Charlie Blast's Territory
The Bombing Islands cover art (North American, PlayStation version)
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| Developer(s) | Kemco, Realtime Associates (Nintendo 64 version) |
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| Publisher(s) | Kemco |
| Series | Kid Klown |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Nintendo 64 |
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PlayStation Nintendo 64 PlayStation Network
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The Bombing Islands (The Bombing Islands: Kid Klown's Craze Puzzle ボンビンアイランド キッドクラウンのクレイジーパズル (Bonbin Airendo Kido Kuraun no Kreiji Pazuru?) in Japan) is a puzzle video game developed and published by Kemco for the PlayStation. It was later re-released for Nintendo 64 in North America on April 30, 1999, and in Europe on June 18, 1999. A cell phone game named "The Bombing Island" was also released in 2003 by Kemco, but with graphics from the game Bombuzal with the main character changed to Kid Clown.
The player controls the game's main protagonist and is tasked to demolish a series bombs located on 60 islands, taking place across six different environments. He must use these bombs and other things located on each island to help him clear the bombs so he can proceed to the next island. An island has a single red detonator bomb, which must be grouped alongside other bombs in the level by pushing the bombs (excluding ones planted in the ground) before lighting the detonator bomb, which allows for all the bombs to explode and destroy the island. If the player is either caught in an explosion, or fails to remove all the bombs in the level, they are forced to retry the level from the start. As the player advances, additional hazards are added to make the game more challenging, such as moving platforms, spikes coming through the ground, and slippery surfaces that prevent him from pushing bombs across. After each island is cleared the player is given a password which consists of five playing cards.
In the PlayStation versions of the game the main character is Kid Clown, from the earlier Kid Klown series of video games. He is given a message from the King Clown to rid the planet of the bombs on all six continents.
In the Nintendo 64 (N64) version, the hero is Charlie Blast, a demolition expert. His job is to clear the six rivers that have been dammed by the evil 'King of Industry'.
The play mechanics for both games are almost identical, however in 'Bombing Islands' there is a step meter counting each step and move that Kid Clown makes, this earns the player Gold, Silver, Bronze or no medal. The N64 version doesn't have this step counting requirement, however Charlie can jump without having to step on a spikes to do so. While Kid Clown only jumps when having stepped on a spikes. Some of the sixty levels in the game are the same from one version to the next. However the graphics to both are completely different, even though the obstacles serve the same purpose with both versions.
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