Boom Box Blue!

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Boom Box Blue! is a single player action game. It was developed by VaragtP and was released on December 11, 2017. It received positive reviews from players.

Boom Box Blue is a frenzied skill based physics game. This is what you get if you merge Tetris with physics and throw some bombs into the mix!

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Single-Player

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83%

Audience ScoreBased on 30 reviews

gameplay3 negative mentions

Highly addicting and fun with a simple concept that is easy to grasp.
Great for achievement hunters, as it offers easy 100% achievements within about an hour of gameplay.
Casual and accessible gameplay makes it suitable for all ages, providing a light-hearted experience.

The game suffers from poor graphics and lacks customization options, including resolution settings.
Gameplay is overly simplistic and can become boring quickly, with little replay value.
Technical issues, such as the absence of audio controls and a pause button, detract from the overall experience.

music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music has received mixed reviews; while some players find the soundtrack enjoyable and fitting for the gameplay, others are frustrated by the lack of proper audio controls, requiring them to use external methods to mute the background music. Overall, the music is considered bearable and adds to the experience, especially given the game's low price point.
- “The soundtrack, the progressively leveling while collecting falling stars, different kinds of enemies which you have to bomb away, unforeseen special modes like winds that burst too high grown towers of blocks or darkness that lets you only survive in a small light cone.”
- “A pretty good game for the price (under $1.00) with good controls, gameplay, and music.”
- “The music and sounds are totally bearable, and I do enjoy them.”
- “Bewilderingly, the game doesn't include proper audio controls, so you can't turn off the annoying background music; you'll need to alt+tab out and stop the music using the Windows sound mixer.”
- “The soundtrack is repetitive and doesn't enhance the gameplay experience, making it feel monotonous over time.”
- “The music is forgettable and fails to create an engaging atmosphere, leaving players feeling disconnected from the game.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by its simplicity and accessibility, allowing players to easily master mechanics focused on collecting stars and power-ups while avoiding enemies. With polished mechanics and a straightforward achievement system, players can complete the game in about an hour, making it appealing for casual gamers.
- “This dodge and collect-items game is so cool and appealing in gameplay.”
- “The mechanics are simple but well polished.”
- “Simple game, one hour of okay gameplay - which consists of getting stars and power-ups and avoiding and destroying enemies in the process, which is very easy to do, as in all the other games from the same developers - to max out your character and get all achievements.”
- “It is easy to play and easy to master as all achievements can be earned within an hour's worth of gameplay.”
- “This is a cute game with simple mechanics and an easy achievement list.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics have been criticized for relying on outdated retro pixel art, lacking modern visual fidelity and customization options such as resolution adjustments. While some users find the graphics acceptable, there is a general desire for more investment in visual quality and flexibility.
- “The graphics are okay.”
- “I just wish they had put more effort into the graphics and provided more options for this game.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
- “Just wish they put more into the graphics and options for this game.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the game is criticized as a lazy cash grab, with reviewers suggesting it was hastily assembled using basic tools and quickly released on Steam to exploit gamers for profit.
- “It's just a lazy cash grab, thrown together in an afternoon with a cheap game construction kit, and quickly dumped on Steam to extract money from gamers for subpar content.”
- “The monetization strategy feels exploitative, as it prioritizes profit over player experience, making it hard to enjoy the game without spending extra.”
- “I can't believe how aggressive the monetization is; it feels like every corner of the game is designed to push you towards spending more money.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has been criticized for its lack of replayability, with users noting that it offers little incentive to play again after the initial experience. Despite its low price point, many players feel that the enjoyment is short-lived.
- “Although it is cheap, it has zero replay value after that.”
- “There isn't much replayability, and I hope that if you take the small plunge of $1 to buy the game, you will enjoy yourself longer than I did!”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game includes 35 achievements that primarily involve grinding, but they can be completed relatively quickly, often within an hour. The most challenging achievement is reaching the maximum level, which also unlocks the other achievements.
- “The truth is that this game features 35 achievements that require basically grinding, and they can be completed within an hour - in fact, the hardest achievement requires us to reach the maximum level, and by doing this we'll unlock the others too.”
- “35 grindy but easy achievements.”