BOOM 1.5.8 review

Remember the classic arcade gameBomberman? If you do, or even if you don't,you won't be disappointed by Boom.

License: Shareware OS: Mac OS X File size: 2961K Developer: Factor Software Buy Now Price: $15.00 Updated: 26 Jul 2006

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Remember the classic arcade gameBomberman? If you do, or even if you don't,you won't be disappointed by Boom. BOOM is an arcade game in the grand tradition, bringing the playability and feel of the glorious 8-bit consoles on theMacintosh.

As a space marine your mission is to penetrate 8 alien infested areas, each one divided in 10 sub-zones, eliminate all enemies using your bombs and finally kick the Big Alien Boss back to where he came from.

Here are some key features of "BOOM":
Smooth sprite based animations in 256 colors
8 soundtracks and multi-channel sound effects
Simultaneous two players action
80 different levels
10 different enemy characters varying in intelligence and weaponry
Mid-game monsters and a final Super Boss
Online high scores.

What's New:
Updated the Kagi Registration Module (fixed a potential crash on Mac OS X 10.3.9).
New Factor Software logo in both game and documentation.
Updated Help.