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The Vault · 2012

Project Boom

An action game for the early iPad.
DeveloperIndependent
PublisherIndependent
Released2012
iOSAction
MobileiPad

Project Boom is an action game released for Apple's iPad, part of the steady flow of original titles that arrived on iOS during the tablet's early years. As its explosive name suggests, the game centres on action and destruction, built to take advantage of the iPad's touch controls and larger screen for accessible, pick-up-and-play sessions. The early-2010s iOS App Store was a fertile ground for small developers and studios experimenting with new control schemes and bite-sized designs tailored to mobile and tablet play, and titles like Project Boom reflected that creative, fast-moving marketplace, where a steady stream of inexpensive, original games competed for attention. POCG covered its iPad release as part of its mobile gaming news. As a smaller mobile title, detailed documentation of Project Boom's developer, mechanics and reception is limited, and it is best understood within the broader context of the early iPad's vibrant, crowded catalogue of action games. It stands as a representative example of the many original action titles that launched on iOS during the period, when the platform's rapid growth encouraged developers to bring fresh, touch-driven experiences to a rapidly expanding audience of tablet players seeking quick, engaging entertainment. Such early iPad releases helped define the tablet's identity as a platform for accessible, touch-driven gaming.

In the News1 mentions
Jul 272012
Project Boom Releases for iPad Today
Ventora Studios releases its first iPad game, the free bomb-throwing physics puzzler Project Boom, with no in-app purchases.
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