Bomb Squad Academy Demo

Movies have people thinking that bombs look like user-friendly devices featuring easy disarm mechanisms and clocks that tell you exactly how much time you have left. Obviously, this wouldn’t be a very good way for bad people to make sure their bombs go off as planned. However, it does make plots easier to follow and it usually allows the hero to play his or her part.

Bomb Squad Academy is an interesting game that allows you to feel like a hero and maybe learn a few things about electronic circuits in the process. Obviously, you shouldn’t apply the things you see in the game in any real life situation, since everything is presented in a very basic manner to make it easier to play. However, the puzzles can be quite challenging and fun when there are no actual risks involved.

In short, the goal is to flip switches on and off in order to let the current flow to the right parts of the circuit. It’s not as simple as that, however, because flipping the wrong switch can cause an immediate explosion. Sometimes the circuit has multiple branches, and you need to know which ones have to conduct electricity and which ones don’t, otherwise things go wrong in an instant.

Everything starts with a tutorial that shows you the basic mechanics, but the accommodating period ends after a few stages. Things get pretty tough after that, mainly because you have to take many things into consideration before making a move. However, the mechanics need more variety, because simply switching things on or off gets repetitive in a rush.

Lastly, the graphics are particularly nice, especially when it comes to textures and the general quality of each level. It doesn’t take much to grow bored with the stages, on the other hand, since nothing really ever changes except for the circuit layout. Everything but the LEDs is static, so it feels like you are always looking at the same thing.

In the end, Bomb Squad Academy is a bit rough and repetitive at the moment, but more is sure to come in the future. Hence, you should definitely keep an eye on the game and watch its development in the following months.