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Bomberman: Act Zero
Bomberman: Act Zero
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	JP: Hudson Soft; WW: Konami;
Series	Bomberman
Platform(s)	Xbox 360
Release	JP: August 3, 2006; NA: August 29, 2006; EU: November 3, 2006; AU: November 10, 2006;
Genre(s)	Maze
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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Bomberman: Act Zero^[a] is a maze video game developed by Hudson Soft for the Xbox 360 in 2006 and published by Hudson Soft in Japan and Konami worldwide. It is noteworthy for its departure from standard titles in the Bomberman series; it features more realistic graphics and a dark, dystopian future setting. The game was panned by critics and fans, and is considered one of the worst video games ever made.

Gameplay

Players, as Bombermen, must destroy each other to fight their way to the surface of the Earth and escape. Players can customize their character including their gender. The game is viewed from an overhead perspective, like other Bomberman titles. The levels have a number of pillars throughout that require players' characters to navigate down hallways; there are sometimes obstacles in these paths that can only be destroyed by bombs. The bombs are also necessary to defeat opponents. An alternate mode called "First-Person Battle" allows players to view the action from behind the player character and are able to maneuver the camera. In the standard mode, the Bomberman can be killed by a single bomb (including their own); in FPB mode, they are given a life meter and can take multiple hits. In both modes, the Bombermen can pick up different power-ups (including speed, bomb count, bomb strength, and bomb duration). Both modes last for 99 floors; if the player-character dies, players must restart from the beginning. The game features an online-only battle mode called "world battle" which supports up to eight players.^{[citation needed]}

Development

The game was first announced by Hudson Soft at the Tokyo Game Show 2005 with a brief teaser trailer showing off the redesigned Bomberman.^[3] At E3 2006, Konami announced they would be publishing the game at their press conference.^[4] In November 2006, a mobile phone version, titled Bomberman: Act Zero Mobile Type, was released for i-Mobile phones exclusively in Japan.^[5]

Reception

Pre-release

GameSpot's Justin Calvert played a single-player demo of the game at E3 2006. He noted that the gameplay was "largely unchanged" from classic Bomberman titles.^[6]

Post-release

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	34/100^[7]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Edge	3/10^[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	2.67/10^[9]
Famitsu	(X360) 30/40^[10] 23/40^[10]
Game Informer	3/10^[11]
GameSpot	2.9/10^[12]
GameSpy	^[13]
GameTrailers	3.5/10^[14]
GameZone	3/10^[15]
IGN	3/10^[16]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	4/10^[17]
Detroit Free Press	^[18]

Bomberman: Act Zero received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[7] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40, while Famitsu Xbox 360 gave it a score of two eights and two sevens for a total of 30 out of 40.^[10]

The game was criticized for its long loading times, bad collision detection, forgettable soundtrack, use of the same textures and graphics for every stage, tedious and repetitive gameplay, lack of a save feature, unbalanced A.I. and the series' unwelcome shift to a darker and more futuristic setting. The First-Person Bomberman mode was also criticized for its bad camera angles and the fact that it is played in a third-person perspective rather than a first-person perspective. GamePro's Patrick Shaw felt that it shouldn't be used to introduce players to the series and that fans of the games should skip it.^[19]^[b] In the March 2007 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, Seanbaby listed the game as one of the Top 10 Worst Games of 2006, describing it as "the Bomberman game that sucks."^[20]

The game has been named one of the worst video games of all time by GamesRadar+ and The Guardian.^[21]^[22] In 2010, GameTrailers ranked the game at number one on their list of the "Top 10 Worst Sequels".^[23] Hudson Soft themselves expressed negative opinions on the game during a video for Bomberman Live.^[24]

Notes

^ Japanese: ボンバーマン Act：Zero, Hepburn: Bonbāman Act : Zero
^ GamePro gave the game three 3/5 scores for graphics, sound, and control, and 2/5 for fun factor.

