{"id":3730,"date":"2024-02-02T15:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T22:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2023-12-20T20:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T03:46:07","slug":"video-game-mom-hid-my-game-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/video-game-mom-hid-my-game-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO GAME: Mom Hid My Game! (2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MomMom Hid My Game!
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2016
\nRating: E
\nTime Played: ~1 hour<\/p>\n

Mom Hid My Game!<\/em> is one of those simple puzzle games that feel like they would easily fit into a larger mini-game structure (like the WarioWare<\/em> series). Its simple gameplay makes for quick rounds of play, which comes in handy for the iterative process of determining the solution. Even its simple visual style hearkens to the peculiar games in the WarioWare<\/em> franchise. Of course, with such limited objectives in such a game, there wasn\u2019t much to do in Mom Hid My Game!<\/em> once I completed all the puzzles.<\/p>\n

The premise of Mom Hid My Game!<\/em> is explained in the title itself. A young child is trying to find the handheld gaming system that his mother has taken away (likely due to how obsessively the child plays it). The obstacles that separate the child from his game are as simple as doors and drawers and as complicated as an enormous hole in the living room floor. In each puzzle, the mother is close by, just waiting for her child to find her and get in trouble for trying to find his game. There is an ending\u2014for what it\u2019s worth\u2014that ultimately shows the child the consequences of his obsession.<\/p>\n

While this game only took me about an hour in total to complete (which was via my daughter\u2019s direction for each level), I enjoyed the Japanese humor throughout. Seeing the mother obviously \u201chiding\u201d to catch the son was amusing, and the moments of more surreal humor were also equally funny. I almost purposely \u201cfailed\u201d each level to see how the child would be caught (or hurt) in each situation to fully experience all the humor involved. It\u2019s probably not worth more than $0.99, but if you need a quick, cheap game for a couple of chuckles, this is a good one to buy.<\/p>\n

A short and humorous puzzle game, I give Mom Hid My Game!<\/em> 3.5 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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