Bomberman Hardball

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Bomberman Hardball
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Release date(s)	July 01, 2005 (UK) 2005 (JP)
Genre(s)	Party, Puzzle
Mode(s)	Battle Baseball Golf Tennis Living
Rating(s)	CERO: All Ages
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2

Bomberman Hardball is a Video Game for the PlayStation 2 which takes a departure from the previous games in the Bomberman series, and throws in sports games along with the traditional Battle mode.

Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Battle mode 1.2 Baseball 1.3 Golf 1.4 Tennis 1.5 Living

[edit] Gameplay

Bomberman Hardball is divided into four games. Battle mode (the standard Bomberman game), is joined by tennis, golf and baseball games. At the center of all this is the Living mode, a character building feature in which the player can design a Bomberman for use in any of the games.

[edit] Battle mode

Battle Mode is the centerpiece of this and all other Bomberman games. This mode is essentially the standard Bomberman formula; in the game, players navigate grid-based mazes, planting bombs in an attempt to hit other players (while avoided being hit by a bomb themselves). There are several different variations of Battle Mode, although they all center around the standard Bomberman gameplay.

• Classic Battle: A standard deathmatch-type game.
• Star Battle: Collect the most stars.
• Crown Battle: Find the crown in the level and hold on to it.
• Point Battle: Earn the most points by killing opponents
• Replay: Watched game sessions saved to memory card.

[edit] Baseball

Baseball has two modes: a single-match mode (exhibition) and a pennant race in which the player takes part in a league match of thirty games against five CPU teams. Aiming is automatic, causing most of the gameplay to revolve around well-timed button presses (baserunning is also automatic; fielding can even be set to be automatic).

[edit] Golf

Golf can either be played in exhibition mode or in a tournament mode, with a total of eighteen holes available. Like Mario Golf, shots are handled with a timer bar at the bottom of the screen. A vertical bar moves along the horozontal one; a button press stops the bar, determining the power of the shot. The bar then moves in the opposite direction, eventually passing a stationary bar. A second button press stops the moving bar again; the closer it is to the stationary bar, the more accurate (ie straight) the shot will be.

[edit] Tennis

Tennis has doubles and singles modes on clay, hard and grass courts. You can play through an exhibition match, selecting the number of sets and games, or you can try out the tournament where you play against a series of opponents. Oddly enough, the game is played with 4 shot buttons, when most Tennis games have 2.

[edit] Living

In living mode, the player can raise a Bomberman, who lives in his own house. Within the house are several interactive objects, including a television. The TV can be used to watch demos of matches (computer-only matches) from the game's different modes. There is also a shopping mode, which allows the player to spend coins on things such as outfits for the player's Bomberman (coins are earned by playing the main game modes).

The player's customized Bomberman can be used in any of the four game modes.