Topic: Steven Spielberg Wii exclusive

[GoldenPhoenix]

I was toying around with the create mode a bit and WOW talk about possibilities if you take the time to create something. It is too bad that EA doesn't have a database for user created content.

[Spak-Spang]

I wish I could connect the dots and envision ingenius puzzles to create, but I am not that good at that sort of thing.

I loved the Zelda puzzle created in Boom Blox that was posted on Youtube.  Destroying Ganon to reveal Link with the Tri-Force was awesome.

[blackfootsteps]

I was toying around with the create mode a bit and WOW talk about possibilities if you take the time to create something. It is too bad that EA doesn't have a database for user created content.

A Blast Works type system or even a Smash Bros type service with a download every day would be fantastic.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I was toying around with the create mode a bit and WOW talk about possibilities if you take the time to create something. It is too bad that EA doesn't have a database for user created content.

A Blast Works type system or even a Smash Bros type service with a download every day would be fantastic.

Yep. It is really too bad because their sample levels really peak my interest in what can be created with this. You can do everything from the competitive perspective or do a "Mouse Trap" esque setup just to watch. This mode alone could give the game more depth than about any other creation mode in a Wii game (Besides maybe Blast Works).

[Flames_of_chaos]

Looks like EA is advertising this after all!! And the commercial is pretty decent.

[Mario]

Wow.. million copies sold. To LITTLE KIDS. AHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Flames_of_chaos]

Maybe they should of advertised it as a block murder simulator.

[Mario]

A good funny ad for this game could be some guy is making his own tower out of household thigns like milk bottles and cereal boxes, and someone runs into the room and throws a baseball at it and laughs wildly. Facial expressions would be what makes or breaks it.

[Bill Aurion]

Definitely would require this face from the guy who just got his tower knocked over...



With a similar close-up!

[animecyberrat]

So I was in Shop-Ko the other day and there was this older dude, maybe in his 60's or older even, and his wife, equally old. They were shopping for Wii games, for themselves BTW, and they came across a game that had Darts and some other crap in it. I was looking for Mario Kart and trying to see what other games they had and they kept talking about the mini game collection they were looking at. The man wanted the game but the woman said they already had a game with pool in it and didn't need another game of the same nature. So he looked around and saw I was looking at Boom Blox and took one glance at it and said "Yuck if that guy is behind it I don't want anything to do with it."


So yeah it is true older people are buying the Wii, oh and they apparently don't like Spielberg.

[Kairon]

So I was in Shop-Ko the other day and there was this older dude, maybe in his 60's or older even, and his wife, equally old. They were shopping for Wii games, for themselves BTW, and they came across a game that had Darts and some other crap in it. I was looking for Mario Kart and trying to see what other games they had and they kept talking about the mini game collection they were looking at. The man wanted the game but the woman said they already had a game with pool in it and didn't need another game of the same nature. So he looked around and saw I was looking at Boom Blox and took one glance at it and said "Yuck if that guy is behind it I don't want anything to do with it."

So yeah it is true older people are buying the Wii, oh and they apparently don't like Spielberg.

Darn. A missed sale. DARN.

[animecyberrat]

Well if it makes a difference, I had no intention of buying it either. I was only looking to kill time.

[Kairon]

Looks like my brother...

[Mario]

What a friggin moron. I wish I was there, i'd have confronted the hell out of him and made him buy 5 copies. Sounds like a giant nintard.

Anyone who still doesn't own this perfect game needs to re-evaluate why they even own a gaming system in the first place.

[SixthAngel]

Reading onf the Malstrom articles he mentions that EA specifically marketed this game at 8-12 year olds.  I forget which one. http://malstrom.50webs.com/

Shouldn't companies take a cue from Nintendo and start advertising at ALL AGES, especially when a game like this can obviously appeal to all ages and all skill levels.  This has the Nintendo whole family idea written all over it.  Companies need to get with the new wave of the Wii and realize family isn't a code word for little kids anymore, it means the whole family can and will actually play it.

[blackfootsteps]

Yep. My mother, brother and gf all adore this game. It's not because of Spielberg and not because of the little animals, it's because it is great fun. It's one of those great games where it is just as much fun to watch others play as it is when it's your turn.

[ReverendNoahWhateley]

Is Boom Blox hard to find, or is it just me?  I've scoured three Gamestops, and it has yet to turn up.  Think I'd have more luck at Wal-Mart?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Yes.

[mantidor]

This game is amazing but my arm is now sore

[GoldenPhoenix]

Is Boom Blox hard to find, or is it just me?  I've scoured three Gamestops, and it has yet to turn up.  Think I'd have more luck at Wal-Mart?

I haven't noticed because I haven't been looking for it, but if VGChartz is to be believed the game is selling similar to what Carnival Games did, in that it doesn't sell a HUGE amount but 40k or so each week. Carnival Games was also pretty tough to find in the beginning too.

[DAaaMan64]

Ah god I just started playing this game. It's amazing.  Sweet **** right there. STFU Crimm

[Morari]

Reading onf the Malstrom articles he mentions that EA specifically marketed this game at 8-12 year olds.  I forget which one. http://malstrom.50webs.com/

Those are some hardcore twelve year olds. Some of those levels in Boom Blox had me pulling hair trying to get the Gold Medal!

[Mario]

Did it help?

[ReverendNoahWhateley]

After playing it for hours, I can safely say that Boom Blox is one of the most genuinely interactive video games I've ever played.  Part bowling, part Jenga, part jumping into a pile of freshly-raked leaves, it's nothing if not unique.  The only real problem with the game is presentation.  The forgettable graphics and characters diminish what could very well be the best game of its kind since Tetris.  What's cool about Boom Blox is that it really does seem to entice people of all ages.  Both my kid cousin and my grandma couldn't help but give it a try.

[NWR_insanolord]

I rented this game over the weekend and it took me from barely interested to completely hooked. The low sales may just be due to people like me who weren't sure about the concept and never bothered to try it.