Big Bang Mini is a Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

 title released on January 21, 2009 in North America and March 6, 2009 in Europe. It was developed by Arkedo Studio

Arkedo Studio

Arkedo Studio is a French independent video game developer, founded in 2006 by Camille Guermonprez and Aurélien Régard. The company released their first game, Nervous Brickdown for the Nintendo DS, in 2007. They followed that game with 2009's Big Bang Mini—also for DS, and then later OMG: Our Manic...

, known for their previous DS game Nervous Brickdown

Nervous Brickdown

Nervous Brickdown is a breakout clone video game developed by the French team Arkedo Studio and published by Eidos Interactive for the Nintendo DS.-Game modes:...

, and published by SouthPeak Interactive

SouthPeak Interactive

SouthPeak Games is a video game publisher of titles in Europe and North America.-History:SouthPeak Games, which was originally a subsidiary of SAS Institute, has been publishing games since 1996 and has worked with multiple development studios, including EAI Interactive, Psyonix Studios and...

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Gameplay

The primary gameplay mechanic of Big Bang Mini involves the player using the stylus to shoot fireworks from the bottom screen to enemies in the top screen. While you are shooting fireworks, debris and sparks rain down from the top screen onto your character on the bottom screen, and you must again use the stylus to dodge the falling hazards. Big Bang Mini has four gameplay modes, multiplayer functionality, and over 100 levels of gameplay. Upon completing a level you will be rewarded by designing a Final Bouquet.

Development

The soundtrack for the game is all original music. The settings range from a pixelated landscape of pyramids and trees and a few different types of city settings. Enemies include superheroes, clowns, pixelated birds, Chinese dragons, and sharks that shoot lasers.

Reception

Big Bang Mini received generally favorable reviews, with a Metacritic

Metacritic

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 score of 78/100 based on 39 reviews. IGN

IGN

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 gave the game 8.7/10, while GameSpot

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 awarded a score of 9/10.

External links

• Big Bang Mini at VicioJuegos.com
• Big Bang Mini promotional screenshots
• SouthPeak Games
• Arkedo Games
• Big Bang Mini at IGN
  IGN
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