Little gluey balls that cling to one another, and an improbable bridge that holds just long enough for you to breathe.

World of Goo's profile hides a real tension. The controller feel climbs high, ahead of 81% of games on early votes, which fits the tactile genius of this construction puzzle. Attachment sits around the middle. But look lower: the urge to rediscover it fresh and the desert island reflex fall to the bottom, ahead of barely 3 to 11% of games. You love handling it, but you don't dream of returning to it like a great memory. To confirm, the per-criterion votes are still few.

Among physics puzzles, it remains a reference for its mechanics. But where some games leave a mark through their world or emotional weight, World of Goo shines mostly in the gesture, the moment, the clever find.

So, for who? For you if you love smart brain-teasers, construction that collapses and recovers, the pure joy of building. Much less if you want a game that haunts you long after you set it down.