Boom Blox Bash Party
Get ready for even more blox-busting action with BOOM BLOX Bash Party for Wii, the sequel to the critically acclaimed BOOM BLOX game for Wii. Developed by EA in collaboration with director and producer Steven Spielberg, BOOM BLOX Bash Party takes destruction to new heights, providing the ultimate social gaming experience! BOOM BLOX Bash Party will get your party started with new Versus, Co-Op and Team Play challenges – twice as many multiplayer challenges as the original BOOM BLOX. From the depths of the sea to the far reaches of outer space, BOOM BLOX Bash Party features more than 400 completely new levels! Explore exciting new themed worlds with unique physics and dramatic visuals. Create chaos, watching puzzles and explosions unfold, while drifting under water, or floating in zero gravity! For even more strategic destruction, BOOM BLOX Bash Party also features all-new Blox, tools and characters! Experiment with the explosive and infectious Virus Blox, or the ever-moving Conveyor Blox. Experiment with new shapes like Cylinders and Wedges, or use the new Cannon and Slingshot toys to sling and launch blox! Even the new cast of characters is in on the action! Grab hold of the characters and send them flying! They are just like Blox now, so you can topple, bash and sling them like never before. And the fun continues online! Enhanced capabilities let you download new levels with the press of a button. Simply connect your Wii to the Internet to grab, play and rate new levels from EA and members of the BOOM BLOX Bash Party community. Build your own levels using the game’s easy-to-use Create Mode – the same tool which the BOOM BLOX team used to create the game itself. Collect Boom Bux throughout the game as you complete levels, then spend them jump ahead unlocking new levels and features you can’t wait to play! Connect your Wii to the Internet and download new levels quickly and easily. Design your own levels with
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great Game. Good Price.
Boom Blox has tons of options for multi-player, co-op, and single player. No matter what your taste in games, you and you’re friends are sure to find a bunch of stuff you like here. It’s up there with Mario Kart, Guitar Hero, and Smash Bros as one of the best party games you can get on the Wii.
5 Stars Fun for all ages
I got this game as a gift from a friend, he guaranteed me that it would be great for the whole family and it is. I play this game with my 6 yr old and 12 year old, they both love it. The training makes it easy to get the hang of the game and the free play modes let you play whatever sections you want. We take turns trying each level until we get a gold medal. The characters that you get to choose from to be are adorable, my daughter loves that part. My son (12) loves blowing things up, but what 12 year old boy doesn’t. I love that it is a game that we can all take turns playing and play against each other at too.
Hoping another one is in the works, this platform needed Boom Blox Bash Party!!!!!!!!!
While I had never tried the original Boom Blox, it is now on my list of titles that we want to have in our collection for the Wii.
5 Stars Great Follow Up to One of the Wii’s Most Beloved Titles
Pros:
+Delightful art style and sense of humor
+Easy to pick up and play
+Tons of levels
+Lots of customization
+Tons of variety
+Good music
+Fun multiplayer experiences
+Level creation and the ability to share online
Cons:
-It doesn’t really do a whole lot of things the first game didn’t already perfect. On the other hand, it’s hard to say if this is such a bad thing because there’s still a lot of variety and it doesn’t repeat any puzzles from the first game, but some might still wish they’d added a bit more to it
The original Boom Blox was quite an amazing game. It just sort of dropped in there from EA and Steven Spielberg. Yet to the enjoyment of many gamers it was a great game that was simple to pick up, addictive and huge. There was so much to do within the game that no one could imagine putting it down for a while. Boom Blox Bash Party is pretty much the same game. It doesn’t add a whole lot, but then again, it doesn’t really have to. You’re more or less getting an expansion of the first game. There are new puzzles and new challenges. It’ll feel fresh if it’s the first time you’ve played Boom Blox, but for those who played the first one, they need to know that they’re getting an expansion and not really getting a lot of new things.
Much like the first game, it’s easy to pick up and play. There are still a ton of modes to enjoy here, and a ton of levels to do. Boom Blox Bash Party will keep you busy for a few days. You’ll also be surprised to find that it can, and often is, quite challenging. Trying to figure out how to do specific puzzles is actually a treat and can test your abilities. So much so that once you complete a level, you’ll probably go back to see if you can do a better job. There are medals to get in every level. You have to get a bronze at the least to move on, but die-hard players will end up playing levels over and over again for the gold. It’s very fun and very addictive. If you find yourself getting frustrated with one level, you’ll be glad to know that there are so many levels that you’ll be able to find something to do easily.
There are many of the same tools that come into the fray in Boom Blox Bash Party. The balls that you’ll throw at blocks return (and the bombs) and so do many of the other tools like the grab tool and whatnot. Likewise, many of the puzzles have the same objectives as the first game. You might find yourself playing a game where you have to pull blocks out, hoping not to knock over the penalty block (in Jenga like fashion), or you may find yourself having to demolish whole areas using bombs. With the addition of Zero Gravity levels and underwater levels, there’s a bit of variety. But as I mentioned earlier, you won’t find any of this new if you already played the first game. For newcomers, however, they’ll find this to be quite a treat.
