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Bomberman Live: Battlefest trailer is unexpectedly funky
by JC Fletcher 
{ Sep 19th 2009 at 4:00AM } 
But there isn't usually a '70s nostalgia element, mostly because Bomberman didn't exist until 1983. Hudson's teaser for Bomberman Live: Battlefest, the new WiiWare/XBLA/PSN Bomberman party game, adds a lovely anachronistic touch not usually seen in Bomberman marketing. And also a bunch of footage of stuff exploding in cross patterns.
Hudson announces Bomberman Anytime for DSiWare
by Griffin McElroy { Sep 13th 2009 at 8:30PM }
Hudson hasn't taken the trouble of actually announcing Itsudemo Bomberman yet -- regardless, we've contacted them to see what, if any, details we can surmise about the game.
[Thanks, Fernando.]
New downloadable Bonk, Bomberman found on Hudson's website [update]
by JC Fletcher { Sep 2nd 2009 at 10:45AM }
Bonk: Brink of Extinction is a WiiWare/PSN/Xbox Live Arcade 2.5D action platformer with online co-op (!) and eight different transformations. The 3D makeover the game has received is ... suboptimal, and the Adventure Island refresh wasn't great, but we can't help but be thrilled about the return of the Turbografx-16's mascot. It'll apparently be out first on XBLA in spring 2010.
Bomberman Live Battlefest is also coming to all three console download services, and adds new arenas, gametypes, and team play to, well, Bomberman. And Rooms: The Main Building seems to be a Wii/DS retail game, based on the PC slide-puzzle adventure.
We're contacting Hudson to learn what we can about the company's plans for these unannounced games.
Update: Hudson officially announced Bonk and Bomberman, and sent screens over. Screens for Bomberman and both the PSN/Xbox and WiiWare versions of Bonk can be found in our galleries.
Gallery: Bonk: Brink of Extinction (360/PS3)
Gallery: Bonk: Brink of Extinction (Wii)
Bomberman Live blasts out 500,000 downloads
by Richard Mitchell { Aug 18th 2009 at 4:45PM }
Just to put the sales in context, Bomberman Live was released on XBLA way back in July of 2007, meaning it took just over two years for the title to amass 500,000 downloads. It was also one of the first XBLA titles to add Avatar support. If you've yet to pick it up and happen to be looking for an evergreen party game, we suggest you give it a try.
Japan's PlayStation Network offering PC Engine games
by JC Fletcher { Jul 15th 2009 at 9:30AM } 
Sony announced that four PC Engine (Turbografx-16) games will be available on the Store today: Bomberman '94, New Adventure Island, Sengoku Mahjong, and Devil's Crush, each for 600 yen, roughly the same price these games command on the Wii's Virtual Console.
The PC Engine Game Archives will be playable on PSP and PS3, which means we'll be able to take Devil's Crush on the go for the first time since the TurboExpress -- thus elevating the PSP to the best system since the TurboExpress.
Trophies: Bomberman Ultra
by Andrew Yoon { Jun 16th 2009 at 11:45AM }
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0 Platinum
1 Gold 4 Silver 6 Bronze |
Difficulty: Very Easy Online Trophies? Yes Time to Completion: 5 hours DLC Trophies? No |
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| View Trophy List | Read More About the Game |
Gallery: Bomberman Ultra
Bomberman Ultra explodes onto PSN June 11
by Richard Mitchell { May 28th 2009 at 3:45PM }
IGN doesn't mention a price, but $10 is probably a safe bet.
[Thanks, HeavyToka]
Gallery: Bomberman Ultra
VC in Brief: Bomberman '94 (TG16) and Detana Twin Bee (TG16)
by David Hinkle { Mar 23rd 2009 at 5:45PM } 
Go ahead, go mad with power.
Wiikly Wares: Bomberman '94, Detana Twin Bee & Pop 'Em Drop 'Em
by David Hinkle { Mar 23rd 2009 at 10:18AM }
WiiWare
Pop 'Em Drop 'Em SameGame (Hudson, 1 - 4 players, 500 Wii Points): As with most puzzle games, the object is to clear pieces from a game grid. Match two or more pieces of the same color to eliminate them from the board and score points. The game features multiple modes of play and support for up to four players via local multiplayer.
Virtual Console
Bomberman '94 (Hudson, TurboGrafx16, 1 - 5 players, 700 Wii Points): Featuring 9 different members of the Bomberman family to play as, Bomberman '94 is business as usual for the gang as they drop bombs, blow up blocks, and even ride on 5 different types of Rooi, each with their own special abilities. Don't ask us why their eggs are inside blocks, though. We don't have all the answers.
