Bomberman Generation
A cel-shaded Bomberman adventure for the GameCube.
Bomberman Generation is a 2002 video game released for the GameCube. It was followed up by Bomberman Jetters.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Game Arts
- Publisher
- Majesco (NA)
- Hudson Soft (JP)
- Vivendi Universal Games (PAL)
- Director
- Kotaro Hayashida
- Producer
- Hidetoshi Endo; Yoichi Miyaji
- Artist
- Shoji Mizuno; Kozue Narai
- Composer
- Shohei Bando
- Series
- Bomberman
- Released
- June 4, 2002 (NA)
- June 27, 2002 (JP)
- December 6, 2002 (PAL)
Facts from the source article.
Gameplay
Bomberman Generation contains six worlds, each with roughly five levels. Levels incorporate puzzles, mini games, and battles similar to Pokémon where Charaboms are befriended after being defeated. There are areas where a merge item and a bomb fuse, or two Charaboms fuse to create a stronger bomb or Charabom. Pommy (Pomyu) from Bomberman 64: The Second Attack and some of his variations appear as Charaboms. Each world has a unique boss requiring a different strategy. Puzzles must be solved using bombs or Charaboms. Bomberman can collect power-ups that increase his speed and bomb power. The game was among the first on GameCube to use cel-shading, a style later employed in Bomberman Jetters. The multiplayer mode returns to classic two-dimensional movement. Up to four human or computer players can compete in five modes. Standard Battle is a last-man-standing contest where blocks shrink the arena in the final minute. Reversi Battle involves flipping floor panels to a player's color; the player with the most panels when time expires wins. Coin Battle has players collect coins from treasure barrels; being killed costs half the coins, and Hige Hige Bandits appear to steal coins. Dodge Battle has bombs falling from the sky; players cannot drop bombs and must avoid explosions using Bomb Kicks, Punches, and Speed-Ups.
Plot
Six crystals called Bomb Elements are discovered in deep space and emit a powerful unknown energy. Professor Ein orders them transported to Planet Bomber, but a saboteur hired by Mujoe and his Hige Hige Bandits destroys the freighter, causing the crystals to fall to the planet Tentacalls. The Hige Hige Bandits ally with the Crush Bombers to retrieve the Bomb Elements. Professor Ein sends Bomberman to Tentacalls to defeat the Crush Bombers and Hige Hige Bandits and obtain the Bomb Elements first.
Reception
Bomberman Generation received favorable reviews according to Metacritic. Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40. GamePro stated that the game delivers decent solo fun but is best played with four friends. It was nominated for Best Platformer on GameCube and Best Game No One Played on GameCube at GameSpots Best and Worst of 2002 Awards, losing to Super Mario Sunshine and Sega Soccer Slam respectively.
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