Pocket Bomberman

Pocket Bomberman (ポケットボンバーマン, Poketto Bonbāman) is a platform video game developed by Hudson Soft and originally released for the Game Boy in 1997. It was re-released as a launch title for the Game Boy Color in 1998.

Pocket Bomberman
North American Game Boy Color cover art
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Hudson Soft (Game Boy)
Composer(s)Yoshio Tsuru
Jun Chikuma
SeriesBomberman
Platform(s)Game Boy, Game Boy Color
ReleaseGame Boy
  • JP: December 12, 1997
  • EU: 1998
Game Boy Color
  • NA: November 18, 1998
  • EU: 1998
Genre(s)Platform game
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

In contrast to the overhead view of other Bomberman titles, Pocket Bomberman features sidescrolling platformer gameplay.[1] Like other Bomberman games, Bomberman must defeat all enemies in each stage to advance. The game features a total of 5 worlds spanning 25 levels. Each world follows a different theme, including forest, underwater, cloudtops and a dark underworld. At the end of each world is a boss fight. There is one mini game called Jump Mode in which players must guide Bomberman through an Easy, Medium, or Hard course. Bomberman will constantly jump and the player can only place bombs in this mode.

Development and release

Pocket Bomberman was developed by Hudson Soft and originally released for the Game Boy in 1997. It was re-released as a launch title for the Game Boy Color in 1998.[2]

Reception

Pocket Bomberman received generally favorable reviews from critics. N64 Magazine described the game as somewhat repetitive,[1] while IGN praised the different themes in each world because they add variety to the game.[4] Nintendo Power editors praised its fun and challenging gameplay, and considered the Jump Mode innovative.[2]

References
  1. "Pocket Bomberman". N64 Magazine. No. 31. Future Publishing. August 1999. p. 45.
  2. "Pocket Bomberman". Nintendo Power. No. 115. Nintendo of America. December 1998. p. 116, 127.
  3. Marriott, Scott Alan. "Pocket Bomberman". AllGame. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  4. Sy, Dexter (October 25, 1999). "Pocket Bomberman". IGN. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
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