Bomberman

 DS
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Jun 21, 2005
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Bomberman series returns with Bomberman for the Nintendo DS, boasting the first eight-player wireless LAN action for the Nintendo DS and strategy and action will keep puzzle fans and players of all ages and skill levels drawn to the 100 stages of gameplay. Multiplayer action: EightThe Bomberman series returns with Bomberman for the Nintendo DS, boasting the first eight-player wireless LAN action for the Nintendo DS and strategy and action will keep puzzle fans and players of all ages and skill levels drawn to the 100 stages of gameplay. Multiplayer action: Eight players can battle it out simultaneously via a wireless LAN connection. Bomberman challenges even the most die-hard Bomberman and puzzle-game fans with 100 stages to test their gaming reflexes and strategic minds. Bomberman creates massive mazes by using the DS dual-screen capabilities. Bomberman supports the DS microphone via sound-recognition, allowing players to call out battle commands to their Bomberman. Single-Card Play Ensures friends will be able to get in on the multiplayer action for up to eight players. [Ubisoft]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Yahoo!
    90
    The new additions on the DS blend in seamlessly with the original game and the end result is fantastic.
  2. Modojo
    80
    All of these components have been combined to produce a game that exudes fun.
  3. NintendoWorldReport
    80
    I'm going to be frank: Bomberman DS is the best multiplayer Bomberman game ever. With so many different game modes, options, items, and arenas, there's enough variety that the game never gets old.
  4. Detroit Free Press
    75
    This game doesn't really take advantage of the DS's cool touch-screen technology... Still, Bomberman is a blast.
  5. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    75
    Aside from the boss battles, not one of those stages offers any kind of depth or variety; 10-year-old Bomberman games were more interesting. Multiplayer, however, delivers.
  6. Nintendojo
    71
    Although it fails to visually inspire any sense of awe, Hudson’s creation astounds the player by taking Nintendo’s advice and creating something fresh with a formula that’s existed since the eighties. Well done!
  7. Game Informer
    60
    Wireless multiplayer can be a fun diversion, but it's hardly good enough to justify this $30 purchase. [Aug 2005, p.107]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. [Anonymous]
    Aug 7, 2005
    10
    Good multiplayer.
  2. GaryM.
    Jun 30, 2005
    10
    Excellent game. levels were bright and full of action.
  4. IkOzael
    Feb 18, 2021
    9
    I'm mostly goin' off my time with this game back when I was a kid (thanks, CycloDS Evolution). I never played the story mode since I didn'tI'm mostly goin' off my time with this game back when I was a kid (thanks, CycloDS Evolution). I never played the story mode since I didn't find it as fun as the multiplayer. The multiplayer makes it one o' the most fun multiplayer games on the DS and the usage of its dual screens add a lot of variety to it.

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  5. Yojimbo2015
    May 24, 2023
    6
    I've never really seen what the fuss is about with this series, and this is just more of the same but with really annoying music.

Awards & Rankings

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#19 Best DS Game of 2005
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#48 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005
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#37 Most Shared DS Game of 2005