Boom Blox Bash Party (Wii)

This fantastic sequel slips the surly bonds of the original party block-knocking game.
5/26/2009 7:25 PM | 0 Comments | Page 3 of 3

The game progression in Bash Party is arranged differently from that in the original Boom Blox. For each mode -- solo, head-to-head and cooperative -- you have a general area and then themed sideshows. To unlock new levels, you have to beat the previous levels. However, you can skip a level by spending "Boom Bux" -- yep, that's what they're called -- earned as you play. This also applies to the level editor in case you're impatient about wanting to use specific bits of the game before you've unlocked them. If you're content to just play through Bash Party as it's designed, the Boom Bux are going to be pretty worthless. In fact, I'm sitting on several thousand and I don't have anything to do with them. If anyone needs any Boom Bux, you can have some of mine. But leave it to EA to let you buy your way around playing its game. However, in this instance, EA has made a game that you'd have to be crazy to buy your way around playing. I would say that Boom Blox Bash Party is a delight from start to finish, but with this sort of replayability, multiplayer support and free online content, I'm not sure it has any such thing as a finish.

This review is based on a retail copy of the game provided by the publisher.