References

^ Jastrzab, Jeremy (October 23, 2006). "Updated Australian release list, 23/10/06". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ Online only.
^ Belvins, Tal (September 16, 2005). "TGS 2005: Bomberman - Act: Zero". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Mccutcheon, David (May 9, 2006). "E3 2006: Bomberman Act: Zero Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "BOMBERMAN ACT:ZERO MOBILE TYPE". Ragey's Totally Bombastic Bomberman Shrine Place. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Calvert, Justin (May 10, 2006). "E3 06: Bomberman Act: Zero Hands-On". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Bomberman: Act Zero". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "Bomberman: Act Zero". Edge. No. 168. Future plc. November 2006. p. 91.
^ Donahoe, Michael; Boyer, Crispin; Barnholt, Ray (September 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 207. Ziff Davis. p. 97. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ボンバーマン Act：Zero". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Zoss, Jeremy (September 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero". Game Informer. No. 161. GameStop. p. 97. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Mueller, Greg (September 1, 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Hodgson, David S.J. (August 31, 2006). "GameSpy: Bomberman: Act Zero". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "Bomberman: Act Zero". GameTrailers. Viacom. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
^ Knutson, Michael (September 5, 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
^ Perry, Douglass C. (August 31, 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "Bomberman: Act Zero". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. September 2006. p. 78.
^ Huschka, Ryan (September 24, 2006). "Recent releases". Detroit Free Press. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
^ Shaw, Patrick "Long Haired Offender" (December 2006). "Review: Bomberman Act: Zero [sic]". GamePro. No. 219. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
^ EGM staff (March 2007). "The Worst Games of 2006". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 213. Ziff Davis.
^ GamesRadar staff (August 9, 2017). "The 50 worst games of all time (Page 3)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on Feburary 25, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
^ Stuart, Keith; Kelly, Andy; Parkin, Simon; Cobbet, Richard (October 15, 2015). "The 30 worst video games of all time – part one". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ GameTrailers (May 19, 2016). "Top 10 Worst Sequels [December 13, 2010]". YouTube. Google. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
^ Silwinski, Alexander (July 5, 2007). "Hudson admits Bomberman: Act Zero was bad". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. Archived from the original on July 8, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

External links

Bomberman: Act Zero at MobyGames

[3] Japanese: ボンバーマン Act：Zero, Hepburn: Bonbāman Act : Zero

[21] GamePro gave the game three 3/5 scores for graphics, sound, and control, and 2/5 for fun factor.

[1] Jastrzab, Jeremy (October 23, 2006). "Updated Australian release list, 23/10/06". PALGN. PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[2] Online only.

[4] Belvins, Tal (September 16, 2005). "TGS 2005: Bomberman - Act: Zero". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[5] Mccutcheon, David (May 9, 2006). "E3 2006: Bomberman Act: Zero Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[6] "BOMBERMAN ACT:ZERO MOBILE TYPE". Ragey's Totally Bombastic Bomberman Shrine Place. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[7] Calvert, Justin (May 10, 2006). "E3 06: Bomberman Act: Zero Hands-On". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[mc-8] "Bomberman: Act Zero". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[9] "Bomberman: Act Zero". Edge. No. 168. Future plc. November 2006. p. 91.

[10] Donahoe, Michael; Boyer, Crispin; Barnholt, Ray (September 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 207. Ziff Davis. p. 97. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[fam-11] "ボンバーマン Act：Zero". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[12] Zoss, Jeremy (September 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero". Game Informer. No. 161. GameStop. p. 97. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[13] Mueller, Greg (September 1, 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[14] Hodgson, David S.J. (August 31, 2006). "GameSpy: Bomberman: Act Zero". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[15] "Bomberman: Act Zero". GameTrailers. Viacom. September 19, 2006. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[16] Knutson, Michael (September 5, 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[17] Perry, Douglass C. (August 31, 2006). "Bomberman: Act Zero Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[18] "Bomberman: Act Zero". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. September 2006. p. 78.

[19] Huschka, Ryan (September 24, 2006). "Recent releases". Detroit Free Press. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[gamepro-20] Shaw, Patrick "Long Haired Offender" (December 2006). "Review: Bomberman Act: Zero [sic]". GamePro. No. 219. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[22] EGM staff (March 2007). "The Worst Games of 2006". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 213. Ziff Davis.

