You got him on the SNES,
TurboGrafx-16, Nintendo 64,
Gameboy, and almost every game
console available except for the
doom fated Jaguar CD and now
he's back with 9 other friends.
Sega and HudsonSoft proudly
brings one of the most addicting
titles to ever grace the gaming
world - Saturn Bomberman. So by
looking at the screen shots you
probably wandering what's
different from this version then the
rest. Well, you still get the same
little white Bomberman who likes, I
mean loves to blow up his enemies
and friends and this time he's on the
Saturn with up to 10 players at
once. This may yet be the best
multiplayer game ever made. The
only game which lives up to it's
name is the N64's Goldeneye. If
you have Saturn Bomberman , a
bunch of Saturn controllers, a large
TV set and a bunch of friends over
for a party, I guarantee that you will
be playing this game for the
majority of the party. There's really
no reason to play any other games
or even leave the house. It's the
greatest party game on the planet.
Any the Saturn version is the best
incarnation yet. The Saturn version
shows off its Hi-res mode that is
incredibly hectic and fun although
you may burn your eyes a little bit
after hours of playing. Eight player
modes is a little easier for the
weaker eyes, And you get team
play and an all new Mad - Bomber
mode where you can lob bombs
from the sidelines and kill your
destroyer. Yes, revenge is sweet.
The only letdown in the game is
there is only one 10 player level. A
few more won't hurt. Here's my
overall review for Saturn
Bomberman, and by the way, Sega
needs to bring out a few more
games like this to keep the system
strong. And oh, don't you just hate
it when you kick butt you
multiplayer mode when you get
trapped between your own bombs.
Doh!
Graphics : 7/10
The graphics in this game are not
actually something to be proud of.
But this game proves that you don't
need fancy graphics to play a good
game, I mean look at Red Alphaslt,
the music and graphics rock but the
gameplay is a bit boring. And in
1997, there were a few good 2D
games like Herc's Adventure,
MegaMan X4, Castlevania : Sotn.
Don't be discouraged because of
the graphics, and trust me you'll be
the most famous kid in the
neighborhood just for owning this
game. And oh yeah, the FMV in
this game rocks. I mean cartoon
quality.
Sound : 9/10
The sound and music in this game is
addictive, I mean I hummed it for a
whole day. The music is sounds
simple but just like its gameplay its
addictive.
Gameplay: 10/10
This game can be taught to anyone
in the world in just mere moments.
The gameplay is simple. Follow
target, drop bomb, run like hell,
bomb explodes and enemy not
dead, repeat steps. See, simple.
What bothers me is that in Saturn
Bomberman 2 and Bomberman 64,
the gameplay seems a little
different, everything's in 3D and the
bomb explodes in an explosion
similar to how a real miniature
bomb would. I don't know why
HudsonSoft chanced their
gameplay formula and I would like
to see how well is fares in 3D. To
me Bomberman 64 looks abit like
Mario 64. Hmmm…… As they
say " If it's not broken, don't fix it".
Replay : 10/10
Replay is excellent and if you do
not have a friend, you can play
agaisnt 9 other CPU controlled
Bombermans. The computer AI is
smart in this game and they can
give you a challenge.
Overall : 9.2
Saturn Bomberman is one of the
best action games of the year. As I
said before, the Saturn needs more
games like this to keep its system
going. With games like Panzer
Saga, Burning Rangers coming out,
the Saturn looks like it can survive
a few more months before it is
finally pronounced dead.
