Boom Blox Bash Party (Nintendo Wii) Complete, tested

Electronic Arts and Steven Spielberg team up again for 400 new levels of physics-based block-busting action in this sequel to the 2008 game that was, quite literally, a smashing success. Boom Blox: Bash Party picks up where its predecessor left off, with gamers using their Wii Remote to topple towers and strategically destroy blocks through a variety of themed environments. Bash Party flaunts its physics engine by sending gamers into outer space and deep under the ocean. blocks and tools, such as cylinders, paint blocks, the virus ball, and the slingshot, offer players an assortment of new ways to create havoc and destruction. Multiplayer options have expanded as well, with more chances for co-op or head-to-head play, and an all-new team mode. The game includes a series of new characters, each of whom can be thrown, grabbed, and launched just like any other block, and gamers with an Internet connection can head online to download new levels or use the "Create" mode to design and share