Bomberman Wars

Bomberman Wars
Developer(s)Hudson Soft (PS1)
Metro Corporation (Saturn)
Publisher(s)Hudson Soft
SeriesBomberman
Platform(s)PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Release
  • JP: 16 April 1998
Genre(s)RPG, strategy
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Bomberman Wars (ボンバーマンウォーズ, Bonbāman Wōzu) is a 1998 Japanese video game in the Bomberman series released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. It is a strategy role playing game, in contrast to previous games.

Story

The main character is King Bomber who rules over his kingdom. The objective of the game is to conquer all the pieces of the Bomber country. Eventually, you fight the main villain, Bagular, and his four henchmen.

Gameplay

This is one of the earliest games in the Bomberman series to stray away from its party game roots and focus more on the single-player component. It is a turned based strategy RPG.[1]

It features a Quest mode, and a Battle mode.[2]

Release

It was released for the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation on April 16, 1998.[3][4][5] It is the third Bomberman game for the Sega Saturn, and the second for the PlayStation. It was never released outside of Japan.[1] In 2016, a fan translation was released for the PlayStation version.[1]

Reception

Weekly Famitsu reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, giving it a score of 24 out of 40.[5]

The UK Sega Saturn Magazine gave it a score of 81 out of 100.[6]

Gamespot gave it a 5.8 out of 10 score.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bomberman Wars' Fan Translation Has Been Released - Siliconera". Siliconera. 2016-01-06. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. ^ "Coming Soon". Sega Saturn Magazine (31): 24–27. May 1998.
  3. ^ Ohbuchi, Yutaka (February 23, 1998). "Blasting to a New Order". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 12, 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "ボンバーマンウォーズ [セガサターン] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  5. ^ a b "ボンバーマンウォーズ [PS] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  6. ^ "Import Review: Bomberman Wars". Sega Saturn Magazine (33). Emac Images: 67. July 1998.
  7. ^ Bartholow, Peter (1998-06-19). "Bomberman Wars (Import) Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
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