Glover (1998). Play online

Summary

Glover whisks you into the colorful Crystal Kingdom, where you guide a sentient ball through twisting platform puzzles. The titular four‑fingered glove can roll, slap, dribble, even turn the ball into a trampoline, while a double‑jump and cartwheel let you reach high ledges. Throughout six diverse worlds you face three regular stages, a boss, and a hidden bonus room that unlocks only after finding every Garib card. The ball itself changes shape on the fly—rubber for bounce, steel‑bearing for speed, bowling for heft, and crystal for special effects—giving each level a fresh tactical layer. Temporary potions add quirky powers, and a cheat‑code hidden in the menu unlocks an invincible power ball for experimental fun. Critics praised the Nintendo 64 version for its inventive mechanics and crisp control, noting how the blend of platforming and puzzle elements feels both nostalgic and unexpectedly deep.

Storyline

In the Crystal Kingdom a kind wizard rules from his Crystal Castle, protected by seven magical crystals atop its spires. The wizard works with two sentient four‑fingered gloves, Glover and Glovel, to brew potions. A botched batch explodes, turning the wizard into a stone statue and sending the gloves flying. The blast dislodges the crystals, which begin to fall.

Glover lands outside, instantly transforms the falling crystals into rubber balls to stop them shattering, and watches six of them roll into six portals that lead to worlds such as Atlantis, a circus park, a pirate stronghold, a horror fortress, a prehistoric land, and outer space. To restore the kingdom, Glover must travel each realm, retrieve the balls, and bring them back. Meanwhile Glovel, corrupted by the cauldron, becomes the villain Cross‑Stitch, setting traps and spawning monsters.

With help from a talking hat, Mr. Tip, Glover defeats Cross‑Stitch in a final robot battle, returns all seven crystals to the castle spires, and the wizard is revived. The Crystal Kingdom regains its former beauty, and peace returns.