It’s probably where you’ll spend the most of your time should you play yourself, and is where the game truly shines. Here, up to eight players can face off in the quest to be the best putting all of the skills learned in the campaign to good use across a variety of mazes, each with different gimmicks and tricks. The second half of the game is the infamous “Battle Mode.” Playing with others is what Bomberman has always been about, and the real explosive gameplay is contained within this iteration of the classic mode. The campaign can also be played in co-op, which can greatly enhance the amount of fun you have and reduce the time needed to compete the game. This doesn’t always work in its favour, as at times it can be difficult to see where you are, where you need to go, or even where your explosions may go – something which can be quite frustrating, and lead to at least a few deaths. The levels are presented in 3D, whilst still possessing that top-down charm the series has always been known for. Successfully besting them sends you on to the next world, so you’ll have to get serious if you want to continue on. Successfully completing the main levels on a planet rewards you with a two stage boss fight with a Bomber-nemesis – your foe initially using their special bombs against you, before then piloting a machine to take you on. Switches, platforms, springs, and ice come into play here making your progression through each world that much more difficult. With each world comes different mechanics too.
These vary from simply defeating enemies and collecting keys – to activating switches, or escorting other Bomberpersons to the exit. Your progress across the worlds will see different challenges come into play, with the levels featuring different requirements to pass. Bombs and flames will increase your explosive capacity and range, while kick and glove icons allow you to move any charges away from you (or tactically place them in the way of an enemy).
Initially limited to a single bomb and explosions two blocks wide (and high), removing the blocks in the arena will often yield power-ups to enhance your abilities. In the story mode you’ll learn the basics of Bomberman, which are essentially move around the grid, plant a bomb, and safely avoid the blast radius as you attempt to destroy enemies. Its campaign sees you aiming to defeat the five dastardly bombers, followed by a double-header with our devious enemy, and then returning peace to the galaxy. The first half is a story mode, which is set across five planets and a total of 40-odd levels. Super Bomberman R, like most of the core Bomberman titles, is very much a game of two halves. That’s not to say this one isn’t worth a look, though. Despite the fun I’ve had with Super Bomberman R, it still is. My Bomberman adventure began initially on the Commodore Amiga, before having more fun later on the Super Nintendo – where I considered Super Bomberman 3 to be the finest in the series. Back in the day I knew it as “ Dynablaster,” and had any great experiences with my friends playing this party title – where you set down bombs around a maze-styled arena attempting to explosively eradicate your foes.
The Bomberman series has been around almost as long as I’ve been alive and as my kids often like to remind me, that’s a long time.
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