Overall, Boom Blox Bash Party is a standout Wii title. Though its premise is relatively simple, and you aren't going to see any epic stories told or groundbreaking gameplay, this title features plenty of fun levels, and the multiplayer component provides great party material.
We really loved the original Boom Blox game (my husband and I are adults age 33), I'm not normally much of a gamer, but this is fun for all ages, my younger sisters love it, and my mother loves it. Great game for females especially I think because it allows different skills, including throwing balls and bombs to knock structures down (great agression release), puzzles, jenga like pulling apart structures to earn points, and you can play individuallly, competitively, and co-op with another player.
Great all the way around, one of my new favorites along with the original Boom Blox and Carnival. Super tower rush walkthrough games. I tried the original Boom Blox and liked it so well that I had to get this one. It's a great 'puzzle' type game which is probably my favorite.In Boom Blox Bash Party there are different choices of games - you can throw balls at stacks of blocks to try to knock them over, you can make bombs explode to knock the blocks over, there is a shooting gallery type of game, and there is one that is like a Jenga game where you try to remove blocks from stacks without knocking them over.I don't like the shooting gallery game - I'm not good at it, but my son does well.
So that's just me. But the others were really fun and very realistic as far as how the blocks fall.There are 3 different modes - the single player, the multi-player (2-4 players), and the create mode. The single and multi-player modes are really fun. In the create mode you can create your own puzzles to use in either the single or multiplayer modes. I haven't tried the create mode yet.
There is a way to download other people's creations, and I haven't done that yet, either.In the first Boom Blox you had to pass certain levels to be able to go on to the next locked activity. The Boom Blox Bash Party gives you the option to purchase the next locked activity with credits that you accumulate by playing the games. So if you just can't get through a particular level, you aren't stuck.I highly recommend this game and would buy it again.
| Boom Blox Bash Party | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | DreamWorks Interactive[1] EA Los Angeles |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Producer(s) | Robin Hunicke |
| Designer(s) | Steven Spielberg |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle, party game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Boom Blox Bash Party (stylized as BOOM BLOX Bash Party), referred to as Boom Blox Smash Party in non-English territories, is a physics-based puzzlevideo game developed by EA Los Angeles and DreamWorks Interactive and published by Electronic Arts for the Wiivideo game console. It is a sequel to Boom Blox, and was released on 19 May 2009 in North America and in Europe on 29 May 2009. The game features more than 400 levels, and players are able to download new levels and upload their own custom-created levels to share online. Its development began after the completion of its predecessor, and it was formally announced on 28 January 2009. As with the original game, this sequel was also designed by film director Steven Spielberg.
The gameplay of Boom Blox Bash Party resembles the original's, but features new mechanics. It also has less emphasis on the shooting mode, which the developers commented was their least favorite mode of play in Boom Blox. Dungeons of chaos assassin guild. It was created as part of a deal between Electronic Arts and Steven Spielberg to make three original properties, though it does not count as one of the three original properties. As of April 2012, EA has shut down the online servers, meaning players can no longer upload and download user created games.
Gameplay[edit]
Boom Blox Bash Party features similar gameplay to its predecessor. It features a new slingshot mechanic; the shooting mechanic is less prominent than in the first game.[2] The game includes new environments (such as underwater and outer space), new block shapes (such as cylinders and ramps), and more extensive multiplayer.[2]
Boom Blox Bash Party originally allowed players to upload levels, as well as download levels made by other players and Electronic Arts.[3] Uploaded levels had to be reviewed by Electronic Arts, with any inappropriate content filtered out.[3] However, a player could download any levels made by someone on their Wii Friends list.[3]Boom Blox Bash Party did not feature Friend Codes, a common method of online play in Wii and Nintendo DS games.[4] Some of the levels uploaded by EA include levels from the original Boom Blox.[3] The ability to upload and download levels ended on April 13, 2012 when EA shut down all of the servers.[5][6]
Development[edit]
Bash Party's development was announced on 18 November 2008 by Variety.[7] It was announced for a Spring 2009 release[8] as Boom Blox Bash Party on January 28, 2009 by EA Casual. The game was developed by Electronic Arts and Steven Spielberg, just like its predecessor.[4] It was a part of a 2005 deal between EA and Spielberg to make three original properties.[4] It was conceived as soon as the original game was completed.[2] Spielberg kept meeting with EA on Boom Blox on new ideas; producer Amir Rahimi commented that there was so much enthusiasm that 'he could hardly stop them from doing a sequel.'[2] A feature which was cut in Boom Blox was not included in this game either. It was a head-tracking system, which would allow the player to use two Wii Remotes to control the game's camera with his or her head.[9] Because the developers didn't receive the development hardware in time to implement it, Wii MotionPlus compatibility is not included.[2] In an interview, it was stated that Steven Spielberg had sometimes expressed interest in making a Boom Blox movie, but an Electronic Arts spokesperson commented that this is all just brainstorming.[2]
Reception[edit]
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Bash Party has received generally favorable reviews from critics, holding an 86% on Metacritic.[10]IGN awarded Bash Party an Editors' Choice award, giving it 8.5 out of 10.[11]G4's X-Play gave it 5 out of 5 stars.[13]
References[edit]
- ^'Spielberg's Boom Blox Bash Party videogame comes out May 19'.
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- ^ abcd'Quick Boom Blox Bash Party Interview'. 1UP.com. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-29.[permanent dead link]
- ^ abc'Spielberg, EA play 'Boom Blox' sequel'. Reuters. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^'EA shutting down over a dozen game servers'. GameSpot. March 19, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^Schreier, Jason (March 20, 2012). 'EA Takes Down Online Servers For Eleven Games'. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^'Electronic Arts shuts down Blueprint, making Boom Blox 2'. Variety. 2008-11-18. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^'EA and Steven Spielberg announce Boom Blox Bash Party'. Electronic Arts. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^'GDC08: Boom Blox to include head tracking. Seriously'. Joystiq. 2008-02-21. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
- ^ ab'Boom Blox Bash Party Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ abCasmassina, Matt (May 19, 2009). 'Boom Blox Bash Party Review'. IGN. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ^Orry, Tom (2009-06-17). 'Boom Blox Bash Party Review'. VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^'Boom Blox: Bash Party for Wii - G4tv'. www.g4tv.com. G4. Retrieved October 10, 2016.