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Antique Road Trip USA - Mac edition now released!

Gabby — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:58:34 +0000

Starting this year, we’ve made a commitment to our gamers to deliver Mac versions of our games as close as possible to the original game’s release. Today, we’re fulfilling that promise with the release of Antique Road Trip USA for Mac on Big Fish Games. Antique Road Trip is our fun and relaxing hidden object game sprinkled with a lot of other minigames to give that gaming rush that you desire when squeezing in some play time in at the end of a busy day.

So, what are you waiting for? Go and download Antique Road Trip for your own Mac today!

Pirates Plundarrr featured on Video Game Saga!

Gabby — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:02:49 +0000

Video Game Saga features Pirates Plundarrr on Spotlight 21! Watch this video to learn more about the game, and make sure to scream a bloodthirsty “ARRRRR!!!!” every time the narrator lets one out!

Pirates Plundarrr E3 trailer

Gabby — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:34:04 +0000

Boomzap isn’t attending the E3 expo this year, but somehow Rudebelly sneaked in a pass and got to attend! Here’s the trailARRR (sorry, couldn’t resist!) of Pirates Plundarrr at E3 this year. Thanks to Majesco and G4TV for showing the trailer!

Wii Games - E3 2010 - Pirates Plund-Arrr

Antique Road Trip: USA now available for download!

Gabby — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:22:42 +0000

It’s been a busy week here at Boomzap! Our newest Hidden Object game, Antique Road Trip: USA has just been released and is now available via our own website and through our partners at Big Fish Games. In this game, you’ll travel across wonderful hometown American cities such as Cheyenne, Virginia Beach, Sault Ste. Marie, and other locations to help find rare antiques for the opening of an antique store! To know more about the game, click on the link to our game page here.

Happy playing!

Antique Road Trip: USA

Gabby — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:13:54 +0000

Grace and James Anderson are newlyweds with a growing antiques business. Help them open their own store by traveling across America and searching for hard-to-find antiques! Visit hometowns such as Cheyenne, Memphis, and Austin and solve different types of puzzles and Hidden Object scenes.

Explore 15 unique hometown cities
Play 3 different Hidden Object modes: Fast Shopper, Picky Customer, and Find 25
Solve 4 additional puzzle types: Jigsaw, Collection, Reverse Collection, and Spot the Difference
Unlock 1 bonus Hidden Object mode upon completing the game
Build your very own antique shop with lots of customization and trophies

System Requirements:

OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
CPU: 1.0 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
DirectX: 8.0
Hard Drive: 142 MB

Pirates Plund-Arrr Ahoy!

Ran — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:01:31 +0000

A’right, so’s here’s th’ deal me mateys: The game’s shipped and sailin’ for yer Wii in just a few short hours, and yer best be preppin’ with 3 of yer best seadog mateys t’ PlundArrr alongside ye, because I promise it’ll be a barrel o’ laughs when ye start yer pillagin’ and lootin’ ‘twixt the seven seas. Ye’ll see, even the undead be havin’ a life when ye’ be all crashin’ in and spoiling their newfound afterlife!

Along the way, ye be finding all manners ‘o weapons exotic an’ strange, some cursed wit’ the ancient magics to change yer foes (and some say, a pink fate worse than death!), and some just plain made for shiverin’ many a timber along yer adventures! And ye’ll need all the shiverin’ and timberin’ ye can get ye hands on, fer yer foes are many and monstrous!

Arrr, it all be that scallywag Rudebelly’s fault, it is. Ye crew be headin’ off to stow away that evil Scepter of Power, and here he be comin’ to steal it first, in the finest traditions ‘o the pirates. So now ye got t’ stop him and his army ‘o menacin’ minions, and make him walk th’ plank so that the seas be safe again for th’ righteous plunderin’ by all honest pirates!

And who knows, ye might even be findin’ a little unexpected help along th’ way by those who’ve been laid low by yer force ‘o arms, who’ve seen the light and taken up arms alongside ye.

Have ye the fortitude and strength, camaraderie an’ friendship t’ see ye through the tides ‘o beasties and hostile lands aplenty? Be ye ready t’ show th’ landlubbers what real pirates are made of?

Then grab yer copy now and show us what ye’ARRR made of!

-By that rapscallion ‘Rrran! Arrr.

Pirates Plundarrr

Gabby — Tue, 25 May 2010 06:33:37 +0000

Ahoy Matey! In Pirates Plundarrr, plunder the land and the waters of the Caribbean as a pirate with up to 3 of yer’ best pirate mates in a swashbuckling fantasy-adventure! That scallywag Rudebelly has stolen yer’ treasure–an ancient artifact called the Sceptre of Power–and it’s yer’ job to get it back. The scepter will let a man call forth plenty o’ monsters, so be prepared to fight undead creatures, other monstrosities, and dangerous bosses that ye’ll find on yer’ journey to find Rudebelly and get your booty back!

Fight your way through a fantastic adventure with creature-filled areas including a murky swamp, an Aztec temple and a haunted village
Share the excitement with up to 3 other friends in a party style, 2D beat-em up!
Find and use an arsenal of weapons with 5 distinct weapon types and dozens of variations, each with different attacks and abilities
Use the environment to your advantage; pick up and throw rocks and barrels to damage creatures, or just pick up your enemies and throw ‘em overboard!
Fight up to 40+ unique enemies from skeletons to zombies and battle giant deadly bosses that will try to keep you from finding your treasure
Gain XP points to earn perks and level up your characters with upgrades that will cause more damage to your enemies

Platform: Nintendo Wii

Genre: Action

Players: 1-4

ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+

Wii Games - E3 2010 - Pirates Plund-Arrr

Boomzap’s Quick-And-Dirty Prototyping Process Featured!

Gabby — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:19:27 +0000

Ever wondered how the games get done over here at Boomzap? If you’ve read about our company, you already know that “over here” is a metaphor - Boomzap is a 100% virtual company, with no physical office and 20 people working remotely from Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Today, our writer/producer Luna Cruz (yes, she wrote the story for Awakening!) lifts the curtain on our production process at Boomzap. She christened it “quick-and-dirty” prototyping and is a featured article on Gamasutra.com. Read the article here.

Awakening: The Dreamless Castle Mac version now available!

Gabby — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:16:22 +0000

To all Mac users out there, Awakening: The Dreamless Castle Mac version is now available from Big Fish Games! It’s currently available to members as the “Tomorrow’s Game Today” feature and will be available to everyone starting tomorrow. Hurry, get it this weekend during BFG’s Spring Fever sale! All games are 30% with the coupon code SPRINGFEVER.

Download Awakening: The Dreamless Castle for Mac here.

Awakening links

Gabby — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:33:10 +0000

Over the past week, more articles have come from the web featuring Awakening: The Dreamless Castle! Here they are:

A glowing review from About.com, who thinks Awakening is a “superb example of the hidden object/adventure game.”
From the website “The Fantasy Art of Computer Games”, a post containing 99 screenshots and the intro cutscene from the game

Enjoy!