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Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

ssh83 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:48:09 MDT

he should be collaborating with RPG makers, or at least casual games that can benefit from having a movie director in the staff. Pointless casual games isn't exactly his forte as a director. Hah.

ssh83

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

Number41 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:08:35 MDT

I don't think the headtracking feature will show up in any games on Wii. I mean, think about it: you have to point the Wii remote at yourself and wear the sensor bar on your face. It's just too damn obtuse. The wearable sensor bar alone would have to be included as a separate peripheral.

We're much more likely to see headtracking on PS3 using the PlayStation Eye, as has also been demoed. I wonder if the Xbox Live Vision camera is also capable of pulling off the trick?

Number41

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:37:59 MDT

So this game is about throwing things at things to break things?

Every kid in the universe, including me, needs it.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:59:15 MDT

BOYCOTT EA!
It is the only way to make them stop fucking us over.

JaXs

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

AtomixIGN — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:06:36 MDT

It's obvious Boomblox is VERY different than Toblo. It's also ridiclous that NST has been marginalized and do many digipen projects and alumni aren't supported and developed into full fledged games. Portal came out of Digipen alumni. Nintendo had dips on the people and the project and Valve stole them away

AtomixIGN

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

Swizzler121 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:09:03 MDT

I really hope they are paying some kind of credit to the creator of Toblo who came up with this in the first place, this is kind of cruel for Steven Spielberg to put this kind of smudge on his name.

link to Toblo game info/download:
[www.digipen.edu]

Swizzler121

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

planetidiot — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:40:29 MDT

I think it's funny the amount of interest in this game is centered around the head tracking. Why on earth would they remove it? That was most of the reason I was buying it.

It still looks pretty cool, but my excitement for the game pretty much died with the loss of head tracking.

planetidiot

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

JokesJokes — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:58:18 MDT

Joystiq said head tracking is gone too. They had a quote from the game's director saying as much. I'm really really dissappointed.

JokesJokes

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

karl_hungus — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:41:19 MDT

sounds a little like daruma 7 on unbeatable banzuke

karl_hungus

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

JokesJokes — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:11:35 MDT

I want this game so much. I really hope headtracking is still in there though. I haven't heard anything from any of the bigger sites about it being cut out so I'm still hopeful. (Sorry nintendowiifanboy.com! It's not you, it's me)

JokesJokes

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

mariospants — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:11:19 MDT

This collaboration reminds me of Electronic Arts and Activision back when they were first formed: real game designers developing unique titles with gameplay first and foremost. Let's hope they keep it up.

mariospants

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

Drake Lake: Palms Fitted Black — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:21:25 MDT

@dunnace:
Did you read the comments, m'boy? No head tracking, it seems.

Drake Lake: Palms Fitted Black

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

dunnace — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:06:12 MDT

Man I want this game, everyone forgets, this is the one with VR head tracking. That's got my interest alone...

dunnace

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liquid_kore — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:20:46 MDT

@sitsalot: Yea well i'm probably more prone to shoulder injuries. For some reason I've always had really crappy joints (my wrists, ankles, shoulders, hips all suck). I use to skateboard too and that pretty much made everything in my body permanently 10x more broken.

liquid_kore

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

sitsalot — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:10:07 MDT

LOL, no more heroes hurt your arm? thats pathetic. i never exercize and that game had no effect on my arm whatsoever.

sitsalot

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

liquid_kore — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:46:32 MDT

Damn, I was hoping there would be minimal waggaling in this. I finally dusted off the ol' Wii to play No More Heroes, ad the constant waggaling completely thrashed my shoulder after one day. I'm not in bad shape either, I regularly exercise but something about the waggaling isn't healthy for joints.

I hope they add an option just to use the wiimote as a pointer and push buttons instead of swinging your arms.

liquid_kore

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

Wazza85 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:27:58 MDT

Well at least he didn't do a wii version of Schindlers list. god knows what you'd have to do with the wiimote.

Wazza85

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

KirbyMorph — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:26:26 MDT

You'd think Steven Spielberg would be involved in a game that had, you know, a story or some kind of dramatic / cinematic presence other than glorified Jenga. Sounds like it should be a fun game, but I don't think Spielberg really had anything to do with it's creation. Sounds like a Tom Clancy style "we bought the name so you'll buy the game" type of deal.

KirbyMorph

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

Pinhead — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:24:46 MDT

Unless Boom Blox is in black and white except for a single red block, I have no idea why Spielberg would be attached to this game...

Pinhead

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

merck — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:56:50 MDT

Behold EA's mighty new shiny marketing GUN
Steven Spielberg!!!

Now go buy it all of you BUY BUY BUY

merck

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

StocDred — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:40:28 MDT

Well, if this game is just as good as Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures The Game and Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs The Game, they can consider me convinced.

StocDred

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

kwant — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:09:18 MDT

yeah joystiq is reporting the head tracking easter egg is getting pulled. I was really hoping that it would be implemented just so people could see how cool it is and demand that games use it in actual gameplay!

kwant

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

jayntampa — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:09:02 MDT

@adrian783: That's weird that EA said it was never confirmed for inclusion -- Lou Castle, the producer, confirmed it at GDC.

Well, they just lost one sale if they took it out ...

jayntampa

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

adrian783 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:04:03 MDT

not anymore...

[www.nintendowiifanboy.com]

adrian783

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

jayntampa — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:48:44 MDT

I'm getting Boom Blox for one major reason -- it's the first game to use Johnny Lee's headtracking technology for the Wii!

[procrastineering.blogspot.com]

jayntampa

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

osiris83 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:33:49 MDT

@peAr_nectAr:

There you go ..

[kotaku.com]

osiris83

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

majortom1981 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:29:11 MDT

@foxwarrior88: I meant that tetris is simple also but is a great game. This game could be the same thing. HEck peggle also is like that.

majortom1981

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

peAr nectAr — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:24:52 MDT

@Kazzahdrane: Link, please? I'd never heard of another project.

peAr nectAr

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

Kazzahdrane — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:59:23 MDT

I'm more interested in the "other" project that's currently in production as it's described as an action-adventure epic befitting Spielberg's name. Should be good, especially as with just over a month to go until Indy IV I'm practically worshipping anyone involved with the movie for making it happen. Bloom Blox looks pretty fun though!

Kazzahdrane

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

foxwarrior88 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:51:54 MDT

majortom1981 is right. Just stick to Tetris.

foxwarrior88

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majortom1981 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:49:46 MDT

Tetris is deceptively simple also and lots of people love that game.

majortom1981

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

49er_477 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:49:37 MDT

Lol. He should stick ta movies.

49er_477

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

pandafresh — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:48:46 MDT

i have a feeling the idea for the game was around before spielberg collaborated with EA.

pandafresh

Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions

landonweber — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:43:42 MDT

haven't Spielberg and EA already collaborated together for the Medal of Honor games?

landonweber