[23] GamesRadar staff (August 9, 2017). "The 50 worst games of all time (Page 3)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on Feburary 25, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)

[24] Stuart, Keith; Kelly, Andy; Parkin, Simon; Cobbet, Richard (October 15, 2015). "The 30 worst video games of all time – part one". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[25] GameTrailers (May 19, 2016). "Top 10 Worst Sequels [December 13, 2010]". YouTube. Google. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

[26] Silwinski, Alexander (July 5, 2007). "Hudson admits Bomberman: Act Zero was bad". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. Archived from the original on July 8, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2022.

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+The game was first announced by Hudson Soft at the Tokyo Game Show 2005 with a brief teaser trailer showing off the redesigned Bomberman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/16/tgs-2005-bomberman-act-zero|title=TGS 2005: Bomberman - Act: Zero|last=Belvins|first=Tal|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=September 16, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018103911/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/16/tgs-2005-bomberman-act-zero|archive-date=October 18, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref> At [[E3 2006]], [[Konami]] announced they would be publishing the game at their press conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/10/e3-2006-bomberman-act-zero-announced|title=E3 2006: Bomberman Act: Zero Announced|last=Mccutcheon|first=David|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=May 9, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904021144/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/10/e3-2006-bomberman-act-zero-announced|archive-date=September 4, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref> In November 2006, a mobile phone version, titled ''Bomberman: Act Zero Mobile Type'', was released for i-Mobile phones exclusively in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com/bomb/mob/actzero/|title=BOMBERMAN ACT:ZERO MOBILE TYPE|website=Ragey's Totally Bombastic Bomberman Shrine Place|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904021145/https://randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com/bomb/mob/actzero/|archive-date=September 4, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
 ===Pre-release ===
-''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s Justin Calvert played a single-player demo of the game at [[E3 2006]]. He noted that the gameplay was "largely unchanged" from classic ''Bomberman'' titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-06-bomberman-act-zero-hands-on/1100-6150324/|title=E3 06: Bomberman Act: Zero Hands-On|last=Calvert|first=Justin|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[Red Ventures]]|date=May 10, 2006|access-date=December 21, 2013}}</ref>
+''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s Justin Calvert played a single-player demo of the game at [[E3 2006]]. He noted that the gameplay was "largely unchanged" from classic ''Bomberman'' titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-06-bomberman-act-zero-hands-on/1100-6150324/|title=E3 06: Bomberman Act: Zero Hands-On|last=Calvert|first=Justin|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]]|date=May 10, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904021145/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-06-bomberman-act-zero-hands-on/1100-6150324/|archive-date=September 4, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
 ===Post-release===
 {{Video game reviews
-| MC = 34/100<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomberman-act-zero/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|title=Bomberman: Act Zero for Xbox 360 Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=Red Ventures|access-date=December 20, 2013}}</ref>
+| MC = 34/100<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomberman-act-zero/|title=Bomberman: Act Zero|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614102137/https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomberman-act-zero/|archive-date=June 14, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
 | Edge = 3/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bomberman: Act Zero|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|issue=168|date=November 2006|page=91}}</ref>
-| EGM = 2.67/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bomberman: Act Zero|author=EGM staff|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=207|date=September 2006|page=97}}</ref>
+| EGM = 2.67/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/3/38/EGM_US_207.pdf|title=Bomberman: Act Zero|last1=Donahoe|first1=Michael|last2=Boyer|first2=Crispin|last3=Barnholt|first3=Ray|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=207|date=September 2006|page=97|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530212228/https://retrocdn.net/images/3/38/EGM_US_207.pdf|archive-date=May 30, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
-| Fam = (X360) 30/40<ref name="fam">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=775&redirect=no|title=ボンバーマン Act：Zero|language=ja|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=[[Enterbrain]]|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref><br />23/40<ref name="fam"/>
+| Fam = (X360) 30/40<ref name="fam">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=775&redirect=no|title=ボンバーマン Act：Zero|language=ja|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|publisher=[[Enterbrain]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904022646/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=775&redirect=no|archive-date=September 4, 2022|url-status=dead|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref><br />23/40<ref name="fam"/>