All of this stuff is done with the Wii Remote. You’ll either point, lock on and give a flick of the wrist to throw balls, or you’ll have to click and maneuver the Wii Remote to pull out blocks. It’s all simple stuff and makes excellent use of the Wii Remote controls. And as I mentioned, it’s so easy to pick up on that no one should have any trouble jumping in at all. Boom Blox is accessible to everyone.
There’s a level creator that people can use to build their own levels as well. It can feel kind of limiting, but you’ll be surprised at what you can come up with. You can also share these levels online and download some creations by other players.
Then there’s multiplayer where you and a few friends can do some of the objectives against each other. Or you can go on a co-op campaign. These are just as fun. Playing against friends is much more fun than playing with them. You’ll all have a blast.
The original Boom Blox had an interesting artistic style and Bash Party continues it. It might not be the best Wii Game out there, but it’s the artistic design that keeps Boom Blox strong in the visuals department. The theme is unchanged and it’s kind of fun to see those block characters and the levels. It’s very colorful, very smooth and the frame rate is always consistent. The physics are also very really good.
Sure enough, the game still sounds great. There are some great tunes and sound effects from the block characters. You just might find yourself enjoying some of the tunes and humming them. It’s also nice to see that there is still a sense of humor there as well.
The only real big issue with this game is that for those who played and enjoyed the original, you’re getting what can virtually be seen as the same game. Which makes that price tag a bit steep when you realize you’re basically getting an expansion of what’s already been done. It’s still an enjoyable game for fans and newcomers alike (though newcomers will like it much more, I’m sure). It’s just doesn’t do much more than what the original did. However, that’s not really such a bad thing. Since it is as simple as the first game and doesn’t try so hard to outdo it, it still stands tall. Some who played the first one might even come to enjoy Bash Party much more. It doesn’t add a lot but it varies up the experience enough to be a different game all together.
The original Boom Blox was a treat. A real addictive and fun game. Bash Party is just as good, just as addictive and just as enjoyable. If you have the first game, give this one a try. If you never played Boom Blox before, then this is a great place to introduce yourself.
5 Stars Excellent sequel to the original Boom Blox game
I’ve spent a lot of time playing Boom Blox and absolutely loved it. The game play was intuitive and addictive and worked equally well as a single player or party game. It quickly became one of my favorite games for the Wii system. Then, when I found out that a sequel was being released I knew I wanted to own it as well.
Luckily for me, the sequel has lived up to my expectations and is equally as fun, if not more fun, than the original. The concept is similar to the original with but with more diversified game play. For those who are not familar with the original, Boom Blox is a Jenga-like game where you’re pulling, pushing, blowing up, and throwing things in order to knock down either you or your opponent’s blocks, depending on the game. This game continues that but adds additional tools and weapons like virus blocks, conveyor blocks, slingshots, paint balls, and cannons. As a result, the game is similar enough to the first one that if you enjoyed this one you will appreciate this one as well, but different enough that you don’t feel like you are playing all the same games. However, you DO NOT have to purchase the first game before buying this one. They still have tutorial games to help you learn the remote and you can still catch on quickly even if this is your first Boom Blox game. The first game is so fun as well though that it is more than worth having both.
It comes with 400+ levels so there is SO much game play within one single game. You also have the opportunity to download new levels from the internet. Currently when I did this the levels were all created by EA but as the game grows in popularity you’ll be able to download levels from the member community as well. There is also an easy to use create mode that lets you build levels and share them with friends. Because of all this, there are a seemingly endless number of additional levels to play (and I assume they will grow in the future) even if you yourself do not want to take the time to create levels.
The bottom line is that this game is an example of the Wii at its best. It’s easy to play and master, fun and approachable, and great for newbies and more experienced gamers. Overall I am enjoying playing it.
5 Stars “It’s My Favorite Game I’ve Ever Done!!”
(The title is courtesy of my 5 year old) We buy an embarrassing amount of games. My philosophy is that life is too short to waste it slogging through games you don’t enjoy. The original Boom Blox was so great I ended up giving it out as Christmas gifts. Everything we liked about Boom Blox is intensified in this game. You can play it as the kids do, a wild free for all with lots of explosions and excitement. You can play it as I do, trying to find a way to complete every level with one move. You can play it as a quick to learn party game. (I can’t comment on the level editor. Only the 9 year old is interested in building boards, the rest of us aren’t)
One major addition to the game is the ability to buy your way out of a frustrating level. We have a number of games on the shelf that we just walked away from after getting stuck in a section. It’s just not fun to spend hours failing to progress. While I haven’t needed to use this option, the kids have skipped levels, continued playing, and come back later and less frustrated to explore the skipped section again. I think this is a tremendous improvement in a game designed to appeal to all skill levels. Since this is a puzzle game, there’s nothing to be lost by letting the player pick and choose what appeals to them, instead of forcing them to complete something they are no longer enjoying.
The new shapes (Triangles! Cylinders!) and tools (Color! Slingshots!) are easy to learn and much more challenging than they first appear. This is an obvious addition to any list of must have games for the Wii – (Boom Blox might be to Wii what Katamari was to PS2) talking about it with her friends on the bus has filled my daughter’s playdate schedule for the next two weeks.
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