Boom Beach

In spite of his best attempts to annoy the reader, Boom Beach is actually quite entertaining. There are so many features to this game that would normally relegate immediately to the category "Miss" (if not "Dud") that it is incredible that we played as long as we have. But the truth is, in spite of horrific 3D animation, animation of ugly characters, short levels and the ridiculous ease of picking enemies, Boom Beach offers a lot of action for you to come back. This is pure video game popcorn: Eat a tasty level, and you will surprise yourself to come back to the game over and over again. The game was not meticulously built or balanced, but the short, action-packed levels are entertaining and quick to start - great 10 minute breaks from reality. Boom Beach is proof that a game does not always look incredible to offer a fun, playable experience.

There is a primordial story at Boom Beach cheat, which is pretty much straight out of every Soldier of Fortune or late night number of straight-to-video action. There are some bad terrorists, who are doing bad things. Boom Beach is called upon to deal with their evil shrewd plans. These plans include hostages, seizing oil rigs, hoarding weapons and drugs and lying in tents in the desert.

Of course, it is not very realistic, but it is fun. As we said, the levels load at a surprising speed, and there are many, many bad guys to fill with lead. There's nothing like riding in the middle of an enemy encampment and zapping 20 or 30 guys alone to make a proud gamer to have a powerful band like Boom Beach protect the collective home and home. Designers have thrown enough extras in the levels to get things moving in the game, including levels where the player has to pull from the back of a moving truck, explode weapons caches, look for fake walls Inside a pyramid, rescue hostages or arrest a terrorist leader. There are also some cool "entrances" to levels such as flashing an inflatable Odyssey boat under an oil well under the cover of the night, or parachuting into the hot zone (extra points rad to be Able to shoot at terrorists, while 'Chuting to the ground).

While we are there, we should really discuss the atrocious AI in the game. Terrorist Boom Beach Armies are possibly the stupidest groups of cannon fodder we have seen since the Stormtroopers of the Empire Been unable to pull Han Solo five feet down the Death Star Corridor. As soon as the player lights, all enemies are immediately alerted and start shooting directly at the player's position, no matter how well camouflaged. Enemies run wildly for a second, kneel and start pulling willy-nilly towards the reader. The AI can literally not hit the side of a barn if it is more than 10 feet away, and it is slower to react than Hefner without its Viagra. When rounding a corner on a villain, even if it is alerted and turned to the right towards you, it will still take a few seconds before you start shooting, which usually allows you to go "Ack! Of surprise and then pull the hell out of the stupid bastard poor. Of course it does not allow that the player is also equipped with a radar that usefully shows the location and movement of any enemy within range. Relying on radar turns most levels in the cannon-shooters, exposing enemies as nudists on a sunny day.

Boom Beach also comes with the usual add-on multiplayer options. Standard Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag games are further complemented by the inclusion of King of the Hill (players need to get and maintain an area for a set amount of time), Search and Destroy Skip some goals), attack and defend, and Flagball (similar to Team Fortress of 1.5 Murderball). The online game passes through the NovaLogic NovaWorld servers, which means it is fast and easy to find the current multiplayer games. Be warned: These are not the best online multiplayer game you've ever played. There is a lot of pop and shift, and bullets tend to zing into out of nowhere and kill you dead.

This review may sound harsh, and it may seem strange that we give the game a "Hit" rating, but tons of fun. As stupid as the AI is, it really is a lot of fun to jump into a level where you know you're completely surrounded and inferior and digital gun hell out of everything that moves.