-| GI = 3/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bomberman: Act Zero|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[GameStop]]|issue=161|date=September 2006|page=97}}</ref>
+| GI = 3/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-161-september-2006/page/96/mode/2up|title=Bomberman: Act Zero|last=Zoss|first=Jeremy|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[GameStop]]|issue=161|date=September 2006|page=97|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
-| GamePro = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="gamepro">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/reviews/81230.shtml|title=Review: Bomberman Act: Zero [sic]|last=Shaw|first=Patrick "Long Haired Offender"|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]]|date=September 14, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205103358/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/reviews/81230.shtml|archive-date=December 5, 2006|url-status=dead|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>
+| GSpot = 2.9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bomberman-act-zero-review/1900-6157029/|title=Bomberman: Act Zero Review|last=Mueller|first=Greg|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|date=September 1, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606004757/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bomberman-act-zero-review/1900-6157029/|archive-date=June 6, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
-| GSpot = 2.9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bomberman-act-zero-review/1900-6157029/|title=Bomberman: Act Zero Review|last=Mueller|first=Greg|website=GameSpot|publisher=Red Ventures|date=September 1, 2006}}</ref>
+| GSpy = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/bomberman-360/729737p1.html|title=GameSpy: Bomberman: Act Zero|last=Hodgson|first=David S.J.|website=[[GameSpy]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment|date=August 31, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609170904/http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/bomberman-360/729737p1.html|archive-date=June 9, 2007|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
-| GSpy = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/bomberman-360/729737p1.html|title=GameSpy: Bomberman: Act Zero|last=Hodgson|first=David S.J.|website=[[GameSpy]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment|date=August 31, 2006|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>
 | GT = 3.5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/rtsfvo/bomberman--act-zero-review|title=Bomberman: Act Zero|website=[[GameTrailers]]|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]]|date=September 19, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005151443/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/rtsfvo/bomberman--act-zero-review|archive-date=October 5, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>
-| GameZone = 3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/bomberman_act_zero_360_review/|title=Bomberman: Act Zero - 360 - Review|last=Knutson|first=Michael|website=GameZone|date=September 5, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214041144/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29262.htm|archive-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>
+| GameZone = 3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamezone.com/reviews/bomberman_act_zero_360_review/|title=Bomberman: Act Zero - 360 - Review|last=Knutson|first=Michael|website=GameZone|date=September 5, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214041144/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29262.htm|archive-date=February 14, 2008|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>
-| IGN = 3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/31/bomberman-act-zero-review|title=Bomberman: Act Zero Review|last=Perry|first=Douglass C.|date=August 31, 2006|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis}}</ref>
+| IGN = 3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/31/bomberman-act-zero-review|title=Bomberman: Act Zero Review|last=Perry|first=Douglass C.|date=August 31, 2006|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630014624/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/31/bomberman-act-zero-review|archive-date=June 30, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref>
 | OXM = 4/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bomberman: Act Zero|magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]]|publisher=[[Future US]]|date=September 2006|page=78}}</ref>
 | rev1 = ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''
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 ''Bomberman: Act Zero'' received "unfavorable" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="mc"/> In Japan, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 23 out of 40, while ''Famitsu Xbox 360'' gave it a score of two eights and two sevens for a total of 30 out of 40.<ref name="fam"/>
-The game was criticized for its long loading times, bad collision detection, forgettable soundtrack, use of the same textures and graphics for every stage, tedious and repetitive gameplay, lack of a save feature, unbalanced A.I. and the series' unwelcome shift to a darker and more futuristic setting. The First-Person Bomberman mode was also criticized for its bad camera angles and the fact that it is played in a third-person perspective rather than a first-person perspective. ''[[GamePro]]''{{'}}s Patrick Shaw felt that it shouldn't be used to introduce players to the series and that fans of the games should skip it.<ref name="gamepro"/> In the March 2007 issue of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'', [[Seanbaby]] listed the game as one of the Top 10 Worst Games of 2006, describing it as "the Bomberman game that sucks."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Worst Games of 2006|author=EGM staff|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=213|date=March 2007}}</ref>
