Boom Blox: Bash Party Comments by Ellie Gibson

Gah, got Boom Blox a while back but never even put it in the white dust collector.

Really must have a go.

This site has become a joke. 9/10 means its SUPPOSED to be a good game. Mature adults will NOT want to fork out hard earned money and spende a weekend playing this kids shit.

Man, if I had a Wii i would buy this

Pro_Gamer is right! I want blood, guts, tits, fannies and tight little bumholes in my games. 18 rated or I'm not interested. What a shambles.

when is this coming out? love the first one, especially in multiplayer, picking this up for sure.

It's interesting that the emphasis on the cover is on Bash Party rather than Boom Blox.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boom-Blox-Bash-P...

@Pro_Gamer

But hopefully they will learn to spell!

The first one was excelllent by the way.

Ellie reminds me of a female Jeremy Clarkson. Just not as funny. Or well paid. Or handsome. Actually scratch the last one.

Comes out next week! Sounds fantastic although might hold off a while seeing as all the m+ is due in a early next month!

Is Pro_Gamer a strawman created by Ellie?

Crystal Skull can never be forgiven

I'd love to play this, but I wouldn't be buyng this for £27.99.

No chance in hell of that, while a movie DVD costs a tenner. What was the budget of this one? £25?

Looks interesting, though. Another reason to keep the Wii purchase interest alive... now - if only I could find a decent price...

@ Pro_Gamer

This site has become a joke. 9/10 means its SUPPOSED to be a good game. Mature adults will NOT want to fork out hard earned money and spende a weekend playing this kids shit.

I've called you out in the past for being an absolute idiot, and I guess after that statement, I'll have to do it again. Although, since every comment you make is so utterly blinkered, arrogant and fundamentally incorrect, I'm now wondering if you're actually just a joke profile, intentionally posting rubbish.

Thing is, it seems like you spend a -lot- more of your free time here than most people would if they were only joking . . so maybe you really do believe what you said above. Which is really very sad, dude.

Oh, and great review by the way. : )

Wii is on a roll this year.

Mature adults aren't interested in playing brown fps shooters. Mature adults spend their free time wrestling polar bears, riding orcas and snorting coke off the cracks of Brazilian she-males. And in between discussing vintage porn with the Dalai Lama and Richard Branson, mature adults like to steal a few minutes to bash a few blocks before another hard night of partying with Puffy Sean Diddy and the crew.

Good review!

And I still eagerly await an Excitebots review.

edit: and Punch-Out!

I think Pro_Gamer is just angry that his mum sticks to the BBFC ratings on boxes and won't buy him anything that's rated 15+

@ Lord

Wii is on a roll this year.

Agreed - it's good that there's a bit more quality non-nintendo stuff out there. If you like adventure games, I highly recommend the Wii version of Broken Sword!

Edit: To clarify, I meant 'quality games on Wii which aren't Nintendo first party games'. Because while Nintendo are great at delivering polish and quality with their own titles, (Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart etc etc), the Wii does have a bit of an issue with 3rd party offerings being a little lackluster.. It's always good to external studios deliver a few fantastic titles for your console!

Steven Spielberg should be forgiven for the Crystal Skull

NO!

Still haven't completed the first one due to lack of time (bought it only a while ago) and I'm quite enjoying it. It's good to know that the sequel is just as good if not better.

@Reihn

see that "ignore poster" line? use it...I did...that "Pro_Gamer" is just not worth it

btw: still need to go back to the original BB. Excellent stuff, but disastrous for your muscles/joints...

I read some of Pro_Gamers previous comments going back a few months. His verdicts:

Plants vs Zombies: crap
Little Kings Story: crap
Bioshock: crap
JRPGs: crap
God of War: crap
Flock: crap
Resident Evils: crap
Halo 3 / Bungie: SINGLE greatest developer in the world
PS3: crap
Wii: crap
All retro games: crap
Noby Noby: crap
Street Fighter IV: crap
Fear 2: crap
Flight Simulators: crap
All 2d games: crap

I think that sums him up :)

You're right Red_Bool . . . you're very right. : )

Halo 3 / Bungie: SINGLE greatest developer in the world

Ha, I always suspected he's one of them casual teenage gamers.

