Boom Blox (Wii)

Tycho over at Penny Arcade jokingly referred to Boom Blox as a tech demo that you would see bundled with a new video card. He's right, without the Wiimote interface it would be a dull title for sure.

That being said, I can't put it down. Boom Blox is part Jenga, part Carnival throwing game, part puzzle game, and a whole lot of fun.

We rented Boom Blox, at $50CDN we wanted to make sure it was a good third party title first; the track record with third party games on the Wii has been pretty rough, so we were happy to see that the game met expectations of being a simple yet addictive experience.

A quirky story mode, a create mode and party play give the game enough depth to last a while, after several days with Boom Blox we haven't finished everything but the Create mode keeps us occupied for hours.

Make sure you at least give Boom Blox a try, puzzle titles aren't for everyone, but the title has challenges for gamers of all skill levels.