You owe it to yourself to buy this game now, only $5 at Circuit City and $10 at walmart.com. This game is so damn fun. The game is basically a puzzle game. It gives you a board full of dice and you have to trigger an explosion by rolling a die around and matching the face number to another die. Once you get two die to match, they will set to explode and you can continue the combo by having the exploding die match another die or have the other die's face number 1 less than the exploding die. The result is a crazy game that forces to run around frantically trying to keep the combo alive, while trying to avoid the explosions itself. This game rocks! There's no excuse to pass it up, this game is totally worth the $10. Just watch some movies at IGN or something, it's so fun
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Bombastic = BRILLIANT
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Saint Cornelius
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Is this the sequel to Devil Dice / XI? That game was hella fresh.
Mermandala
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True. Frantic fun that every puzzler needs -- and only 10 bucks or less. Buy 2.
Patrick Klepek
furiously molesting tim burton
i've been meaning to pick this and the SC5 compilation up
RevenantKioku
PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS oh god i am drowning in them
It is fantastic. And you get the original Devil Dice (Xi) and Xi Jumbo, which to be honest is fucking insane. I tried playing it, but the number of extra rules and options are truly mind blowing.
Sadly, this will be the last one. (xi go pronounced saigo, "last" in Japanese. It being the last one is just what I've heard, but if I'm wrong, happily prove me so.)
Sadly, this will be the last one. (xi go pronounced saigo, "last" in Japanese. It being the last one is just what I've heard, but if I'm wrong, happily prove me so.)
bobbyconover
Member
Don't forget to try the 5-player mode - it's some of the best party action you can find. The original Devil Dice was the big multiplayer hit around these parts for years, and was only improved upon by the multiple rule sets in Xi Go.
If you guys have PS2s that can play imports, also check out "Otostaz." It's a totally nutty and awesome puzzle game developed by Shift, the guys behind Xi, and can be had pretty cheap on eBay these days. The strange gameplay involves dropping icons representing trees, ground, and water onto a scrolling landscape to influence the growth of the largest buildings possible onto a plot of land before it scrolls off-screen. It's quite hard, but once you get it down it's ridiculously satisfying to pull off large, intentional, combos. On top of that the art style and music is some of the best I've seen in ANY game, much less a puzzle game.
I actually grabbed a few of the official videos back when the game first came out, and have them hosted if anyone wants to check them out. You won't be able to figure out exactly how to play from them - this is definitely a game where playing through the tutorials is essential - but they'll at least give you an idea of the wackiness that ensues.
This is the best of the vids, and if you want to see more you can do so here.
If you guys have PS2s that can play imports, also check out "Otostaz." It's a totally nutty and awesome puzzle game developed by Shift, the guys behind Xi, and can be had pretty cheap on eBay these days. The strange gameplay involves dropping icons representing trees, ground, and water onto a scrolling landscape to influence the growth of the largest buildings possible onto a plot of land before it scrolls off-screen. It's quite hard, but once you get it down it's ridiculously satisfying to pull off large, intentional, combos. On top of that the art style and music is some of the best I've seen in ANY game, much less a puzzle game.
I actually grabbed a few of the official videos back when the game first came out, and have them hosted if anyone wants to check them out. You won't be able to figure out exactly how to play from them - this is definitely a game where playing through the tutorials is essential - but they'll at least give you an idea of the wackiness that ensues.
This is the best of the vids, and if you want to see more you can do so here.
Jumpman Jr.
Member
Bombastic gives me headaches.
RevenantKioku
PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS oh god i am drowning in them
Mejilan said:
You fool! Bombastic has Devil Dice in it!
Ah, what does it matter, you're a collector, heh.
Xi / Devil Dice - PS1 game, puzzle mode, redbook audio.
Xi Jumbo - PS1 game, not released in US, added co-op puzzle mode, different dice types, the ability to jump and throw dice, 2P-specific versus mode.
Xi Go - PS2 game, allows unlocking of Xi and Xi Jumbo rules in Endless / Limited modes in game, does NOT have Xi's puzzles, Xi Jumbo's block types or puzzles or co-op puzzles or 2P versus mode. Only the ability to play using the old rulesets in the new game.
Xi Jumbo - PS1 game, not released in US, added co-op puzzle mode, different dice types, the ability to jump and throw dice, 2P-specific versus mode.
Xi Go - PS2 game, allows unlocking of Xi and Xi Jumbo rules in Endless / Limited modes in game, does NOT have Xi's puzzles, Xi Jumbo's block types or puzzles or co-op puzzles or 2P versus mode. Only the ability to play using the old rulesets in the new game.
bobbyconover said:
Sorry for the bump -- just wanted to say that Otostaz was developed by a group called Brainbox, not Shift. I don't think Shift's ever done other than Xi series games. I wasn't able to find any more information on Brainbox, but a number of the employees have worked on other SCEI games, so I'm almost wondering if it's just the name of an internal team.
The Otostaz intro movies and whatnot were done by Alvion.
Also, on the Xi tip -- the WonderSwan version is fairly nice, other than the requisite terrible sound. It's got a large number of puzzle stages, which I might possibly prefer to the regular gameplay, and which I sorely miss in Bombastic.
BeOnEdge said:I HAVE IT AND I JUST DONT GET IT.I was making the dice explode and stuff but i didnt feel like it was my doing. all i was doing was matching dice. that cant be all there is to it.
Play the 100-level game mode until level 50 or so and see if you still think that "matching dice" is too easy. That little devil dude will be tearassing all over the board, flipping the hell out. (Stay away from the story mode: it's weak).