<s>
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
Bash	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
Smash	I-Application
Party	I-Application
in	O
non-English	O
territories	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
physics-based	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
May	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
29	O
May	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
Bash	I-Application
Party	I-Application
resembles	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
new	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
less	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
shooting	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
developers	O
commented	O
was	O
their	O
least	O
favorite	O
mode	O
of	O
play	O
in	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
Bash	I-Application
Party	I-Application
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
Bash	I-Application
Party	I-Application
originally	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
upload	O
levels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
download	O
levels	O
made	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
could	O
download	O
any	O
levels	O
made	O
by	O
someone	O
on	O
their	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Friends	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
Bash	I-Application
Party	I-Application
did	O
not	O
feature	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
method	O
of	O
online	O
play	O
in	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
uploaded	O
by	O
EA	O
include	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
Spring	O
2009	O
release	O
as	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
Bash	I-Application
Party	I-Application
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
by	O
EA	O
Casual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spielberg	O
kept	O
meeting	O
with	O
EA	O
on	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
on	O
new	O
ideas	O
;	O
producer	O
Amir	O
Rahimi	O
commented	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
so	O
much	O
enthusiasm	O
that	O
"	O
he	O
could	O
hardly	O
stop	O
them	O
from	O
doing	O
a	O
sequel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
which	O
was	O
cut	O
in	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
head-tracking	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
two	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
to	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
with	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
developers	O
did	O
n't	O
receive	O
the	O
development	O
hardware	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
implement	O
it	O
,	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
compatibility	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
had	O
sometimes	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
Boom	B-Application
Blox	I-Application
movie	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
spokesperson	O
commented	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
all	O
just	O
brainstorming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bash	B-Application
Party	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
86%	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
Bash	B-Application
Party	I-Application
an	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
award	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
