Nicky Boum, more commonly known as Nicky Boom, is a side-scrollingplatform game developed and originally released for the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS by Microïds in 1992. The game began a second life in 2008, with a remake for mobile phones, which was made available for Windows computers late in 2008. It was also ported to the Tapwave Zodiac handheld in 2006. It has been also ported to PlayStation 2 as a homebrew version.[1] and is available for Mac OS X on the Mac App Store.[2] In Nicky Boom, the player controls the titular boy trying to rescue his grandfather from a wicked witch. The game received mostly positive reviews and a sequel titled Nicky 2.
After little Nicky's grandfather was kidnapped by the cruel Zoldrane the Sorceress to force him to help her make an evil spell, the boy sets on a journey through a fantastical land to defeat the witch and save the old man and the world.[3] The player controls Nicky who can walk, jump and throw apple cores to defend himself from Zoldrane's monstrous minions. The player can pick up other items to throw at monsters, such as bouncy balls and logs that can be also used to build bridges at certain parts of the levels. Nicky is also able to jump on enemies to defeat them, which is often more difficult but the killed monsters may drop items. The game consists of eight levels based on four separate themes, including swamp, forest and castle.[3]
Reception
Nicky Boom received mixed but mostly positive reviews, including ratings of 50% from Amiga Power,[3] 64% from Amiga Joker,[3] 65% from CU Amiga,[3] and 83% from Génération 4.[4]Joystick awarded the game a 92% for the Amiga version, a 90# for the Atari ST version, and 80% for the PC version.[5][6][7] A review by Amiga Computing (82%) stated Nicky Boom "is unlikely to be remembered as an all-time Amiga great, but having said that, it does possess that certain addictiveness and fun quality that many games in that genre lack."[8]
Sequel
Nicky Boom was followed by a sequel titled Nicky 2 (or Nicky II) released for the same platforms in 1993–2009. In this game, Nicky needs to defeat Zoldrane's vengeful sister with the help of a magic goose.
References
^"Nicky - News: New game: Nicky Boum". Chrilith.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
^"Mac App Store - Nicky Boom". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
nicky, boom, nicky, boum, more, commonly, known, side, scrolling, platform, game, developed, originally, released, amiga, atari, microïds, 1992, game, began, second, life, 2008, with, remake, mobile, phones, which, made, available, windows, computers, late, 20. Nicky Boum more commonly known as Nicky Boom is a side scrolling platform game developed and originally released for the Amiga Atari ST and MS DOS by Microids in 1992 The game began a second life in 2008 with a remake for mobile phones which was made available for Windows computers late in 2008 It was also ported to the Tapwave Zodiac handheld in 2006 It has been also ported to PlayStation 2 as a homebrew version 1 and is available for Mac OS X on the Mac App Store 2 In Nicky Boom the player controls the titular boy trying to rescue his grandfather from a wicked witch The game received mostly positive reviews and a sequel titled Nicky 2 Nicky BoomDeveloper s MicroidsPublisher s MicroidsDesigner s Alain LambinDominico ManfrediPlatform s Amiga Atari ST MS DOS Windows Mac OS X mobileRelease1992Genre s Platform gameMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 Sequel 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditAfter little Nicky s grandfather was kidnapped by the cruel Zoldrane the Sorceress to force him to help her make an evil spell the boy sets on a journey through a fantastical land to defeat the witch and save the old man and the world 3 The player controls Nicky who can walk jump and throw apple cores to defend himself from Zoldrane s monstrous minions The player can pick up other items to throw at monsters such as bouncy balls and logs that can be also used to build bridges at certain parts of the levels Nicky is also able to jump on enemies to defeat them which is often more difficult but the killed monsters may drop items The game consists of eight levels based on four separate themes including swamp forest and castle 3 Reception EditNicky Boom received mixed but mostly positive reviews including ratings of 50 from Amiga Power 3 64 from Amiga Joker 3 65 from CU Amiga 3 and 83 from Generation 4 4 Joystick awarded the game a 92 for the Amiga version a 90 for the Atari ST version and 80 for the PC version 5 6 7 A review by Amiga Computing 82 stated Nicky Boom is unlikely to be remembered as an all time Amiga great but having said that it does possess that certain addictiveness and fun quality that many games in that genre lack 8 Sequel EditNicky Boom was followed by a sequel titled Nicky 2 or Nicky II released for the same platforms in 1993 2009 In this game Nicky needs to defeat Zoldrane s vengeful sister with the help of a magic goose References Edit Nicky News New game Nicky Boum Chrilith com Retrieved 2014 01 25 Mac App Store Nicky Boom Itunes apple com 2012 11 05 Retrieved 2014 01 25 a b c d e Tim Janssen Amiga Reviews Nicky Boum 1 Amigareviews leveluphost com Retrieved 2014 01 25 Nicky Boom Edition photographic image JPG Download abandonware org Retrieved 2016 05 11 Nicky Boom Edition photographic image JPG Download abandonware org Retrieved 2016 05 11 Nicky Boom Edition photographic image JPG Download abandonware org Retrieved 2016 05 11 Nicky Boom Edition photographic image JPG Download abandonware org Retrieved 2016 05 11 Amiga Computing magazine issue 57 February 1993 February 1993 Retrieved 21 November 2014 External links EditNickyBoom official website Play Nicky Boum and Nicky 2 at Microids website Nicky Boom amp Nicky 2 at DotEmu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicky Boom amp oldid 1118567910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
