Published 5/19/2009
at GamePro.com
The original Boom Blox was everything a Wii game should be. Like Wii Sports, it was original, fun and took full advantage of the Wii Remote's unique capabilities; the GamePro staff had a great time playing through it and our only complaint was that it led to a lot of sore arm muscles. Bash Party is a great follow-up that adds some interesting new mechanics but really, it's just more of the same, which is exactly what we wanted.
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