2019 shoulders!\u00a0 Button prompts show you everything you can do, so you never have to worry about not knowing which buttons to press.\u00a0 Also the activities you can do are super simple, so even the youngest gamers should be able to play without too much trouble.<\/p>\n

The main game is set up into four chapters that feel like episodes of the show.\u00a0 In the first chapter, the Heeler family are on holiday (I guess a long weekend), and they have a lot of things planned.\u00a0 But before they can go anywhere, they must tidy up the house.\u00a0 They make a game out of it, and here you learn how to pick up items.\u00a0 The kids then find a balloon and decide to play \u201cKeepy Uppy.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s that game where you try to bounce a balloon without it touching the ground.\u00a0 I used to play that when I was a kid, but we didn\u2019t have a creative name for it.\u00a0 Just \u201cDon\u2019t Let the Balloon Touch the Ground Game.\u201d\u00a0 After a few games of this, the balloon leads them to a torn piece of paper that\u2019s a treasure map that Bandit and his brother made when they were little back in the 80s.\u00a0 So Bluey and Bingo decide to get the other pieces of the map from his brothers and have a treasure hunt!\u00a0 And that\u2019s the end of the first episode.<\/p>\n

In the second episode, Bluey and Bingo visit their uncle Stripe and cousin Muffin at the playground.\u00a0 Here they play dress up and learn how to equip hats.\u00a0 You can wear all sorts of hats in the game and even unlock more as you play.\u00a0 Then they play a few rounds of \u201cGround is Lava\u201d as they try to rescue Princess Muffin at the end.\u00a0 Here you\u2019ll have to do a bit of light platforming, but it\u2019s not hard.\u00a0 Then Uncle Stripe gives them the next piece of the map and the second episode ends.<\/p>\n

In the third episode, Uncle Radley comes to visit and gives the girls their late Christmas present.\u00a0 It\u2019s the newest version of Chattermax!\u00a0 That\u2019s an annoying toy the grown ups HATE in the show, and it\u2019s kind of a parody of Furby.\u00a0 You\u2019ll play a few rounds of \u201cChase Chattermax\u201d before Radley gives you the last piece of the map.\u00a0 In the last episode, the girls\u2019 granddad (Chilli\u2019s dad) comes to visit, and they find the \u201cMagic Xylophone\u201d and play a few rounds of freeze tag before gathering supplies and go to the creek.\u00a0 Here they\u2019ll pick up some trash and do some light platforming before finding the treasure.\u00a0 After finding the treasure, Bluey is disappointed that it\u2019s just an old toy, but her dad shows her all the fun things they did along the way, and Bluey decides that it was a good holiday after all.\u00a0 And that\u2019s kind of how I feel about the game, too.\u00a0 It\u2019s ultimately disappointing, but the memories you\u2019ll make playing it with your kids and family are way better than the game itself.<\/p>\n

And just because you\u2019ve finished the chapters doesn\u2019t mean the game is done.\u00a0 You can always explore any locations you\u2019ve unlocked, and you get a stickerbook for collecting stickers as you play.\u00a0 You can get stickers by finding hidden toys and sport balls, watering plants, and finding other hidden items.\u00a0 In each area are three newspapers, pavlova cakes, leaf bugs, and mini hockey sticks for you to find, and some of them are pretty challenging to locate!\u00a0 In most areas, you can also play any of the games you\u2019ve unlocked, and depending on where you are, there will be different arenas and obstacles, so it\u2019s fun just to find them all.\u00a0 And all the mini-games you can play here can also be played \u201cFor Real Life\u201d as Bluey puts it.\u00a0 You\u2019ll visit iconic locations from the show, like the Heeler\u2019s house and backyard (their house is huge, by the way, I don\u2019t know how they can afford it).\u00a0 You can also jump and slide at the playground park, and explore the creek and beach.\u00a0 There\u2019s a lot of room for just messing around, and I\u2019ve noticed that when kids play video games, they like to just mess around.<\/p>\n

Aside from some clipping and bugs, the graphics look like they were lifted straight from the cartoon.\u00a0 And the game is fully voiced from the cast, which is pretty amazing.\u00a0 But like I said, the game does have a few problems.\u00a0 The main game is very short and you\u2019ll be able to complete it in an hour or two.\u00a0 Even though the production values are high, the game feels a bit rushed, like they had to get it out before the holiday season when the show is still popular and strike while the iron was hot, which I can understand.\u00a0 I would definitely not pay full price for this game, and I feel sorry for anyone who did.\u00a0 But if you can find this game on sale like I did, or play it through PlayStation\u2019s or Xbox\u2019s online services for free, then I\u2019d go that route.\u00a0 For the sale price, I certainly had fun playing it with my brothers, my nephew, and even by myself!<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing violent or objectionable here.\u00a0 If you\u2019re OK with your kids watching the show, they\u2019ll be ok with the game, too.\u00a0 Reading skill isn\u2019t needed as everything has spoken voice, and as long as your kids are old enough to hold a controller and understand what it does, they\u2019ll be able to play this one without much trouble at all.\u00a0 Bluey: The Videogame is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n

So yeah, I love this show and I wanted to talk about it a little, too.\u00a0 My favorite characters are Unicourse the puppet, bratty cousin Muffin, and little sister Bingo.\u00a0 Too bad Muffin wasn\u2019t playable in the game!\u00a0 My favorite episodes are \u201cFairytale\u201d (It was the 80s, man!), \u201cSleepover\u201d (Coconuts have water in them!), and \u201cBaby Race,\u201d which almost made me cry!\u00a0 Oh, and if you do decide to watch the season three finale called \u201cThe Sign,\u201d which is a 30 minute special episode, make sure you have some tissues handy.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t think a kids show could get that hardcore!\u00a0 What an emotional roller coaster that episode was!\u00a0 Anyway, in the comments section, tell me your favorite Bluey characters and episodes!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I freaking love the Bluey TV show!\u00a0 It\u2019s a kids show but has so much to offer for adults, too.\u00a0 The show is set (and animated) in Australia, and stars a family of four cartoon Australian Cattle Dogs, or Blue Heelers for short.\u00a0 The family consists of Bluey, the titular playful and curious six year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24479"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24481,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24479\/revisions\/24481"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}