World of Goo is a physics based puzzle game for the PC and Mac and has recently been added to the Wii through the WiiWare channel. The game sees you creating large structures from balls of living goo. The reason for this is to arrange the structure so it reaches a pipe, which is the level exit, while avoiding various obstacles in your way… only once this done can the goo balls escape. The visual style is a perfect fit for the iphone, as well as replicating the Wii controls with touch gestures.

We’re awaiting official confirmation but until then check out a clip of the game in action on Wii, and cross you fingers that this game will see eventual release on our beloved jesus-phone.

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Groovin’ Blocks, which GameSpot calls “a music-based game like no other” (in reference to the Wii release), is, at it’s core, a match-three puzzle game.  Now, there’s no shortage of match-three puzzlers in the App Store — there are too many to count, really — but what sets Groovin’ Blocks apart is its musical / rhythm component.

Each level — and there are over 50 in all — is played to a pumping techno soundtrack with scrolling beat-indicators on either side of the screen.  Block clusters slide onto the playfield in a Tetris-like fashion, and will ultimately come to rest at the bottom of the screen.  A tap on the ‘drop’ button will quickly drop the piece into place — but if you “hit a beat” (tapping the drop button during a beat of the soundtrack) the blocks will be bigger, brighter, and worth more points.  Hitting consecutive beats without a miss increases your score multiplier — but miss a beat and it drops back to zero.  Hitting the occasional Superbeat, shown brighter in the scrolling beat display, will double your current score multiplier.

Certain blocks contain power-ups that can be collected only if you hit a beat when placing said block.  Power-ups are unleashed when the successfully placed block is destroyed by a match-three scenario.

Empty Clip Studios was kind enough to give us an exclusive preview of the upcoming iPhone title.  We’ve spent some time with it and find it to be one of the most enjoyable match-three puzzlers in the App Store.  And there’s really more to playing the game than screenshots reveal.  iPhone gamers who enjoy a solid puzzle and/or rhythm game should keep an eye on this one.

Have a look at our very brief gameplay video showing action early-on in the game.

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Groovin’ Blocks for the iPhone should arrive in the App Store very shortly.

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