Bomberman Live

Bomberman Live is a downloadable video game for the Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Backbone Entertainment. Bomberman Live is an original version of the classic game Bomberman, an arcade-style maze-based video game originally developed by Hudson Soft. The game was announced on May 16, 2007 and released on July 18, 2007. It is the first in a trilogy of downloadable Bomberman titles, later followed by Bomberman Blast and Bomberman Ultra for WiiWare and PlayStation Network respectively. It saw a retail release as part of the 2009 Xbox Live Arcade Game Pack.

Bomberman Live
Developer(s)Backbone Entertainment
Publisher(s)Hudson Soft
SeriesBomberman
Platform(s)Xbox 360
Release18 July 2007
Genre(s)Action, puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Anywhere from two to eight players compete in a battle or tournament, both of which consist of a series of individual rounds. In a tournament, the number of rounds is set at the beginning, whereas in a battle, play continues until one player has reached a set number of wins. In each round, the players are placed within a map, and use their arsenal of bombs to attack each other until only one is left standing. Players can also use their bombs to destroy bricks in the map, opening new routes and potentially revealing power-ups.

Development

Downloadable content

On August 29, 2007, Bomb-Up Pack 1 was made available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace. On September 26, 2007, Bomb-Up Pack 2 became available. On December 26, 2007, Bomb-Up Pack 3 was made available.[1]

Reception

It has a score of 84/100 on Metacritic.[2] GameSpot awarded it a score of 7.5 out of 10, saying "this ten-dollar game (800 Live points) will give you plenty of bang for your buck."[3] IGN awarded it a score of 8.4 out of 10, saying "The game is a ton of fun, very dynamic in terms of gameplay, and more than worth the asking price"[4]

The game has sold more than 600.000 copies by December 2010.[5]

Sequel

A sequel was released by Hudson, titled Bomberman Live: Battlefest, on Xbox Live Arcade on December 8, 2010.

References
  1. Hayward, Andrew (December 19, 2007). "Bomberman Live DLC Exploding Dec. 26". 1Up.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. "Bomberman Live for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. Dodson, Joe (July 20, 2007). "Bomberman Live Review". GameSpot. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. Craddock, David (July 19, 2007). "Bomberman Live Review". IGN. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. "Bomberman Explodes Again in Bomberman Live: Battlefest". Business Wire. December 8, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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