Life isn't easy when you're a twelve pound ball of tar

As an amorphous ball of tar that rolls and squishes around, players experience a one-of-a-kind, 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game featuring unique gameplay only provided by GISH.

The main character, a ball of tar named Gish, is in search of his beloved Brea, who has been kidnapped by the villainous unknown assailant. His journey deep into the underworld drags the player into an increasingly challenging labyrinth of puzzle-filled levels. Gish is well equipped to manipulate his gelatinous body through dangerous levels filled with deadly spikes and twisted abominations as he solves mind-boggling puzzles and sloshes his way through hours of wild gameplay.

Using his jello-like body GISH is able to adapt to his surroundings, becoming sticky to climb walls, slick to slide through tight cracks and heavy to break through walls, bad guys, and the like. By expanding his body at a rapid rate Gish is able to quickly project himself into the air and attach to almost anything in his path.

While the solo gameplay of GISH is extremely addictive, ChronicLogic has provided the gamer with several other modes of gameplay. GISH also contains a specialized play room in which to practice all the different tar-ball skills of climbing, squishing, sliming and steamrolling. For a change of pace, the developers at ChronicLogic have provided a unique head-to-head competition mode which PCGamer UK calls "a great sticky glob of gaming goodness."


Quotes and Comments:

Game Chronicles Magazine: Rating - 9.5/10
"Without a doubt, Gish is one of the better games I've played in the fast few years; an unexpected delight and instant classic in my book... a must buy"

New York Times:
"A Little Getaway: Small, Simple, Fast and Fun... (GISH) proves that a simple idea can be elaborated upon with terrific results."

Computer Games Online: Rating - 80%
"Gish is one of the most original games released this year, if not ever."

Utopiangamer.com: Rating - 9/10
"Gish is not only the best independent game we have ever seen (easily), but it is also one of the best games out there"

PCGamer UK: Rating - 85%
"A great sticky glob of gaming goodness... the freshest platformer i've played this year"

Download.com: Rating - 4/5
"Gish succeeds on many levels. From the splash-page movie parodies to your character's controls, Gish has a style all its own"

Gamingnexus.com: Rating - 8.7/10
"Gish makes for a very enjoyable "old-school" romp... that can only be described as "unique"."

Gametunnel.com: Rating - 10/10
"Without a doubt Gish is one of the best games that has come out in a long time and it easily becomes the first game of 2004 that we award a 10."

Reviews:
Gamespot
8.2/10
"Gish uses a well-worn genre as the launching pad for some exuberant and largely successful experimentation." Read the full review

DIY Games
5/5 Stars
"(Gish) is an enjoyable game that successfully walks a fine line between innovation and familiar gameplay." Read the full review

Ferrago
74%
"The huge number of options really do make Gish very good value for money." Read the full review

Game Zone
8.8/10
"I'm positive you'll get everything you want from this title and then more. I've always been impressed with what creative people can do on a limited budget." Read the full review

VG Pub
9.4/10
"I can't help but recommend this game for anyone with a passion for gaming. If you've enjoyed platformers in the past, try this one out, as it combines tried-and-true mechanics with some newer stuff." Read the full review

Inside Mac Games
8.75/10
"Overall, Gish is a fabulous game, and I would say the best shareware game that I have played this year, if not longer. I really can't stress enough how much fun Gish is." Read the full review

AOL Games
8.2/10
"Gish uses a well-worn genre as the launching pad for some exuberant and largely successful experimentation." Read the full review

Gamers Info
"After the last level, with a cold sweat of adrenaline seeping away, I sit and think back to all the other great platformers I've played in the past and realize that Gish is right there near the top." Read the full review

Game Tunnel
10/10
"Without a doubt Gish is one of the best games that has come out in a long time and it easily becomes the first game of 2004 that we award a 10 to. The award is well earned as Gish is a game that you cannot go wrong with." Read the full review

Go to and Play
93/100
"...I'll leave it at saying gish is the most creative and cool platformer in decades" Read the full review

* 34 Story mode levels spanning over 5 chapters
* 23 Collection timed levels
* Several hidden "secret" levels
* 5 Head-to-Head "Vs" modes
* A cast of over 18 fully animated bad guys
* One of a kind physics based gameplay
* Dynamic lighting and shadows
* Destructible environments
* Specular cell shading
* Particle effects

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Linux or OSX 10.1+
AMD, Intel or G3 1000+ Mhz processor
OpenGL video card with 32 mb of memory
256MB of memory

Customer review from baetis, Sep 29, 2004 at 03:20 GMT

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