I NEVER want to go to a "bash" party.

Personally I think the original Boom Blox is one the most original and well executed games for many, many years.

It has so much quality content, not filler but actual designed and playtested content, and so many play modes that it puts to shame most current 'big budget' triple-A titles.

I've had a rediculous amount of playtime, and will definitely be pickin up this sequel which sounds like it's been improved in just about every area possible.

No problems paying £40 for it either, it's a crazy value game even at that price.

Edit:

Oh, by the way. This game contains physics-based puzzles that require lateral and logical thinking. It is not a 'kids game'. Aside from the cartoony presentation it's a game for thinkers as well as for having fun at parties. I can't think of a more appropriate game to be labelled 'mature'.

The first one is the only good full-price game on the Wii in my opinion.

Definitely ordering this one :D

Regarding the online options, any levels uploaded to the service are moderated before being made available to the public, so there's zero chance of seeing any exploding cocks on there.

You can also flag up inappropriate content in case anything slips through. And if you really want to send somebody your giant animated Boom Blox concentration camp scene, you'll need to do it privately via a friend code.

I'll certainly pick this up at some point.

I'd buy it now if not for the fact 'Little Kings story' will likely take up all my game time for the next month or so. I really don't know how anyone can say their Wii is collecting dust at present..unless they just refuse to buy the great games so they can continue whinging.

I'm not sure this will do that well to be honest..as it seems a bit early for a sequel.

@Reihn
I've called you out in the past for being an absolute idiot, and I guess after that statement, I'll have to do it again.

You're OK Reihn, we all know he's an idiot. Join the growing list of mature adults who have ignored him. :)

BTW Smoped has the real scoop on what mature adults want. :)

"unless they just refuse to buy the great games so they can continue whinging. "

bingo.

it amuses me that they have to state the things they do like blah blah dust, never turning on etc, especially when showing interest in a wii game as if it somehow keeps them part of the precious 'core'.

@CallousB
I'd buy it now if not for the fact 'Little Kings story' will likely take up all my game time for the next month or so. I really don't know how anyone can say their Wii is collecting dust at present..unless they just refuse to buy the great games so they can continue whinging.

On this subject: different people like different types of games, certain genres are hugely under-represented on Wii, if you like those genres (and don't like games like Boom Blox) then your Wii might be collecting dust, that is all.

That said, didn't play the first so I think I'll get this, loving Little Kings Story so I'll have to finish that first.

"Pro_Gamer
This site has become a joke. 9/10 means its SUPPOSED to be a good game. Mature adults will NOT want to fork out hard earned money and spende a weekend playing this kids shit."

Read the site's review guidelines, that will help you understand how ratings work. As for your username, I'll do you a favour and presume you were being ironic when you chose it.

I think being ironic is above his capacity.

well it looks like next weekend is sorted :) Happy camper.

Ohh please ignore people like Pro_Gamer (guess he's too pro for us...).

Boom Blox is a blast as a party game, this seems even better. Must buy for Wii onwers! This is meant to be played head to head against someone else, pride is at stake! Not sure I would play it in single player mode, though.

Crystal Skull was actually awesome. No idea why so many people hate it.

The thing is of course, the presentation and the gameplay are often at odds with each other. Boom Blox is a very, shall we say, serious game in terms of planning your moves, thinking, making calculations about statics and mechanics and even hand-eye coordination. It's gameplay is very much mautre. But its presentation is cute and fluffy (and, as Ellie puts it, wrong most of the time) which actually makes people think it's a kid's game....

I mean, Disgaea anyone??? An absolute monster of a tactical game wrapped in a cute anime disguise. It does create problems for people who think games are movies.