Detana Twin Bee (Hudson, TurboGrafx16, 1 - 2 players, 700 Wii Points): Hudson's vertical shooter stars Twinbee and Winbee, who must stop a force of alien invaders (obviously). The game has a single-player mode, as well as two-player co-op, and even though it's yet another shmup on the Virtual Console, we're still interested in this cute release that was once confined to Japan.
Gallery: Pop 'Em Drop 'Em Samegame
NYCC 09: Bomberman Ultra hands-on (PSN)
by Majed Athab { Feb 7th 2009 at 10:00AM }
Bomberman Ultra is, in a nutshell, a slightly upgraded port of Bomberman Live! which debuted on Xbox Live back in 2007. The visuals are virtually identical as this PS3 version retains a crisp and clean look along with some very vibrant colors. Other identical features include the very same power-ups and character customization options found in Live!. Ultra also contains all of Live!'s additional levels from the Bomb-Up Pack DLC, as well as three all-original stages for a total of 17 playable levels.
Bomber man threatens to blow up Bomberman dev
by Alexander Sliwinski { Feb 2nd 2009 at 1:30PM }
Protip: When unhappy with a company's product or service, don't threaten harm to it or yourself. Make a clear statement by using your wallet as a tool of consumer activism.
[Via Kotaku]
Mercs on Virtual Console in North America soon, Twinbee, Bomberman '94 in Australia
by JC Fletcher { Jan 28th 2009 at 6:00PM }
Capcom announced today via their official blog that Mercs, the Sega Genesis sequel to Commando, will be available "soon" on the Virtual Console in North America. It's changing the title to Wolf of the Battlefield: Mercs, which both matches the Japanese title for the game and makes the connection more explicit between this game and Capcom's XBLA/PSN release, Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3. The name change, as implied by Capcom's Seth Killian, has less to do with branding and more to do with the Mercenaries series: "Let this be a lesson kids, register your IPs!"In other Virtual Console news, the OFLC ratings board has revealed that Konami's Twinbee and Hudson's Bomberman '94 could show up on the VC soon. Twinbee for the Famicom never left Japan, though we got a sequel, Stinger.
Bomberman 2 exploding in Europe next month
by Chris Greenhough { Jan 7th 2009 at 7:30PM }
Well, this is a pleasant surprise. Konami has revealed it will bring Custom Battle Bomberman to Europe next month, on February 13 (so now you know how to win our hearts, in time for the following day). For its western debut, the game will be known by the far blander moniker of Bomberman 2. As the Japanese title suggests, customization is the name of the game here. An extensive (and busy-looking) create-your-own-Bomberman mode will allow you to design your own explosives-toting hero, to be used in the rest of the game. According to Konami's press release, over 160,000 combinations will be possible. According to us, all will look better than the Bombermen from Bomberman: Act Zero.
After bolting your Bomberman together, you'll be able to use your creation in Wi-Fi battles for up to four players, or fight in wireless matches for up to eight. Sure, it doesn't beat the ten-player matches of Saturn Bomberman that molded us into the people we are today, but it's not such a logistical nightmare!
Gallery: Bomberman 2
[Via press release]
XBLM Deal of the Week: Bomberman Live
by Randy Nelson { Dec 16th 2008 at 12:00AM }
Larry Hryb – Xbox Live's Major Nelson – has dropped a bomb via his blog. Er, rather, he delivered news of a dropping in price of the Avatar-supporting Bomberman Live. As of Tuesday, December 16, the game will be on sale for 600
($7.50), down from 800 ($10). The special price will be in effect for seven days.
There's still a wee bit of time left to snag last week's deal, the Foo Fighters album The Colour and the Shape for Rock Band, at 1200 ($15). After today, it returns to 1600 ($20).
($7.50), down from 800 ($10). The special price will be in effect for seven days.There's still a wee bit of time left to snag last week's deal, the Foo Fighters album The Colour and the Shape for Rock Band, at 1200
($15). After today, it returns to 1600 ($20).Holiday Deal of the Week: Bomberman LIVE
by Dustin Burg { Dec 15th 2008 at 5:30PM }
Bomberman LIVE, that Xbox Live Arcade game that you've come to obsessively love thanks to the addition of NXE Avatars, is being cheapened. We've just been informed via a nearly frozen carrier pigeon that this week's Holiday Deal of the Week is Bomberman LIVE, which has been discounted to 600 Microsoft points. A 200 point savings over its retail price and something we can only describe as being "blastacular!" The holiday deal goes live Tuesday morning, so prep those MS points for spending. Ho, ho, ho and merry Holiday Deal of the Week!
