Review: Vroom Kaboom (PlayStation 4)

VROOM KABOOM is a brand-new type of gameplay experience. A ‘Tower Rush with Vehicles’, this game combines elements from collectible card games, tower defense & multiplayer online battles. Engage in 1v1, 2v2 or 3v3 battles.

Pros:

• Ok graphics.
• 9.47GB Download size.
• 12 Trophies.
• Gameplay is a cross between Twisted metal meets a card battler.
• Customize avatar and decks.
• How the game plays out is you have a hand of cards with a resource cost and a car on it. Earn resources and play cards to launch the cars onto the track. Destroy the enemies base to win.
• Scraps- Earned from loot boxes in the game and spend on new cards.
• Resources are on the track, There are 2 types one flame and one oil. Oil is for playing normal cards and fire is for playing much more powerful cards.
• Laned battlefield- Press left and right to change lanes and you auto accelerate.
• PSVR support which acts a lot like an additional camera view.
• You have offensive (cars, trucks, tanks etc) and defensive (roadblocks, pumps etc)cards.
• Recycle unwanted cards in the game to gain a portion of their resource cost back as an incentive.
• You can play multiple cards at one.
• You don’t have to manage every car you launch, They just go and have some basic AI decision making.
• Airborne action with missiles and a vehicle like a Moth which is a buggy on a balloon where you can shoot down with a machine gun. It really mixes it up.
• Hot-swap between cars.
• Collect random cards in the game.
• Every car has its own unique ability like ram, shoot or jump along with each car getting a nitro button.
• Earn victory points (EXP) and level up to earn a loot box. You can go down as well as up.
• Campaign- Earn stars for performance against the AI in set scenarios. Over a dozen levels for each of the three factions.
• Three factions each with unique cards, models, and custom options.
• Training mode.
• A quick match which like an arcade mode.
• Custom game- Create or search, Can make private rooms and add any AI bots and has an invite system.

Cons:

• No tutorials or explanations.
• Steep learning curve.
• Cards/decks not explained.
• PS3 looking graphics.
• Sometimes you blow up for no reason.
• Bland campaign.
• Cold basic menus.
• Can get stuck in scenery.
• Possible to hit your own team and get stuck on them.
• A lot of loading screens.
• Loose handling.
• No frills track design.
• No level selection for online play.