Super Bomberman 2

Super Bomberman 2 (スーパーボンバーマン2, Sūpā Bonbāman Tsū) is the second of five video games in the Bomberman series developed by Hudson Soft to be released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan on April 28, 1994, in North America later the same year and in Europe on February 23, 1995. It is the only Super Bomberman game without a two-player Story Mode.

Gameplay

The gameplay consists of walking through maze-like areas filled with monsters with a goal of opening the gate leading to the next area. Playing as a bomberman, the player can lay bombs to destroy all of the monsters, which will subsequently open the gate. Destroying blocks in the maze may uncover useful items including remote control bombs, accelerators, and hearts. There are five levels total and at the end of each is a boss. Each boss is faced first alone in an arena. When defeated, the boss retreats to another arena where the player will face him in a personalized machine. After the boss is defeated, the player will continue to the next level.

Super Bomberman

Super Bomberman (スーパーボンバーマン, Sūpā Bonbāman) is the first video game in the Bomberman series released for the Super Famicom/SNES. It is also the first four-player game to be released on the Super NES and the first game in the series to be released in Europe keeping the Bomberman title.

Gameplay

The basic gameplay involved in Super Bomberman is relatively simple. The game takes place on a single non-scrolling screen. The screen shows the top down view of a grid of 143 squares. The grid restricts the movement of characters so they can only move horizontally or vertically around the screen. Pressing the 'A' button will make your Bomberman drop a bomb at his feet. This bomb will pulse for a few seconds (allowing you time to run away) and then explode, shooting flames horizontally and vertically. The game revolves around the idea of using these bomb blasts to destroy walls and enemies.

If a bomb explodes and the flame hits another bomb it will cause this second bomb to detonate early. This can cause large chain reactions.

Super Bomberman 5

Super Bomberman 5 (スーパーボンバーマン5, Sūpā Bonbāman Faibu), released by Hudson Soft in early 1997, was the final Bomberman game released on the Super Family Computer. The game was released in two variations: a standard cartridge and a gold cartridge, which was sold exclusively through CoroCoro Comic. The gold cartridge included extra maps in battle mode.

Story

An evil Bomber named Emperor Terrorin who has the power of Time itself has freed various criminal Bombers from their prison cells in orbit around Planet Bomber. Setting them up in a warped time and space, Shirobon, Kurobon, and their Louie (Rui) companions must travel through stages and defeat them before going up against Emperor Terrorin himself.

Single-player

The single-player portion of Super Bomberman 5 is nonlinear, giving players a choice of which level they'd like to complete next. These phases are all based on the four previous Super Bomberman games for the Super Famicom, containing remixed music and the same sprites of the game, and the fifth phase is completely new. Depending on your path, you can accumulate 100% of completion. There are two endings available, depending on where you face the final boss.

Super Bomberman 4

Super Bomberman 4 (スーパーボンバーマン４, Sūpā Bonbāman Fō) is a multiplayer action-party video game, developed by Produce and published by Hudson Soft for the Super Family Computer, released on April 26, 1996 exclusively in Japan. It is the fourth installment of the Super Bomberman franchise for the console.

The story begins at an unknown time after Super Bomberman 3. Bagular's brain escaped the explosion of his flying saucer and has summoned the Four Bomber Kings and Great Bomber to get revenge on White and Black Bomber. The two, along with other fellow Bombermen, are sent hurtling back in time to fight through different eras and ultimately stop Bagular.

Gameplay

Super Bomberman 4 is an action game in which players lay bombs to destroy enemies or other bombermen. Other than laying bombs, the game includes a number of power-ups, which allows players to increase the range of a bomb's explosion, punch or kick bombs already on the ground, or pick them up and throw them at another player. The explosions of the bombs can harm anyone on the field, including the bombermen who left the bomb in the first place. There are two game modes, Normal Game (the campaign, which can be played with two players), and the Battle Game, which has three separate modes.

Bomberman 2 (Nintendo DS)

Bomberman 2 (Custom Battler Bomberman in Japan) is a video game for the Nintendo DS, and is the sequel to Bomberman on the DS. During the game, Bomberman collects various bits of Armor, allowing players to customize the character with unique power ups and skills.

In terms of gameplay and setting, Bomberman 2 is a huge departure from previous Bomberman games. The setting for this game is a cyberspace-like setting, much more similar to the Mega Man Battle Network and Custom Robo series.

Reception

It has a score of 75% on Metacritic.IGN awarded it a score of 7 out of 10, saying "Tons of options, settings, and arenas are available for the multiplayer fanatic."Gamespot awarded it a score of 6.2 out of 10, saying "The game itself feels a little bare-bones, and a stronger multiplayer component would make it much easier to recommend."

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