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Devil Dice for the PlayStation has proven to be one of the rare puzzle games that has been able to get away with forgoing the simplicity of design found in most post-Tetris puzzle games. The complexity of the rules and the amount of three-dimensional thought required kept the casual block-stacking types at bay, but the committed puzzle gamer able to work past the learning curve was rewarded with a ruthlessly addictive puzzle experience. Bombastic, which is from the same developer as Devil Dice and the equally arcane yet habit-forming Intelligent Qube, mixes up the Devil Dice formula by monkeying with some of the play mechanics, including several different rule sets, and pitching in a lukewarm quest mode. The quest mode is the game's largest misstep, but other than that, Bombastic offers some complex, satisfying puzzle action. Explaining the fundamental mechanics of Bombastic to another person is almost as difficult as trying to play it. You're presented with a square play field populated by standard six-sided dice, and you're represented on the play field as a strange little pixie/Teletubby. As the game starts, more dice begin to fill the field, and it's your goal to clear out dice before the field fills up completely. To clear out dice, you must place dice of the same face value next to each other. Now, this is where it gets tricky. Perched atop a die, you'll use your sprightly avatar to move the die around the play field, though every time you move to a new space, the die flips to a new side, giving that die a different face value. Also, in order to clear out dice, you need at least as many dice as the face value you're trying to clear--so, if you want to clear out dice with a face value of three, you need at least three of those dice, to clear out fours you need at least four dice, and so on. Once you have the minimum number of dice triggered, those dice begin to "burn," during which time you can move other dice next to the burning dice, and if their face value matches that of the burning dice, they'll begin to burn as well, giving you a bigger combo. After a set amount of time, the burning dice will explode, letting off an explosion in all four directions, with the number of squares the explosion reaches matching the value of the dice. Any dice that the explosion reaches that are of the same value as the exploding dice or one number lower than the exploding dice will also begin to burn, which can be the start of some incredibly lengthy chain reactions. This is good for clearing dice, but it's dangerous for you, because it's generally game over if you get caught on top of a burning die when it explodes.Read full review
For starters if you have played Devil Dice for the PS1 you know how addicting this game is. I bought Bombastic without even playing it before cause the first one was excellent. When I played Bombastic it was amazing, Excellent Grafics, music, story, challenges, everything was just great about this game. Even if you haven't played Devil Dice on PS1, Your gonna love the sequel. This game gets an A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thanks for reading my review.
A take off from Devil Dice. If you like puzzle games this version has lots and lots of different ways to play the older version of devil dice.
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