Review Clay animation and video games: Is it a winning combination? Given The Neverhood's track record of developing weak games based on clay animation (the self-titled Neverhood for the PC and Skullmonkeys for the PlayStation), the answer is no. Boombots is yet another game that tries to merge clay with gaming. But unlike Interplay's old and only marginally better Clay Fighter for the SNES, this fighting game has absolutely nothing going for it. Cat aliens have stolen all of Earth's house cats. It's up to you, as one of several goofy-looking robots, to fight other goofy-looking robots until you can return the cats to their rightful homes. The fighting is similar to Midway's abysmal 3D fighter, Bio F.R.E.A.K.S., in that it takes place in a 3D arena. Most of the fighting is based on three types of projectile attacks - correction - the fighting would be about the three types of projectile attacks, but since the computer fighters are so susceptible to being thrown, you can simply run after your opponent while pounding on the R2 button and win every time. You can get out of throws if you're crafty - which the computer player obviously isn't. Against a human, you'll simply stay far away from each other, lobbing projectiles back and forth until you simply can't take any more - depending on your pain threshold, this will be anywhere between five and ten minutes. Graphically, the game looks rough. The textures are plain and ugly, and the effects are just as drab. But the FMV cutscenes, completely rendered in clay, look pretty good, even if they are firmly on the just-plain-stupid side of the humor scale. The soundtrack sounds as though it was ripped from a Genesis game and only adds to the frustration factor. Boombots is without a doubt in the running for the worst game of the year. The fighting is ill-conceived every step of the way, and the presentation doesn't bring anything to the table either. I shouldn't have to tell you to save your money, but just in case you're the type of person who skips to the end of every review, here it is in plain English: Stay as far away from this game as you possibly can.--Jeff Gerstmann--Copyright © 1998 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited. -- GameSpot Review
S**2
A crazy, wacky...and quite strange experience
Oh Boombots...A game made by Dreamworks way back when they made unique material for the videogaming industry, this was one that once you play, its hard to forget...literally.Basically, it is a fighting game with an actually surprising large cast of characters all with unique abilities and looks from a giant robo dog and a french robo monkey to a british WWII Airplane and a texas ranger with HUGE arms. The basis of the game is that Cat Aliens have come to Earth to steal all of Earth's cats. You take control of one of the BOOMBOTS, created by the American scientist known as Dr. Pick to combat the alien menace and bring the kitties home. Now...it all sounds like a PG movie you'd take the kids to?WRONG.This game is filled with potty humor, farts, and complete RANDOMNESS. I must honestly admit that this game is humorous at times...but the gameplay gets old fast to where you only play the game to watch the cutscenes. And even then, by the end of the game you sit back and think, "...Wait thats it?" or "The HECK was I just playing?" Even though the game is one weird piece of work, I must applaude "Neverhood" for their animation skills with claymation. It is literally quite good.So anyways long story short, if you are looking for a random fighting game to play with your friends or just want a good chuckle, get this game. It isnt entirely bad, but it does get old a bit fast.
X**X
Product condition described as good, yet the disc is covered in scratches
The headline says it all... I'll remove this review if I'm compensated in some way, but the disc is covered in scratches, and that's not 'good' condition, chief.
D**S
Good game for its day
Yes I still play the classics! In all this game is a good one, except for the fact that in order to achieve special bonuses you have to make it through the game without dying. When it comes to gaming I fall into the group of player that play a game for the story and just to have fun. If your a gamer like me, like I said its a good game but not the type of game that I was expecting!
T**S
Really fun game
Sleeper game. This game definitely went under the radar and is not very well known.When I call it a sleeper game, that's actually a positive. Basically it means, something you don't expect to be good, but actually is.
J**N
Five Stars
Excellent!
L**I
Hehe
This is a horrible game. Don't EVER waste your money on this. It takes less than 20 minutes to complete the game.
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