Spielberg Goes from Indy to Boom Blox
EA teams up with the director on a new puzzle game for the Wii.
The writer's strike that has been running since last November has many in Hollywood wondering what to do with all the newfound time on their hands. Not Steven Spielberg.
The award-winning director, currently working on a new Indiana Jones flick due this summer and a few other movies as well, took time out of his busy schedule to work with EA on a new game. The result: Boom Blox.
A puzzler built around the Wii remote, Boom Blox has a superficial resemblance to real-world game Jenga, though the blocks themselves are used for more than just stacking.
You can interact directly with the game world, playing through the 300 puzzles in four locations included in the game. Once you're done with those, you can also build ones of your own from items earned during gameplay.
Spielberg says he was inspired by the Wii hardware itself in making Bloom Blox.
"From the initial concept to what the game is today, it's always been built around the innovations the Wii brings to playing games. Boom Blox plays on the enjoyment of building and knocking down blocks, something that can appeal innately to kids and adults of all ages," he said.
Bloom Blox is coming to Wii this spring. There will be a mobile phone version around the same time.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo
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