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Earlier today, we revealed some screenshots and details on Steven Spielberg's Boom Blox for the Wii. Now we have the debut trailer showing off the gameplay and Wiimote actions.

Now that I'm seeing this in action, it's reminding me more of LittleBigPlanet with the way everything reacts to each other. Looks like it could be a fun casual game in the already flooded casual game market the Wii has.

I couldn't help but laugh like a maniac watching the sheep and cows get blown away. Is anyone more/less interested now that you've seen it in action?


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KamikazeTutor's Avatar
KamikazeTutor at 02/06/2008 22:12
This is where FOX got their idea!
Clockwork's Avatar
Clockwork at 02/06/2008 22:13
Look really good but this makes me think,

Why the fuck is Steven Spielberg doing a game like this? I figured he'd do an incredible story driven game like Indigo Prophecy or something.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 02/06/2008 22:15
Clockwork: Don't forget he's working on another project for the PS3 and X360 that will be story driven and what not.
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WastelandTraveler at 02/06/2008 22:17
Exploding Blocks, 3D Rotation, Custom Building? My god its legos and lincoln logs in epic form! THANK YOU STEVEN!
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Peronthious at 02/06/2008 22:17
Yet another reason for me to wish I had a Wii, though those are few and far between, relatively.
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Dr Milkdad at 02/06/2008 22:17
Hahaha, this is the silliest thing I've ever seen, but in a good way. I want to blow goofy shit up as soon as I can.
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Sadie G at 02/06/2008 22:17
I think this is a great game and I'm interested in playing it more now. Spielberg wanted a game to play with his kids that adults will love too and I think he hit the nail on the coffin with this.
Lord_Satorious's Avatar
Lord_Satorious at 02/06/2008 22:30
This game makes me want to go park some bricks.
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BFeld13 at 02/06/2008 22:33
bullet time? i'm so in
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urbanyeti at 02/06/2008 22:35
I'll admit, I was so iffy on this game earlier today. But now I am sold 110%. I want to blow stuff up Jenga style!
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The GHost at 02/06/2008 22:35
For some reason Little Big Planet sprang into my mind when watching this. Looking forward to this title for sure.
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Shalashaska at 02/06/2008 22:36
This looks far better than those screenshots led me to believe. Not only do those little block dudes look like the robots from Reboot, the game actually looks pretty fun. Its like playing with lego's, only you get to blow them up when your done. Could be a great time.
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Trevor McGee at 02/06/2008 22:39
From the description of the game a little earlier I thought of Little Big Planet myself. I'd like to get my hands on Little Big Planet, but I don't have nor do I want a PS3, so I guess this will be a decent replacement.
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DanielMachine at 02/06/2008 22:39
That was...pretty fucking cool. The screens looked lame, but the gameplay looks like a ton of simple fun.
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A Humble Mr Perfect at 02/06/2008 23:00
@danielmachine

I totally agree.

I kinda got a lemmings vibe, though.

Custom created Lemmings explodeathon ftw
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Samit Sarkar at 02/06/2008 23:07
So...LittleBigPlanet + Jenga = Boom Blox? I’m intrigued, but I don’t have a Wii, so me playing this isn’t likely.
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slapme7times at 02/06/2008 23:09
why does it make me angry to admit that it looks like what appears to be... fun?
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Guagloves at 02/06/2008 23:15
This does kind of look fun, but im curious to see what Spielberg does with the 360/PS3 game he is working on.
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pedrovay2003 at 02/06/2008 23:15
I'm excited for it. It doesn't have to be some huge, story-driven game. After all, Steven Speilberg did make Animaniacs, and that show rocked.
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Cheeburga at 02/06/2008 23:17
Sigh..
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cbebop007 at 02/06/2008 23:18
I'm really impressed actually, especially after the underwhelming announcement earlier today. I'm excited.
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Cowzilla3 at 02/06/2008 23:19
Matrix time pause spins FTW. Why does that just make stuff awesomer.

