Bomberman (series)
| Bomberman | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Action, maze |
| Developers | Hudson Soft (Konami) |
| Publishers | Hudson Soft Konami (current owner) |
| First release |
Bomberman July 1983 |
| Latest release |
Super Bomberman R March 3, 2017 |
Bomberman (ボンバーマン Bonbāman?, also known as Dynablaster or Dyna Blaster in Europe) is a strategic, maze-based video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft and currently owned by Konami. The original game was published in 1983 and new games have been published at irregular intervals ever since. Several titles in the 2000s were published by fellow Japanese game company Konami, who gained full control of the franchise when they purchased and absorbed Hudson in 2012. Today, Bomberman has featured in over 70 different games on numerous platforms (including all Nintendo platforms save for the 3DS and Wii U. One was planned for the 3DS, but was later cancelled), as well as several anime and manga. His franchise is one of the most commercially successful of all time. In October 2015 it was announced that the next game in the series would be coming to Android and iOS devices in December. At the Nintendo Switch Presentation on 13 January 2017, Super Bomberman R was announced as a Nintendo Switch launch title.
Most games in the Bomberman franchise largely revolve around two modes of play; single player campaigns where the player must defeat enemies and reach an exit to progress through levels, and multiplayer modes where players must attempt to eliminate each other and be the last one standing. Gameplay involves strategically placing down bombs, which explode in multiple directions after a certain amount of time, in order to destroy obstacles and kill enemies and other players. The player can pick up various power-ups, giving them benefits such as larger explosions or the ability to place more bombs down at a time. The player is killed if they touch an enemy or get caught up in a bomb's explosion, including their own, requiring players to be cautious of their own bomb placement. In addition to the main maze-based Bomberman games, some spin-off titles involve adventure, platformer, puzzle, and kart racing gameplay.
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