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Bomberman Party Edition
1998 video game

Bomberman Party Edition, known in Japan and Europe as simply Bomberman, is a PlayStation version of the 1983 game Bomberman. In addition to vintage graphics for single player mode, an option for enhanced graphics is added. The game was released to the PlayStation Network as a PSone Classic on May 28, 2008, in Japan and December 10, 2009, in North America.

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Gameplay

The single player mode is very similar to the 1985 release of Bomberman. The player controls the titular Bomberman in a wide area, full of destructible and non-destructible blocks. The blocks can be destroyed with bombs, and may contain a power up that increases Bomberman's walking speed, the size of bomb explosions, the number of bombs able to be placed, or the ability to explode your bombs with the push of a button or to walk through walls or bombs. Some power ups are temporary, allowing Bomberman to be immune to bombs or monsters. The point of each level is to destroy each monster, and then locate the door, which is located underneath a random block.2

After every few levels, the player can play a bonus level. The player is invincible, and an endless stream of monsters is to be destroyed by the player. The point is to try to build up score until a bonus life is awarded. Similar in design to Super Bomberman, there are a number of level themes in the single player mode. Battle mode is added to this release, which features 8 courses with 3 levels per course.34

Reception

ReceptionAggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings72.75%5
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame3.5/56
Consoles +89%7
Electronic Gaming Monthly7.5/108
Famitsu29/409
GameSpot7.1/1010
IGN7.6/1011
Joypad4/1012
M! Games83%13
Mega Fun70%14
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine2.5/515
Player One66%16
PlayStation: The Official Magazine6/1017
Video Games (DE)78%18
neXt Level65%19

According to Famitsu, Bomberman Party Edition sold over 34,945 copies in its first week on the market and sold approximately 156,600 copies during its lifetime in Japan.20 The game received an average reception from critics, holding a rating of 72.75% based on eight reviews according to review aggregator GameRankings.21 GamePro's Mike Weigand praised the game's colorful graphics, solid audio and controls, but criticized the limited single-player modes and long loading times.22

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References

  1. "BOMBERMAN PARTY EDITION - (NTSC-U)". psxdatacenter.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-04-30. https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/B/SLUS-01189.html ↩

  2. Zdyrko, David (2000-11-15). "Bomberman Party Edition". IGN. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-30. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/15/bomberman-party-edition ↩

  3. "Bomberman: Party Edition (1998)". MobyGames. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-30. https://www.mobygames.com/game/4192/bomberman-party-edition/ ↩

  4. "Bomberman Party Edition Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-30. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bomberman-party-edition-review/1900-2625107/ ↩

  5. "Bomberman Party Edition for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2025-01-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20090411195550/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/370997-bomberman-party-edition/index.html ↩

  6. Zjaba, Tom (2000). "Bomberman Party Edition – Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2025-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20141116084055/http://allgame.com/game.php?id=26636&tab=review ↩

  7. To, Gia (February 1999). "Test Playstation: Bomberman". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 88. EMAP Alpha. p. 105. https://archive.org/details/Console_Plus_Numero_085/page/105/mode/1up ↩

  8. Pfister, Andrew (December 2000). "Review Crew: Bomberman Party Edition". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 137. Ziff Davis. p. 224. https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-137-december-2000/page/224/mode/1up ↩

  9. "新作ゲームクロスレビュー: ボンバーマン (プレイステーション)". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 522. ASCII Corporation. December 18, 1998. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2015-10-08 at the Wayback Machine). /wiki/Famitsu ↩

  10. Provo, Frank (September 6, 2000). "Bomberman Party Edition Review for PlayStation". GameSpot. CNET Networks. Archived from the original on 2003-10-09. Retrieved 2025-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20031009114056/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/strategy/bombermanpartyedition/review.html ↩

  11. Zdyrko, David (November 14, 2000). "Bomberman Party Edition review". IGN. Snowball.com. Archived from the original on 2001-01-23. Retrieved 2025-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20010123154700/http://psx.ign.com/reviews/15202.html ↩

  12. Joypad provided scores of 4/10 for single-player and 7/10 for multiplayer.[12] ↩

  13. Ehrle, Oliver (September 1999). "Test: Bomberman (PS)". MAN!AC [de] (in German). No. 71. Cybermedia. p. 66. (Transcription Archived 2025-01-07 at the Wayback Machine). https://archive.org/details/MANiAC.N071.1999.09/page/n69/mode/1up ↩

  14. Döller, Georg (September 1999). "Spiele Test PlayStation: Bomberman". Mega Fun [de] (in German). No. 84. Computec. p. 67. https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1999-09.pdf&page=63 ↩

  15. Kennedy, Sam (November 2000). "Reviews: Bomberman Party Edition". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 38. Ziff Davis. p. 161. https://archive.org/details/official-u.-s.-play-station-magazine-issue-38-november-2000/page/161/mode/1up ↩

  16. Daniel, François (May 1999). "Tests Vite Vu: PlayStation Bomberman". Player One [fr] (in French). No. 97. Média Système Édition [fr]. p. 118. Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2025-01-07. https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=32&num=1960&album=oui ↩

  17. Donohue, Bill (November 2000). "Reviews: Bomberman Party Edition". PSM. No. 39. Imagine Media. p. 70. https://archive.org/details/psm-039/page/n69/mode/1up ↩

  18. Daxer, Christian (September 1999). "Sony PlayStation Test: Bomberman". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 94. Future Verlag. p. 94. https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1999-09/page/94/mode/1up ↩

  19. Hartwig, Klaus-Dieter (September–October 1999). "Test PlayStation: Bomberman". neXt Level (in German). No. 39. X-plain Verlag. p. 72. https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3ANextLevel_DE_1999-0910.pdf&page=72 ↩

  20. "Game Search". Game Data Library. Archived from the original on 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2025-01-07. https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search ↩

  21. "Bomberman Party Edition for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2025-01-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20090411195550/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/370997-bomberman-party-edition/index.html ↩

  22. Weigand, Mike (November 2000). "PlayStation ProReviews: Bomberman Party Edition". GamePro. No. 146. IDG. p. 134. (Transcription Archived 2003-07-10 at the Wayback Machine). https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_146.pdf&page=134 ↩