Super Bomberman R

Super Bomberman R

Packaging artwork released for all territories.
Developer(s)
Publisher(s) Konami Digital Entertainment
Director(s) Akihiro Mitsuda
Producer(s) Noriaki Okamura
Yuji Korekado
Artist(s) Junichi Morita
Writer(s) Kaede Ogawa
Gol Koganei
Moe Yamazaki
Composer(s) Seima Iwahashi
Daisuke Kikuta
Series Bomberman
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release 3 March 2017
Genre(s) Action, maze
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Super Bomberman R is an action-maze game developed by Konami and HexaDrive for the Nintendo Switch console. The game was released worldwide on March 3, 2017 as part of the Bomberman series. It is also the first main entry in over a decade, as well as being the first to be developed following the dissolution of original series developer Hudson Soft in 2012. The game received mixed reviews by critics.

Gameplay

Super Bomberman R is an action game in which players move through a two-dimensional grid environment and must trap and drop bombs to defeat their opponents.[1][2] The game features story mode spanning 50 stages and supports cooperative gameplay with another player.[1] The game also features an eight-player competitive multiplayer mode.[2] The Online-Mode contains a league system (Baby A/B, Novice A/B, Amateur A/B, Pro A/B, Champ A/B and God A/B). Starting in Baby league B the player has to win matches to gather and earn points for advancement.

Plot

The game is features a rebooted plot of previous Super Bomberman games. It starts in a robot scrapyard, where Emperor Buggler resurrects five robots to be his new henchmen, the Five Dastardly Bombers. Meanwhile, on Planet Bomber, live the Bomberman Brothers; eight robotic lifeforms created to be heroes of the universe. Unfortunately, only the eldest brother, White, has the mentality and discipline associated with this role, and has no luck getting his younger siblings to take their mission seriously. Black is a self-absorbed slacker, Pink is more concerned about fashion and gossip, Blue sleeps all day, Red is an out-of-control hothead, Yellow is innocent to a fault, Aqua hates violence, and Green is a cunning sneak who uses his status as the baby brother to manipulate his siblings. During White's yet another attempt to get his siblings to train with him, their television begins broadcasting a signal from Buggler, who proclaims his goal to conquer the universe and shows that his army has taken control of the five planets of the Starry Sky Nebula; swearing that all other planets will soon follow. He offers a challenge to any who would defy him to fight his Five Dastardly Bombers. White immediately takes up the challenge and forces his siblings to come with him as he heads to the Starry Sky Nebula to face the Buggler army.

Release

Super Bomberman R was developed by Konami and HexaDrive.[3][4] The game was announced on 12 January 2017 and released 3 March 2017 as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch console.[2][5] On 20 April 2017 free DLC was announced alongside regular updates with various gameplay improvements. The first DLC set includes four new stages and two new accessories. Future updates with various playable characters from other Konami franchises—including Vic Viper from Gradius, Simon Belmont from Castlevania, and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2—were also teased.[6]

Reception

Pre-release

Nintendo Life's preview stated that "Super Bomberman R isn't going to break any ground with its familiar explosions and mayhem, but it doesn't have to; sometimes, colourful old-school gaming is refreshing in this era of progressively darker and more complex titles."[7] This was reiterated in their review, with Steve Bowling describing it as "no-frills", but "the go-to multiplayer launch title" for the Switch.[8]

Post release

Super Bomberman R received mixed reviews from professional critics with a 62/100 according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[9] In Japan, the game's debut week sales reached 39,609 copies sold, marking the highest first-week sales of a Bomberman game since 1998's Bomberman World, which sold 76,801 copies in its first week.[10] 500,000 copies have been shipped worldwide as of late April 2017.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Alexander, Julia (13 January 2017). "Watch 15 minutes of Super Bomberman R on the Nintendo Switch". Polygon. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Marchiafava, Jeff (13 January 2017). "Super Bomberman R Coming To Nintendo Switch". Game Informer. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Williams, Mike (13 January 2017). "Nintendo Switch Launch Line-up Includes Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch". USgamer. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Hawkins, Matt (13 January 2017). "Super Bomberman R Is Being Made By Former Bomberman Staff [UPDATE: Impressions]". Siliconera. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Schwartz, Terri (12 January 2017). "Nintendo Announces Super Bomberman R For Switch". IGN. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. ↑ McFerran, Damien. "Today's Super Bomberman R Update Includes Four Battle Mode Stages And Two Accessories". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Meyer, Lee (16 January 2017). "First Impressions: Explosive Action in Super Bomberman R". Nintendo Life. NLife Media. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Bowling, Steve. "Review: Super Bomberman R". Nintendo Life. NLife Media. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Super Bomberman R for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  10. ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2017/03/13/super-bomberman-r-best-opening-week-series-last-20-years/
  11. ↑ http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/04/1-2-switch_snipperclips_and_super_bomberman_r_all_had_positive_launches_on_nintendo_switch
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