I'd recommned using Particle Illusion and doing it in post work!
Much quicker to do

otherwise..
glows, well I have a freebie item on Cornucopia3D, for scifi but it's engien glows for spacecraft
you cna use volumetrics for smoke.
explosions are trickier, see Monsoons fire and epxlosion package for Vue on 3D Commune.

the video probably was a composite with another package like Lightwave, for the particle/explosion effects I'd guess? :)

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