Yes, with some hacking, but bear in mind the game was not designed for such a small screen. You will not have the best experience as the balls and buttons can be rather too small to touch reliably. You will also find it hard to put more than one finger on the screen at the same time without blocking your view.
That said, if you still want to install it, here's how. This process has been tested on an iPhone 3GS. It may work on earlier models and on the iPod Touch, but also bear in mind that those devices have a slower CPU.
You'll need a jailbroken phone and a fair amount of competence in using ssh.
- Purchase World of Goo from the App Store using the same Apple Store account that your device is linked to (this is necessary as the code will be signed for your account only).
- Download it; it will show in your iTunes Applications tab under 'iPad Apps'. Obviously you can't install it as iTunes knows you don't have an iPad.
- Right click on World of Goo and choose 'Show in Windows Explorer'. This will locate the IPA file you need.
- Ensure your device has the SSH server installed and turned on, and an unzipping program. In Cydia, the programs you need are "OpenSSH" and "unzip". See this FAQ for information on how to install SSH.
- Transfer the IPA file to your device, for example using WinSCP.
- SSH to your device as root. We need to install it as root, because it needs to go in /Applications/. It won't run from /var/mobile/Applications because that is for sandboxed apps installed directly from the App Store.
- As root, unzip the IPA file (it's just a renamed zip file). Inside the Payload folder, you'll find "wog.app". Move this to /Applications.
unzip "World of Goo 1.0.ipa" cd Payload mv wog.app /Applications/
- Change directory to /Applications/wog.app. This program was designed for an iPad, so it only has a NIB (user interface) file for the iPad. Fortunately the same file works unchanged on the iPhone, so just copy MainWindow_iPad.nib on top of MainWindow.nib
cd /Applications/wog.app/ cp MainWindow_iPad.nib MainWindow.nib
- Restart Springboard or reboot your device. World of Goo will now show up.
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Fri, 12/17/2010 - 09:28
Hi there,
Thanks for the guide..but im not really clear on the instruction no.8...
What do you mean by "so just copy MainWindow_iPad.nib on top of MainWindow.nib"
Thanks...
Fri, 12/17/2010 - 09:58
I've updated the FAQ with the exact commands that need to be entered.
Fri, 12/17/2010 - 10:03
I'm having the same problem /\
Fri, 12/17/2010 - 15:11
Hmm..cant understand the "cp MainWindow_iPad.nib MainWindow.nib" will do exactly..do u mean replace MainWindow_iPad.nib with MainWindow.nib?
coz im using iFunbox / iFile for my iphone...can it be done wit those software or nid to use OpenSSH only?
Wed, 12/22/2010 - 13:14
I did everything you instructed to do, and the icon is visible.
But when I press it, it doesn't launch the game, it turns to a black screen for a split second and then turns off.
PLEASE help me!
Thu, 12/23/2010 - 14:15
I mean you copy MainWindow_iPad.nib to MainWindow.nib.
If the program exits as soon as you tap it, you either didn't follow the instructions properly, or you're using a copy of World of Goo that was not purchased by your iTunes account.
Fri, 12/24/2010 - 18:55
Hi, I have followed the exact instructions in this guide. I am able to play the game but the springboard icon is a white square on my iPhone4. Can anyone help me out? :/
Thanks in advance!
Thu, 01/13/2011 - 10:01
you only open the Terminal via WinSCP (The Icon on the top). Then tap every line in the terminal. Ready!
Mon, 01/31/2011 - 14:18
how do you do number 8 plz help how do you copy MainWindow_iPad.nib on top of MainWindow.nib
thank you
Tue, 02/01/2011 - 00:26
@a1234567: Rename MainWindow_iPad.nib to "MainWindow.nib" and replace the original MainWindow.nib with the new one.
Tue, 02/01/2011 - 12:19
its not workig for mee the icon does not show up i did what you said i have ipod touch 4gen 4.2.1 plz helppp
thank youu
Sat, 02/12/2011 - 12:39
How do I do this on the iPod Touch 4G?
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Sat, 02/12/2011 - 12:45
The same way. I got it on my iTouch and it works great.
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Wed, 02/23/2011 - 05:51
i don't know how to get this app. Can somebody send to me list of application files ?
Wed, 02/23/2011 - 06:13
You get it from iTunes store. Search for "World of Goo HD" and then click the "buy" button
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Wed, 02/23/2011 - 12:39
i know this but i can't understand what i must do with system files. I'm from Poland and sorry for my english
Sun, 02/27/2011 - 13:36
I can't seem to do this, maybe its better to wait for the iPod touch version, maybe its closer than we think...
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Tue, 03/28/2017 - 17:47
As of MAR 2011 iPhone and iPod touch have their own version of WOG so you don't have to do this anymore unless you want to switch it to the iPad version which is mostly the same.