Bomb Logic

Do you like sliding puzzles? If so, then Bomb Logic’s certainly going to be right up your street.

The idea of Bomb Logic is to move a number of dangerous explosives around the screen within a set number of moves to eliminate them in a controlled explosion. What you must try to avoid doing is overdo the number of turns you take to get everything into position or have an odd number of bombs left over from your attempt – as in either case this will cost you a life, and as you’re only equipped with three of them, it’s best you try not to slip up (much like the real thing!).

You can freely move the camera around the level to try and work out your moves and keep ahead of the game. When you press the select button a cursor showing you your up, down, left or right move pops up, which you must then select and when happy, press the select button and it’ll be carried out. If you’re still unsure about whether or not to take the move, you simply don’t highlight the arrows and press select again and you’ll return to free-roaming camera mode again.

The best way to imagine this game (which helped me to work out the moves) is to picture one of those marble-run style games where you have to move your ball around by tilting the table about. In a similar way you’ll notice this game reacts in much the same way, except a bit more of an explosive element’s been introduced.

Not only do you need to work out how to safely pair up the same explosives (you’ll often have three of any item and usually have two or so different types of explosives within a single game), you’ll also have to circumnavigate your way around the screen, making use of not just every inch of the screen layout but also blocks and even the other bombs to assist you in the task of clearing the screen.

If you do manage to lose all three of your lives (and let’s face it, you’re bound to do that), you’re able to pick up right where you left off when you start playing again. This kind of negates the whole lives thing really for me. For example, I can understand why you’d not want to go through all the levels you’ve just completed just to get the same level which killed you the last time, but why have a ‘game over’ screen if you may as well just be told ‘try again?’

Minor bugbear aside, this game is certainly going to keep you guessing the sequence and spark your interest for the whole time you’re playing. I think the only other thing this game could have benefited from is the introduction of a tutorial level and possibly some computer assistance for the instances when you’re stuck.

Overall then, buy this game if you enjoy your logic and puzzle games and like the idea of being a bomb disposal guy/girl – but without the real possibility of losing anything but your pride should you lose the game.

Rating 76%

Positives

Plenty of tricky levels to complete

Quite addictive and challenging

Negatives

Quite repetitive

Graphics aren’t really brilliant

No difficulty setting options

No tutorial setting or optional computer assistance