Bomber Man World
The second arcade Bomberman game, released in 1992 by Irem.
Bomber Man World is a 1992 arcade video game released by Irem under license from Hudson Soft. It is part of the Bomberman series and was the second Bomberman game for arcades, following the 1991 release also by Irem. The game is known as New Atomic Punk: Global Quest or Atomic Punk 2 in North America, and New DynaBlaster: Global Quest in Europe.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Irem
- Series
- Bomberman
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Released
- June 1992 (JP)
- September 1992 (NA)
- 1992 (EU)
- Genre
- Action, maze
- Modes
- Single-player; Multiplayer
- Arcade system
- Irem M-97
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- When all enemies are destroyed the player automatically goes to the next stage.
- Items are lost after each stage, reducing the inventory to one bomb, and the default blast radius and walking speed.
- There are six worlds with six levels each; after every fifth level there is a Bonus Stage where soft blocks contain many points items and power ups.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Bomber Man World as the tenth most-successful table arcade unit in their July 15, 1992 issue, ahead of King of the Monsters 2 and Football Frenzy. In North America, RePlay reported it as the eighth most-popular arcade game in October 1992, while Play Meter ranked it forty-sixth. Critics gave mixed to positive reviews; Gary Harrod of Sinclair User praised the visuals and gameplay, Andreas Knauf of Video Games gave a positive outlook, and GamesMaster offered a mixed outlook.
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