Baby Boomer

"Might as well just put this baby up for adoption..."

Story - 3/10
Let's see... One day, little Baby Boomer escapes from his crib and heads off into the woods. He crawls obliviously into the unknown wilderness, only stopping when he sees a flower or two.
He moves from left to right, as snakes, rats and other creatures dive in to grab the kid. Your job is to shoot everything and anything to keep Boomer alive and happy. Oh, did I mention he always hungry? You have to remember to shoot the milk bottles too, or he screams in misery.
The ultimate goal is to get him home to Mommy Dearest, but it's a loooonnng way home.

Gameplay - 2/10
This game was fun for a little while, until Boomer fell down the same hole for the tenth time... It was only difficult because of the Nintendo light gun's inaccuracy. *Ka-Ping! Ka-Ping!*
In other words.... the controls are awful. Seriously. It's like a blind monkey with a hammer programmed it.

Graphics and Sound - 2/10
Sound... sound... sound.... Well... If you really like beeping and the *Ka-Ping!* of the gun, it's great!! Wonderful!! I need to start looking for the soundtrack sometime soon.
Graphics... a colourful game. That's all I can say. Really. Ugh.... *Has nightmares* ...NOOOOO~!!!! ....I... I'm.. AHHHHH!! ...I'm okay... *Twitch* Really... Stop looking at me like that.

Replayability - 2/10
If for some reason, you are driven to get Baby Boomer home to his mommy, then you may play this game until your eyes bleed. I applaud your ability to stick to a goal.
But... you're very alone.. I wouldn't play it again for a hundred dollars. ...Wait.. Maybe I would. But I WOULDN'T ENJOY IT~!!

Buy or Rent?
I highly doubt stores actually have this game anywhere. But if you have a choice, rent it, or don't play it at all. Maybe pick it up at a garage sale under a big pile of used socks or something.
But hey.. It's a pretty rare game. It may be worth something on E-Bay, so you can buy a game worth playing.

Conclusion
I suppose Baby Boomer gets a point for interesting game idea... you don't see too many games about shooting animals to save a baby. Right? You don't see a robin's egg blue coloured NES cartridge very often either.
...and I give it one more extra point. Because the game has milk. I like milk. It does a body good. Moo.

Reviewer's Score: 2/10, Originally Posted: 08/27/02, Updated 08/27/02