You like blowing up cows? huh, Hamza? Yea, real nice. I'm going to go cry now.
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s0lesurviv0r at 02/06/2008 23:23
Neat.
l0cke's Avatar
l0cke at 02/06/2008 23:24
I lost interest once I saw the EA logo
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Usedtabe at 02/06/2008 23:26
Something tells me that the only thing Spielberg has to do with this game is he put his name on it. Maybe he came up with the general idea, but I find it hard to believe that someone known for making movies would come up with a game that looks this fun. Unless he's been playing games for a while and I don't know about, becuase this looks like a "gamers game" , not a "my first attempt at gaming" type game. Hope that came out right
Paroxysm's Avatar
Paroxysm at 02/06/2008 23:31
Earlier today this game looked terrible. Obviously we just didn't understand it because that looked freaking awesome fun. So much variety of gameplay, so much potential and it's so delightful!
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B-Radicate at 02/06/2008 23:40
I want to be interested, I really do, but the art style makes me cry inside a little. I look at it and see "derivative" not "original." I'll keep an eye on it, though. IF it plays much better than it looks, it may be worth it.
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Necros at 02/06/2008 23:50
Oh, good to hear he's doing a regular story-project. Beyond that, this game looks a lot better than I thought it was going to be. And it looks like it uses the Wiimote in a creative way too!
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KaL YoshiKa at 02/07/2008 00:30
Toblo...is that you?
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Lukich at 02/07/2008 00:32
Pleasantly surprised. Not a must have for me, but I'll definitely keep an eye on it.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 02/07/2008 00:48
huh, it's not as big as an abortion as I thought it was going to be. I probably won't buy it but it might actually be decent.
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Sharpless at 02/07/2008 00:51
This looks fun. Because it's fun to have fun, right guys?
Maxsunset's Avatar
Maxsunset at 02/07/2008 00:58
Alright Mr. Spielberg. You have my attention.
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maxio098ui at 02/07/2008 01:04
this defintly surprised me. i like it even
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Nefilim at 02/07/2008 01:11
Looks a lot like a freeware indie game I played a long time ago. Don't remember what it was called.
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Nubc4kes at 02/07/2008 01:12
I was already interested to see what Spielberg would do with a game, but seeing in action has sealed the deal. I am throughly excited for this game.
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grrza at 02/07/2008 01:21
So this looks like it could be fun. I still think the art direction is crap and retarded looking.
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konchu at 02/07/2008 02:16
This has potential.
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RJG at 02/07/2008 02:20
That looks awesome. I love the simple art direction too. It seems like it would be awesome fun to play too.
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the dez at 02/07/2008 03:10
eleven years too late.
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kevinski at 02/07/2008 04:00
It definitely looks fun, but I really hope that this doesn't end up being a $39.99-49.99 game. I'd pay maybe $29.99 for it, but - as is - it really doesn't seem to be terribly deep from a game play perspective.
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PrinceofCannedPeaches at 02/07/2008 06:20
That... that looks fun. Really fun. Got almost a simmish vibe to it.
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DonWii at 02/07/2008 07:05
In motion, I'm sold. Though, I'm not sure I'd pay full price for it.

Puzzle games should not be full price.
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mandlebaum123 at 02/07/2008 07:31
About 50% of the games out shouldn't be full price. If endless ocean was 50 bucks, many more people would have bought it, and wouldn't be enjoying it right now.
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Tubatic at 02/07/2008 07:46
Well, this is WiiWare right? Meaning its only like $5.00.

I'm definitely sold now.

Also, creative people can be surprisingly creative in many areas. It is always suspect when someone tapes their name onto something. You never really know how much input they really had.
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Projectexodus at 02/07/2008 07:49
Did it HAVE to be "Blox" with an X? Anyway, I think I'm getting very enthustiastic about this title.
I'm guessing its the video's fault, but the game could've been more colourful though.
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JonDarkwood at 02/07/2008 08:17
"Why the fuck is Steven Spielberg doing a game like this? I figured he'd do an incredible story driven game like Indigo Prophecy or something."

Maybe it's 'cause he's new to this and he's got the leverage to play around some.


Dear Steve-o,

Animaniacs / Pinky & The Brain / Freakazoid fighting game pls now kthx.

Signed,

The universe
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Leathersoup at 02/07/2008 08:29
It looks like Jenga meets Burnout crashmode.
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Holyetheline at 02/07/2008 09:03
Oh wow I want that
Evil Cheese's Avatar
Evil Cheese at 02/07/2008 09:38
Who said the Wii couldn't do physics? This reminds me of barrel stacking in Crysis, although simpler and with less explosions.
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