Bomberman: A Game Review

For the last 23 years and multiple incarnations on a variety of consoles, Bomberman finally makes an appearance at the PSP as Bomberman Portable last September 11. Was it able to give the same delight as the original? We read a review that might just answer that question.

According to the writer, the Bomberman plots were almost always the same, but the gameplay usually improves as the game develops. Save himself and his planet from attack. In this game, Professor Bagular surrounds 10 planets with a weird brown smoke. Our hero then will have to descend on each planet and destroy all of Bagular’s forces. Easier said than done. Within each world, Bomberman must go through 10 stages to finish that particular planet, and each one has its own hazard; for instance: Desert World has swirling sand pools that teleports the B-man around the maze. Suddenly, it just got a tad bit harder.

The article continues to state that Bomberman’s main weapon is his large assortment of bombs. He can use this to destroy obstacles, such as walls, and enemies. However, in past games, Bomberman would immediately lose his previous bomb powerup in exchange for the one he acquires. Now, the B-man can keep his assortment of bombs because of the Stockpile System. Once he gets a new bomb, it’s automatically added into his stockpile. He can use it anytime except during boss battles. He gets to have 3 classes of bomb items/powerups: effects that remain from stage to stage, effects for that stage only, effects with a timelimit. However, it’s sometimes a pain to go through all 19 Stockpiles top get the right bomb, while you’re continuously evading the enemy. The writer also points out that he found it easy to get all the items required.

The writer cites some interesting features in this game. There is an unlockable Bomberman Classic Mode. It has over 50 levels in 3D. Multiplayer, using only one UMD. Players have multiple options to make the game more interesting, for example they may decide how many number of rounds, revenge ability, etc. Unfortunately, the other PSPs without the UMD had longer loading screens as the game owner moves through menus. There were also slow down while in multiplayer games.

So as Bomberman saves the world, the game continues to give excitement to both the old and new gen gamers.

Via IGN

For the last 23 years and multiple incarnations on a variety of consoles, Bomberman finally makes an appearance at the PSP as Bomberman Portable last September 11. Was it able to give the same delight as the original? We read a review that might just answer that question.

According to the writer, the Bomberman plots were almost always the same, but the gameplay usually improves as the game develops. Save himself and his planet from attack. In this game, Professor Bagular surrounds 10 planets with a weird brown smoke. Our hero then will have to descend on each planet and destroy all of Bagular’s forces. Easier said than done. Within each world, Bomberman must go through 10 stages to finish that particular planet, and each one has its own hazard; for instance: Desert World has swirling sand pools that teleports the B-man around the maze. Suddenly, it just got a tad bit harder.

The article continues to state that Bomberman’s main weapon is his large assortment of bombs. He can use this to destroy obstacles, such as walls, and enemies. However, in past games, Bomberman would immediately lose his previous bomb powerup in exchange for the one he acquires. Now, the B-man can keep his assortment of bombs because of the Stockpile System. Once he gets a new bomb, it’s automatically added into his stockpile. He can use it anytime except during boss battles. He gets to have 3 classes of bomb items/powerups: effects that remain from stage to stage, effects for that stage only, effects with a timelimit. However, it’s sometimes a pain to go through all 19 Stockpiles top get the right bomb, while you’re continuously evading the enemy. The writer also points out that he found it easy to get all the items required.

The writer cites some interesting features in this game. There is an unlockable Bomberman Classic Mode. It has over 50 levels in 3D. Multiplayer, using only one UMD. Players have multiple options to make the game more interesting, for example they may decide how many number of rounds, revenge ability, etc. Unfortunately, the other PSPs without the UMD had longer loading screens as the game owner moves through menus. There were also slow down while in multiplayer games.

So as Bomberman saves the world, the game continues to give excitement to both the old and new gen gamers.

Via IGN