Big Bang Mini for Nintendo DS Game Review

I posted a sneak peak of Big Bang Mini for Nintendo DS before. I am excited that I got a chance to review it as well. It is really fun! Pretty much you get to make your own fireworks displays. You send up rockets with a sweep of the stylus and try to avoid any bullets that fall from the fireworks that miss. When an enemy is defeated you collect stars and try to progress through all 90 levels.



It is rated E for everyone and I bet it would be fun for kids as well as adults. I may have to get my dad a DS so that he can play it on the metro on the way to work in the mornings.

The aim was to create an absorbing, yet challenging game for Nintendo DS which fully utilized the unique attributes of the stylus to enhance gameplay, according to Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak Games. “The classic arcade shoot em up, is a perennial favorite, but it needed a genuinely new twist,” explained Mroz. “There’s a universal attraction to fireworks, and something strangely captivating about creating displays, even in the midst of gameplay. The sweep of the stylus is the ideal way to launch a rocket into the sky with a satisfying swoosh, before it bursts into a kaleidoscope of brilliant shapes and colors – and destroys the opposition. It’s this combination of the old and the new in Big Bang Mini which will have players hooked.”

The game has already received an excellent response from industry reviewers, was awarded ‘Best Game Soundtrack’ at the prestigious video game festival, Prix du Festival du Jeu Vidéo in France, and was also nominated for ‘Best Portable Console Game’.





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Sneak Peak of Nintendo DS Big Bang Mini game

This is actually not a review, but a sneak peak of a game that will be released in a couple of days. I will be doing the review later.

The game is Big Bang Mini for Nintendo DS and it looks really fun! Here is some information from the press release:

A challenging new twist on the retro shooter-style game, Big Bang Mini, developed in conjunction with Studio Arkedo, offers Nintendo DS™ players the opportunity to create their own fireworks displays. Players send up rockets with a sweep of the stylus while avoiding the burning fallout from fireworks which miss their targets. The aim of the game is to collect stars which fall when an enemy is defeated and progress through the game’s 90 levels.

Rated E for Everyone, the game is a ‘shoot ‘em up’ that will make long journeys pass in a flash – whether sat in the back of a car driven by mom or dad, or on the train while commuting to work, such is the game’s appeal to players of all ages. The tutorial arms players with the basic skills quickly, as play is controlled entirely by the stylus. Fast, strategic moves are required to send up fireworks, collect stars and move to safety from falling debris.

The aim was to create an absorbing, yet challenging game for Nintendo DS which fully utilized the unique attributes of the stylus to enhance gameplay, according to Melanie Mroz, CEO of SouthPeak Games. “The classic arcade shoot em up, is a perennial favorite, but it needed a genuinely new twist,” explained Mroz. “There’s a universal attraction to fireworks, and something strangely captivating about creating displays, even in the midst of gameplay. The sweep of the stylus is the ideal way to launch a rocket into the sky with a satisfying swoosh, before it bursts into a kaleidoscope of brilliant shapes and colors – and destroys the opposition. It’s this combination of the old and the new in Big Bang Mini which will have players hooked.”

The game has already received an excellent response from industry reviewers, was awarded ‘Best Game Soundtrack’ at the prestigious video game festival, Prix du Festival du Jeu Vidéo in France, and was also nominated for ‘Best Portable Console Game’.

Big Bang Mini is available at major retailers nationwide on January 20.

I will be posting a review of this game very shortly.





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Noodleboro Games by Hasbro

We were lucky enough to receive Hasbro's new Noodleboro game from Mom Central. Noodleboro is a new toy line designed to teach kids social skills.

There are three different Noodleboro board games. Pizza Palace Game teaches kids how to listen and pay attention, Fun Park game shows how working together is an important part of everyday life, and Picnic Basket Game makes learning about manner fun!

Sara Rose is a bit young for the games, so we played with some family friends. The kids (ages 3 and 4) loved it! It was so fun to watch them playing the game and having such a good time while learning all sorts of important lessons at the same time! I can not wait until Sara Rose is old enough to play. I think we are going to have to get the other 2 as well.

Thanks to Mom Central for giving us the opportunity to play this great game!

Rating
Appearance- 5
Customer Service-5
Cost- 5
Quality- 5
Functionality-5
Overall-5





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