

According to the official game’s page on the App Store, the app requires iOS 8.2 or later and compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

It feels much more realistic compared to a similar game where the bomb sits in a virtual 3D scene, it just completely changes the experience. The bomb is right there where you are, so you fill like it can damage you, well kind of. This game is perfect for AR, in the sense that it really helps delivers the thrills of bomb dismantling. It’s not that I was able to easily run through all of them, oh no, I failed and quite a lot. I had to wait several minutes for the bomb squad lives to fill up so I can play again.
BOMBSQUAD ON IOS MANUALS
Don’t search for a bomb defusal manual online because those manuals are for real bombs, not for puzzle games :).
BOMBSQUAD ON IOS HOW TO
Most of the bombs are on a timer, so you have limited time to try to figure out how to defuse those bombs. Don’t worry, I am not going to spoil anything for you, I let you break your head and try figure everything yourself. Sometimes the name of the level itself can help out. I like the fact that each bomb looks completely different in each level, although some bombs look quite similar in terms of their mechanism, the way to dismantle them varies.

this translates to a more genuine bomb defusal experience.

They are very detailed and their component’s materials look very authentic (e.g. The game definitely remits that type of tension that I expected a game like this to deliver. You’ll see what I mean once you get to that bomb. The puzzles aren’t super hard, but not too easy either. If you don’t pay attention to the clues, you are probably going to fail many times. The first bombs are quite easy, the following ones are more challenging. In fact, It’s great that there are lives in this game because it makes you think twice before making a move. I never had a chance to play a game where you need to break your head trying to defuse bombs. Is it Fun Defusing Bombs in AR? Some of the custom-made bombs look very realistic, especially that large on in Level 7 which you can see in this screenshot. Here, check out some gameplay (spoiler-free, only my deadly mistakes). Once you are out of squad members, you need to either wait 5 minutes to recruit a new member, watch an advertisement or use microtransaction to obtain 5 new lives. The bomb squad has 5 members, which translates to lives in this game. Can you guess what you need to do here?įor example, in the first bomb encounter, I needed to choose between cutting the blue or red wire, one of them neutralizes the bomb, the other will cause it to explode. Players can tap to select the part to interact with and click the button to operate. The interactions are minimal but even the slight mistake can trigger the bomb and make it explode. You start with a simple bomb and move on to more complex scenarios which are unlocked as you progress.Īfter the initial AR surface scan, the game will deploy the bomb on the surface where you play the game. You have 10 different bombs to defuse and you are given small hints to help you find ways to defuse those bombs. It was a terrorist attack which The Tairmi Red Army, a terrorist organization claimed responsibility a few hours later.Īt 3:15 p.m., a local police found explosives in urban areas and a bomb squad received a mission to arrive at the Central Hospital of Ravalen to find and remove explosives there made by the terrorists.ĪR Bomb Squad is a puzzle game. Three bombs exploded at the same time in Duosilan and Juba square, killing 76 people. What is AR bomb Squad? Which wire should I cut, red or blue? My life depends on it.ĪR Bomb starts off with a story. I really liked the idea of defusing bombs in augmented reality so I’ve decided to play it and share my opinion about this game in my review. AR Bomb Squad or in its Chinese name on the App Store “AR拆弹部队” (you can find it by searching the English name as well), is a bomb disposal augmented reality game for iOS.
