Smart Bomb

 PSP
Metascore
45

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 11 out of 19
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  1. GameSpot
    48
    The visual performance is poor, the puzzles are drab, and the story mode is laughably lame.
  2. GameZone
    42
    The biggest thing that make this game get such a low score is non-responsive controls and framerate issues will make you want to slam your precious PlayStation Portable against a brick wall.
  3. Cheat Code Central
    40
    Everything about it is low quality, from the music to the terrible cutscenes.
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  5. GameSpy
    40
    The slow load times, the tedious puzzles, and the overall lack of fun in this title are almost awe inspiring. It's really very hard figure out why someone gave the go-ahead on its production.
  6. DarkStation
    40
    Unless you enjoy poorly developed games that make you frustrated right off, then you can probably just let this bomb go off and move on to other games.
  7. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    30
    My advice to the developers is next time, skip the shaking, the timers, and the laughable cinemas and spend more time polishing and testing. [June 2005, p.101]
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  8. PSX Extreme
    30
    A terrible game. It’s not fun, it’s infuriating, and it feels like a budget title that was rushed out the door. Unless you have an incredibly high tolerance for dying and repeating tasks, there’s no reason to spend another second thinking about this game.
  9. Edge Magazine
    30
    Unforgivably unresponsive controls and a series of poor structural choices quickly reveal themselves and deeply undercut every positive point the game provides. [July 2005, p.95]
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    28
    Beyond merely bad - it's kind of depressing. [July 2005, p.119]
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  11. netjak
    23
    There's only one group of people that I can think would be stupid enough to praise this game, and that's people who like to pretend that they're smarter than other people.
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  12. G4 TV
    20
    By far the worst part of Smart Bomb is the loading screen.

Awards & Rankings

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#70 Best PSP Game of 2005
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#61 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2005

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User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. BillyjoeD.
    May 26, 2005
    9
    Awesome game frustrating though at times, cause u gotta start the whole bomb over every time u screw up.
  2. Jose
    May 13, 2005
    7
    Short load times.Pretty good game, although it does get frustrating. Most of the even early level puzzles are challenging. An innovative game Short load times.Pretty good game, although it does get frustrating. Most of the even early level puzzles are challenging. An innovative game for the PSP.… Full Review »
  3. Robert
    May 12, 2005
    3
    This may be the most frustrating game i've ever played. It is by far the worst game i've played for the psp. The controls fight This may be the most frustrating game i've ever played. It is by far the worst game i've played for the psp. The controls fight while you try to figure out in 45 seconds how to acomplish complex goals. the screen shakes and can make it hard to see just whats going on and if you don't get one puzzle right you start from the begining of the level. I was looking forward to this one and hoped it would be a unique puzzle game but instead i get a steaming turd of a game.… Full Review »
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