Bombastic (video game)
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Bombastic, known as XI Go in Japan, is a video game for PlayStation 2
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. Players control a family of small devil called Aqui that runs across a grid full of dice. Players can walk on the grid, pushing dice around, or walk on the dice, rolling them as the character walks. The objective and how dice are cleared vary between modes.
Chains can be formed by exploding a die, which then its flame hits a dice with an equal or exactly one pip lower than the original die. That way, the chained die starts glowing too; which starts the chain. With this chain rule, a player can form continuous explosions.
In Standard, the player controls a baby Aqui that grows up as the level progresses, and thus increasing its speed. The player plays in a 7x7 grid, clearing dice to keep new space in the game.
In Limited, the player controls an Aqui with a player-defined speed in a 7x7 grid for three minutes, trying to get as high score as possible.
In Attack, the player can enter a code to unlock a stage. There are ten stages and the stages vary in objective and settings; some examples are:
The gameplay changes, though the core explosion rule stays the same. The Aqui brothers need to complete fifteen levels and beat five bosses to meet their grandfather.
In each level, the level usually has various puzzles compacted into one; all puzzles must be completed to win. There are also enemies in the level; enemies can be defeated by exploding a die and have its flame to hit the enemy. If an Aqui touches the enemy, it loses a life (shown by losing one member of the Aqui brothers). A unique thing is that lives are not replenished between levels, but by losing all lives, one can get all lives back with no penalty (other than losing the level currently on).
There are three types of completion: Complete, No Lives Lost, and Perfect. To Complete a level, just finish the level. To get No Lives Lost, the player may not lose any Aqui. To get Perfect, the player may not lose any Aqui, and must kill every enemy in the level.
The bosses have different level style. The Aqui must defeat the bosses by the dice fire. Moreover, each boss has a unique ability; for example, The Pack of Cats, the boss of The Realm of Jungle, can spawn little cats to disrupt the players movement area.
There are two "parts", nighttime and daytime. The nighttime stages are easier than their daytime counterparts.
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
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Gameplay
The gameplay of Bombastic is similar to its predecessor, Devil DiceDevil Dice
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. Players control a family of small devil called Aqui that runs across a grid full of dice. Players can walk on the grid, pushing dice around, or walk on the dice, rolling them as the character walks. The objective and how dice are cleared vary between modes.
Bomb Mode
The Bomb Mode is the new gameplay version. When a group of dice with identical top face is formed, which the size must be at least as the number of pips on the face, the dice start glowing, and after a while, exploding and bursting flame to the four directions. The larger the pip amount is, the longer the delay will be; but the flame is also longer. Dice can still be rolled or moved when glowing; the flame length used is the number of pips on the top of the face of the die when the die explodes.Chains can be formed by exploding a die, which then its flame hits a dice with an equal or exactly one pip lower than the original die. That way, the chained die starts glowing too; which starts the chain. With this chain rule, a player can form continuous explosions.
Battle Mode
Battle Mode is similar to its predecessor, but with the new gameplay. Battle Mode has three submodes: Standard, Limited, and Attack.In Standard, the player controls a baby Aqui that grows up as the level progresses, and thus increasing its speed. The player plays in a 7x7 grid, clearing dice to keep new space in the game.
In Limited, the player controls an Aqui with a player-defined speed in a 7x7 grid for three minutes, trying to get as high score as possible.
In Attack, the player can enter a code to unlock a stage. There are ten stages and the stages vary in objective and settings; some examples are:
- Get the highest score with two minutes time limit and 4-star speed
- Get the highest combo count with three minutes time limit and 4-star speed
- Delete all dice in the shortest time possible with 2-star speed
Quest Mode
Quest Mode is an adventure-style, progressive levels mode. The Aqui brothers want to visit their grandfather, which resides in The Realm of Clouds. However, The Aqui brothers need to face The Realm of Ghosts, The Realm of Sweets, The Realm of Jungle, and The Realm of Ice before reaching their destination.The gameplay changes, though the core explosion rule stays the same. The Aqui brothers need to complete fifteen levels and beat five bosses to meet their grandfather.
In each level, the level usually has various puzzles compacted into one; all puzzles must be completed to win. There are also enemies in the level; enemies can be defeated by exploding a die and have its flame to hit the enemy. If an Aqui touches the enemy, it loses a life (shown by losing one member of the Aqui brothers). A unique thing is that lives are not replenished between levels, but by losing all lives, one can get all lives back with no penalty (other than losing the level currently on).
There are three types of completion: Complete, No Lives Lost, and Perfect. To Complete a level, just finish the level. To get No Lives Lost, the player may not lose any Aqui. To get Perfect, the player may not lose any Aqui, and must kill every enemy in the level.
The bosses have different level style. The Aqui must defeat the bosses by the dice fire. Moreover, each boss has a unique ability; for example, The Pack of Cats, the boss of The Realm of Jungle, can spawn little cats to disrupt the players movement area.
There are two "parts", nighttime and daytime. The nighttime stages are easier than their daytime counterparts.