Petoe
08-30-2008, 04:31 AM
Since I saw no topics made of this game, I have to start one. There's this awesome game for the Wii that is called Boom Blox. It's not doing that well sales/popularity wise but that's because of crappy advertising, or no advertising at all, which puzzles me because this is Steven Spielberg's very first video game (yes, the master director himself).
If you just look at the box of the game or watch a short preview video, you may think that Boom Blox is just another shitty and kiddy game for the Wii. I thought so too until I read some reviews and bought the game.
Boom Blox is a puzzle game that presents a series of physics-based puzzles, the objective being either to keep structures made of blocks from being knocked down or to knock them over by various means, using the Wiimote to throw, shoot, and grab at the blocks. Boom Blox features the most realistic physics engine ever! It really matters at which angle a projectile is launched and how fast it is thrown as well as the mass of the projectile and the type of blocks it comes into contact with influence the results of an action.
And what's best, this game has a LEVEL CREATOR. That's the thing that gives Boom Blox infinitive replay value. You can build your own puzzle levels, or you can build all kinds of structures and blow them to tiny pices. It's really simple but fun!
Here's IGN's review of the game: http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=937349
Here are some videos that show the realistic physics and the stuff you can do with the level creator:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqnnXqVMlFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iw6vznWDzo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toVOW3c2MTQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuI2oFEmc3s&feature=related
Is there anyone else who has played this game? Few have played it but but those few who have seem to love it. I just felt I had to make you guys aware of this game, sorry and thanks for listening. :)
If you just look at the box of the game or watch a short preview video, you may think that Boom Blox is just another shitty and kiddy game for the Wii. I thought so too until I read some reviews and bought the game.
Boom Blox is a puzzle game that presents a series of physics-based puzzles, the objective being either to keep structures made of blocks from being knocked down or to knock them over by various means, using the Wiimote to throw, shoot, and grab at the blocks. Boom Blox features the most realistic physics engine ever! It really matters at which angle a projectile is launched and how fast it is thrown as well as the mass of the projectile and the type of blocks it comes into contact with influence the results of an action.
And what's best, this game has a LEVEL CREATOR. That's the thing that gives Boom Blox infinitive replay value. You can build your own puzzle levels, or you can build all kinds of structures and blow them to tiny pices. It's really simple but fun!
Here's IGN's review of the game: http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=937349
Here are some videos that show the realistic physics and the stuff you can do with the level creator:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqnnXqVMlFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iw6vznWDzo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toVOW3c2MTQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuI2oFEmc3s&feature=related
Is there anyone else who has played this game? Few have played it but but those few who have seem to love it. I just felt I had to make you guys aware of this game, sorry and thanks for listening. :)