<s>
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
and	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
2.0	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
film	O
director	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
presents	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
physics-based	O
puzzles	O
,	O
the	O
objective	O
being	O
either	O
to	O
keep	O
structures	O
made	O
of	O
blocks	O
from	O
being	O
knocked	O
down	O
or	O
to	O
knock	O
them	O
over	O
by	O
various	O
means	O
,	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
throw	O
,	O
shoot	O
,	O
and	O
grab	O
at	O
the	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
features	O
a	O
realistic	O
physics	O
system	O
;	O
the	O
angle	O
at	O
which	O
a	O
projectile	O
is	O
launched	O
and	O
how	O
fast	O
it	O
is	O
thrown	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
mass	O
of	O
the	O
projectile	O
and	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
blocks	O
it	O
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
influence	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
an	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
levels	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
people	O
added	O
to	O
their	O
Friend	O
Code	O
list	O
via	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
Bash	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
Jenga	O
meets	O
Tetris	B-Device
Blast	I-Device
,	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Lego	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
manipulate	O
bowling	O
balls	O
,	O
baseballs	B-Application
,	O
laser	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
water	O
hoses	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
knock	O
over	O
structures	O
made	O
of	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternately	O
,	O
they	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
grab	O
blocks	O
in	O
Jenga-style	O
gameplay	O
,	O
taking	O
care	O
to	O
remove	O
a	O
maximum	O
number	O
of	O
blocks	O
without	O
toppling	O
the	O
precariously	O
stacked	O
tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Adventure	O
and	O
Explore	O
modes	O
are	O
the	O
single-player	O
portion	O
of	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
,	O
constituting	O
over	O
300	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
the	O
user-created	O
levels	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
or	O
sent	O
to	O
people	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Friend	O
roster	O
via	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
were	O
surprised	O
when	O
,	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
first	O
collaboration	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
would	O
be	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
,	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
elaborated	O
his	O
younger	O
children	O
enjoy	O
playing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
more	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
or	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
"	O
show	O
 [ them ] 	O
they	O
can	O
have	O
fun	O
playing	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
non-violent	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
creative	O
and	O
strategic	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
require	O
two	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
and	O
an	O
LED	O
headset	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
Easter	O
egg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
focus	O
was	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
specifically	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
senior	O
producer	O
Amir	O
Rahimi	O
has	O
indicated	O
that	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
may	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
received	O
many	O
positive	O
reviews	O
with	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
85/100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
87%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
Spike	O
TV	O
in	O
their	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
its	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
Wii-specific	O
awards	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Local	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
the	O
Wii-Mote	O
,	O
and	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
sold	O
60,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
availability	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
EA	O
revealed	O
that	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
450,000	O
copies	O
during	O
their	O
first	O
fiscal	O
quarter	O
and	O
"	O
continues	O
to	O
sell	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
