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. Game Informer
    60
    Many of the minigames simply aren't much fun the first time, but they become horrendously painful by the fifth try. In short, thie Bomb is a dud. [June 2005, p.137]
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  2. PSM Magazine
    60
    Had potential, but it's ultimately too unpolished and player unfriendly for any but the most puzzle hardcore. [July 2005, p.88]
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  3. Worth Playing
    55
    The game exists as a way to take a bunch of little games which could have easily been momentary distractions at work or the like (think Flash game level of complexity, only not nearly good as some of the better Flash games you've played), tied together by a lame premise and sold as a retail package.
  5. Next Level Gaming
    54
    There are better puzzle games out there, and games that do not pretend to be something they are not.
  6. Game Chronicles
    53
    If you’re looking for a puzzle game with staying power you thankfully have a few other choices on the PSP. Smart Bomb is only for those with steely nerves, low blood pressure, and a lot of extra time on their hands.
  7. IGN
    50
    But the mix isn't all that fun because of the uneven pace and lack of build-up, and because the puzzles are so limiting, it doesn't get better with time like many brain-twisters do.
  8. games(TM)
    50
    Even though each puzzle is explained before it gets tough a few stages down the line, there are still a few that are a little too complex for their own good (as if the game wasn’t frustrating enough already.) [Aug 2005, p.96]
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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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