Awesome, so worth skipping the first if we possibly didn't get round to picking it up?

"Crystal Skull was actually awesome. No idea why so many people hate it. "

It took off at the end... literally.

As for boom blox still playing the first will get this when I am done.

I have plenty of reasons not to sell my Wii - Boom Blox 1, Zak and Wiki, Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart, to name but 4 exquisitely entertaining and/or innovative games. The thing is, the 360 has better graphics and connectivity and more compelling experiences to be had, hence the poor old Wii has remained un-powered-up for the last 18 months :(

This site has become a joke. 9/10 means its SUPPOSED to be a good game. Mature adults will NOT want to fork out hard earned money and spende a weekend playing this kids shit.

What a load of utter crap. Did you think it through before posting?

What does "SUPPOSED to be a good game" mean? Are you implying this is a good game but it's not supposed to be one? Or that this isn't a good game despite being pronounced as such by Ellie? Are you saying that only games that are SUPPOSED to be good get 9s, even if they're not good? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?!

Also, I don't see what being a mature adult and wanting to play a fun game has got to do with anything. It's only your opinion that it's "kids shit" - I don't see that anywhere in the review. Also, even if these mystical magical mature adults don't want to buy this "kids shit" of which you speak, that's their decision to make, surely? It doesn't change the fact that this game got a great review because Ellie enjoyed playing it.

You're just weird.

Ryze added to the general stream of shite in the comments:

No chance in hell of that, while a movie DVD costs a tenner. What was the budget of this one? £25?

Yes that's right, they made the entire game for £25. How insightful of you! :D

Also seems to conveniently forget that a movie is at first only available to watch at the cinema, where you're generally charged between £6 and £10 to sit and watch it one time only. Only later does it become available cheaper, to own on DVD.

So... sort of like how games get cheaper once they've been out for a while, then?

I have plenty of reasons not to sell my Wii - Boom Blox 1, Zak and Wiki, Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart, to name but 4 exquisitely entertaining and/or innovative games. The thing is, the 360 has better graphics and connectivity and more compelling experiences to be had, hence the poor old Wii has remained un-powered-up for the last 18 months :(

Did YOU think it through before posting? :P

Oh and both Boom Blox 1 and Mario Kart was released about a year ago...

I would be surprised if Pro_Gamer is older than 14.

I bought Boom Blox as a less than £20 from an Amazon sale, and it was fantastic: original, well executed, challenging, and fun!

It was so much fun that I will probably go and buy a copy of this one at full price, and it will jump ahead of the games I've bought and got stacked up.

Really shouldn't be getting better-reviewed than the sublime Little King's Story.
Come on, EG.

I can't tell the difference anymore between people posting joke comments and those genuinely concerned about review scores and how they compare to other games.

Can you guys add a [/trolling] or [/i am a genuine stupid moron] tag to your posts please so I can distinguish between the two?

Thanks in advance!

On this subject: different people like different types of games, certain genres are hugely under-represented on Wii, if you like those genres (and don't like games like Boom Blox) then your Wii might be collecting dust, that is all.

This is where common sense comes in. I like my portable games fairly simple, fun and good for a quick blast, I'm also rubbish at remembering to charge anything, so good battery life is a bonus. I bought a DS, obviously. It's like the people around here just buy everything for the sake of it (such as if I had bought the PSP in this example) and then moan that it doesn't fit their needs.

The Wii does lots of things well, and there ARE good titles out there. Want an immensely detailed and tactical football game? You've got it in Wii PES. The majority here overlook things like that.

At the end of the day though, what do I know? I'm still playing Excite Truck and absolutely loving it. If nothing else that's something I have in common with Seth Rogen.

lol Thanks Ellie, so the swedish song was good this year? I havnt seen the eurovision this year at all..


Stop quoting Pro Gamer. It makes the delusion of him not existing so much more difficult to keep up.
Thb, everyone should Ignore people who call themselves "pro gamer" by default.