+The game was criticized for its long loading times, bad collision detection, forgettable soundtrack, use of the same textures and graphics for every stage, tedious and repetitive gameplay, lack of a save feature, unbalanced A.I. and the series' unwelcome shift to a darker and more futuristic setting. The First-Person Bomberman mode was also criticized for its bad camera angles and the fact that it is played in a third-person perspective rather than a first-person perspective. ''[[GamePro]]''{{'}}s Patrick Shaw felt that it shouldn't be used to introduce players to the series and that fans of the games should skip it.<ref name="gamepro">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/reviews/81230.shtml|title=Review: Bomberman Act: Zero [sic]|last=Shaw|first=Patrick "Long Haired Offender"|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]]|issue=219|date=December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205103358/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/reviews/81230.shtml|archive-date=December 5, 2006|url-status=dead|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the game three 3/5 scores for graphics, sound, and control, and 2/5 for fun factor.}} In the March 2007 issue of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'', [[Seanbaby]] listed the game as one of the Top 10 Worst Games of 2006, describing it as "the Bomberman game that sucks."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Worst Games of 2006|author=EGM staff|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=213|date=March 2007}}</ref>
-The game has been named one of the worst video games of all time by ''[[GamesRadar+]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/worst-games-all-time/3/|title=The 50 worst games of all time (Page 3)|author=GamesRadar staff|website=[[GamesRadar+]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=August 9, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/15/30-worst-video-games-of-all-time-part-one|title=The 30 worst video games of all time – part one|last1=Stuart|first1=Keith|last2=Kelly|first2=Andy|last3=Parkin|first3=Simon|last4=Cobbet|first4=Richard|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 15, 2015|access-date=November 7, 2015}}</ref> In 2010, ''[[GameTrailers]]'' ranked the game at number one on their list of the "Top 10 Worst Sequels".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgAJ2MwBpYw|title=Top 10 Worst Sequels [December 13, 2010]|author=GameTrailers|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Google]]|date=May 19, 2016|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref> Hudson Soft themselves expressed negative opinions on the game during a video for ''[[Bomberman Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007-07-05-hudson-admits-bomberman-act-zero-was-bad.html|title=Hudson admits Bomberman: Act Zero was bad|last=Silwinski|first=Alexander|website=[[Engadget]] ([[Joystiq]])|publisher=[[Yahoo (2017–present)|Yahoo]]|date=July 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708200957/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/05/hudson-admits-bomberman-act-zero-was-bad/|archive-date=July 8, 2007|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>
+The game has been named one of the worst video games of all time by ''[[GamesRadar+]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/worst-games-all-time/3/|title=The 50 worst games of all time (Page 3)|author=GamesRadar staff|website=[[GamesRadar+]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225143036/https://www.gamesradar.com/worst-games-all-time/3/|archive-date=Feburary 25, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/15/30-worst-video-games-of-all-time-part-one|title=The 30 worst video games of all time – part one|last1=Stuart|first1=Keith|last2=Kelly|first2=Andy|last3=Parkin|first3=Simon|last4=Cobbet|first4=Richard|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813144929/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/15/30-worst-video-games-of-all-time-part-one|archive-date=August 13, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=November 22, 2024}}</ref> In 2010, ''[[GameTrailers]]'' ranked the game at number one on their list of the "Top 10 Worst Sequels".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgAJ2MwBpYw|title=Top 10 Worst Sequels [December 13, 2010]|author=GameTrailers|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Google]]|date=May 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406013819/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgAJ2MwBpYw|archive-date=April 6, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref> Hudson Soft themselves expressed negative opinions on the game during a video for ''[[Bomberman Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007-07-05-hudson-admits-bomberman-act-zero-was-bad.html|title=Hudson admits Bomberman: Act Zero was bad|last=Silwinski|first=Alexander|website=[[Engadget]] ([[Joystiq]])|publisher=[[Yahoo (2017–present)|Yahoo]]|date=July 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708200957/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/05/hudson-admits-bomberman-act-zero-was-bad/|archive-date=July 8, 2007|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref>
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