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Great Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my son not knowing what to expect.
It is a big hit. After watching them play I didn't think it looked all that fun but then I gave it a try and I can see why the kids love it!
This has the option of a four player game which is great too.
This game is good for all ages! Have Fun!!

More addictive than Caffeine...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

As I've mentioned in many Wii game reviews: I'm not a primary Wii player, and most Wii games have been pretty poor.

This game changes both!

I picked this up for my wife after she read online reviews from [...] . I let her play for about 10 minutes, then commandered the controller for the rest of the night!

The skinny - in this game you pretty much knock stuff down, blow stuff up, and create fantastic digital messes out of blocks and balls. It's very easy to compare to Jenga, though pulling blocks out of towers is only a portion of what this game will make you do. Most of the time you'll be slinging bowling balls, tennis balls, baseballs, or even rubber bouncing balls at ornate and elaborate piles of blocks trying to knock down some or all of them in the quest for bronze, silver or gold medals. A gold might require doing so in a certain period of time, or using a minimal number of throws.

The game is simply addictive beyond belief. Most puzzles are easily accomplished, but earning Gold can be quite difficult, take multiple tries, and require lots of time to analyze. This is far from bad however, as the thrill of discovery and success strongly outweighs any frustration by far.

Probably the most engaging part of the game is the creation mode, which allows you to build a puzzle entirely on your own. The learning curve is very easy, and though it took me four hours to build a puzzle encompassing over 7 chain reactions, it was an absolute blast the entire time. Folks, this is digital legos at it's FINEST.

The ONLY gripe I have is that - when building your own puzzle - you can't really advertise WHAT the purpose of the puzzle IS. For my puzzle, my goal is to free an extra-large gem block from a humongous pile of wooden blocks with just one throw of a baseball. It can be done, though it's anything but clear how to do it. Now finished, I can send the puzzle through the Wii Connect internet service. But when my friend receives the puzzle, there's no way to tell them what my goal is! I can tell them they only have one throw, but as soon as they throw the ball, a window pops up that says "You have met the goal" and ends the game! You can't even watch to see what happens. The only way around this is to remove all requirements (such as throws or time,) and accompany the puzzle with an email or message (not sure if Wii even allows this) to explain what the challenge is.

But, that being said, I replayed my own challenge over and over again because the explosion at the end of the chain reaction was simply awe-inspiring. The realism of the physics is quite convincing - large blocks are harder and slower to move than small blocks. Large "bomb" blocks yield larger explosions than smaller blocks, etc.

With over 300 puzzles included in the game, plus the ability to create countless more, Boom Blox is a game that rewards players of all ages with hours and hours of entertaining and challenging fun. These are the games that remind us we don't need guns and gore to entertain.

Lastly, the inclusion of multiplay opens up Boom Blox to group fun - though it should be noted that it's better as a competition than a co-op game. Though co-op is possible in the various Jenga stages, it's simply not quite as much fun. There's also arcade-style shooting games, but these get old very quickly. The competition series involve bombing opponents castles with bowling balls, and is a LOT of fun, though we quickly learned that while I could sling a bowling ball into a castle with catastrophic amounts of damage, my wife couldn't seem to get as much power behind her throws, and thus was never able to keep up. There are other competition games which require you to push your blocks into colored score zones. These too are a lot of fun and rely more on strategy than strength.

The game also has an entertaining soundtrack of catchy arcade tunes and hilarious animal sound affects. Get Boom Blox - I truely believe this game has something for everyone.

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