Having your entire screen taken over by a ray of sunshine and large words is both irritating and distracting. While not the worst thing, anytime you level up or a new block appears or a power-up in effect, it throws text on your screen. From the basic red blocks flooding my screen to the tiny bouncing pink ones, that ruin my day! Power-ups also change the gameplay by speeding it up, slowing it down, making the Hero Block smaller, etc. I came across five different ones each with their own unique shape or ability. The variety of block types I ran into is neat to see. There’s no menu screen aside from when you first start Boom Box Blue! Simple features like these should be the minimum regardless of the production value. You can’t even quit the game unless you lose a run.
You can’t lower the music or sound if it’s too loud. It’s frustrating having a forced resolution for the wrong aspect ratio.
There are no options and only a mute button for all sound. VaragtP further emphasizes that this is a simple game you’d find on your phone or on a flash game site. Something as simple as a slick menu screen is instead blurry and that’s not a good look. Graphically certain areas are blurry, like the menu screens, and some items such as the bombs you drop. Unfortunately Boom Box Blue! has some obvious issues likely from its low production value. Someone who doesn’t have the reflexes for this speed of a game isn’t screwed, they just need to lose a few games to get their upgrades going. This provides a good opportunity to stay alive, regardless of what your skill may be. The hamburgers tend to show up at the same speed as the tougher blocks do. For each block you hit, you lose 1hp, but hamburgers fall out of the sky that give health. The difficulty is balanced rather well, so I’ll give VaragtP credit for that. The longer you survive, the tougher blocks you’ll get, the faster it speeds up, and the overall difficulty increases. The leveling system centers around upgrading skills to get more health, bombs, stars, etc. But, it is a neat game you can get a little time out of if you have nothing to do.Īs the Hero Box, you control it with your mouse and drag around the screen to collect stars to level up. For the price of $.99, you can’t expect too much from it. If you’re looking for the sort of game you’d find on a flash video game site like Kongregate or Newgrounds, then Boom Box Blue! is of that same caliber. This leads to a Tetris-esque experience while dodging everything thrown at you, but at least you have bombs, right? Control a blue box as the title emphasizes and try to avoid mean blocks out to kill you. Since the the blocks naturally encourage cooperation while allowing plenty of room for self-expression, they're a good option for crowds made up of kids at various ages.Boom Box Blue! is a pretty simple arcade game with a major focus on physics. With more adults on hand, younger toddlers can enjoy the blocks as well, and even grown ups have been known to get in on the action. The adaptable play system is truly all-inclusive, and kids ages four to twelve appreciate the opportunity for independent play. Children of all abilities can get involved. Designed to both satisfy and challenge, kids are easily engaged by the set, enjoying hours and hours of construction, pretend play, role-playing, and their own invented games.Ĥ. The blocks overflow with creative potential for kids to dream, build, and explore endless possibilities. But this is good, old-fashioned, physical play. Screen time is a hot topic for parents, and the amount of time children spend looking at iPhones, tablets, and televisions is troubling to many. That makes them sturdy enough to be used indoors or outdoors, on grass or sand, and even with water, but still soft enough for children to play with safely.ģ. The blocks are made of non-toxic, US-manufactured, cross-linked polyethylene foam that's resistant to germs, mold, and mildew. You provide about 250 square feet of space, and Real Good Play does the rest! The Imagination Playground™Blocks are delivered in a cool looking truck, and are quickly and easily unloaded and packed up. The play system is mobile, so it can show up almost anywhere. It’s also linked to improved performance in math test scores, language development, problem solving skills, and social development.Ģ. Playing with blocks encourages sharing and collaboration, and exercises problem-solving skills and complex thinking. In fact, blocks have been integrated into curricula developed by some of the world’s most noted educators. Education experts endorse block play as a critical foundation to learning.
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