Super Bomberman R

 PlayStation 4
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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 34
  3. Negative: 11 out of 34
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  1. Rlegend9
    Sep 11, 2021
    0
    When a free online game requires both ps plus and premium currency to enter rooms you know the game is trash at best. Stop this shameful practice already. Stay away from this not bomberbam game
  2. nascent
    Oct 20, 2020
    3
    Super Bomberman R is an attempt to 'modernise' bomberman, and make it appeal to kids. There's an incredibly cringe story mode, with anime cutscenes and some incredibly thin and cheesy plot. The default camera is now loose and askew for some reason that I can only assume is trying to be trendy.
    A lot of traditional mechanics have been removed.
    There is a "store" to buy accessories to    Super Bomberman R is an attempt to 'modernise' bomberman, and make it appeal to kids. There's an incredibly cringe story mode, with anime cutscenes and some incredibly thin and cheesy plot. The default camera is now loose and askew for some reason that I can only assume is trying to be trendy.
    A lot of traditional mechanics have been removed.
    There is a "store" to buy accessories to put on the characters head ... for some reason..
    Additionally, extra characters and levels, especially more traditional levels, need to be purchased.

    Bomberman defaults to having multiple lives now. So getting hit by a bomb doesn't end the round. The default "veteran" mode has 3 lives. So that means you can get hit 3 times in a level between actually losing... How that can be called "veteran" is insulting.

    There is essentially no puzzle element to the story mode, it's just a series of battle stages against random enemy animals, in stages split into sections that require traversing ramps to move between. The square grid format is there, but because of the ramps and blocks that cannot be blasted, it essentially kills the grid gameplay, and makes the game far more linear.

    The enemies are extremely trivial, they don't attack, and just move in 4 directions.

    As far as a battle-only bomberman game, Bomberman Ultra was a better game because you not only could play multiplayer against other humans, but there were AI bombermen to play against, so the challenge was to avoid your own bombs whilst moving around, as well as the bombs of other bombermen moving around. Much more fun than just blowing up animals that don't even attack you back.

    Additionally, Super bomberman r has stripped away a bunch of functionality, you can no longer lift and pump up bombs and throw them, you can no longer remotely detonate bombs. In fact so much of the gameplay has been stripped out it'd probably be quicker to list was was left in.

    I saw this game had a fairly decent rating and a fair bit of praise for the story mode, so bought the game with my fingers crosses, hoping it'd be half of what Bomerman 64 was. But no, it's not.

    Bomberman 64 was a masterpiece that in a way was too good for the Bomberman franchise. Bomberman is famous for being a little guy that walks in 4 directions, dropping bombs and needing to hide from the flame. Destroying blocks to get access to parts of the stage, and needing to kill enemies. Vs/battle mode is even more fun with multiple other players trying to bomb you back.

    Bomberman 64 was a puzzle game with huge stages requiring traversable and puzzle solving. Additionally the player had to collect items to progress, and the story had an actual plot with invasion and threat.
    I recall spending many hours solving the puzzles figuring out how to bounce bombs upon eachother and slide them to different areas to allow thee player to use them as transport.

    There was puzzle solving, platforming, and a ton of challenge.

    Super Bomberman R is just an overpriced, gimmicky battle mode game with a forgettable and cheesy story mode than can be skipped.

    The new slanted moving camera is just horrible. Luckily you can set the camera to fixed and front, in the options but why anyone would want to play with the default camera is beyond me.
    And why on earth is there no single player battle mode against ai bombermen? Insane.

    Honestly i'd have preferred Bomberman Ultra remastered for the ps4 than whatever this was trying to be.

    Let's just pray that one day nintendo remaster bomberman 64 for the switch but it's tragic that such an incredible game has been left to be forgotten.    … Expand
  3. LimitedEdition
    Aug 18, 2023
    4
    The game is way overpriced and you should for sure get it on a huge sale instead of buying for full price. Local multiplayer is a lot of fun, but there could and should be more options for customization like amount of items droped, the rate at which the different types are dropped and so on to make it possible to bring more variety into the matches. Gameplay itself is fine but lacksThe game is way overpriced and you should for sure get it on a huge sale instead of buying for full price. Local multiplayer is a lot of fun, but there could and should be more options for customization like amount of items droped, the rate at which the different types are dropped and so on to make it possible to bring more variety into the matches. Gameplay itself is fine but lacks variety. Overall it is a barebone bomberman yet fun bomber game that offers not too much for lot of money asked for. Also it misses a way to unlock all ingame content with a shortcut, not everyone has time and motivation to grind through the singleplayer to unlock all of the ingame content.… Expand
  4. CptCaleb
    Dec 22, 2020
    3
    Really disappointing. I bought it on sale for $10 and that’s the most you should pay for it. Totally crazy to charge anything more for this. The battle mode works well, but lacks some needed customization / options, like changing which cpus you play against or the power ups. Seems to be a lot of unlockable stages, but it’s a major grind that’s just not worth it to unlock each. Haven’tReally disappointing. I bought it on sale for $10 and that’s the most you should pay for it. Totally crazy to charge anything more for this. The battle mode works well, but lacks some needed customization / options, like changing which cpus you play against or the power ups. Seems to be a lot of unlockable stages, but it’s a major grind that’s just not worth it to unlock each. Haven’t tried online play though. But the graphics, controls, and overall presentation are honestly just above what you’d expect a game design student to turn in for a term project in school—just really simplistic and cookie cutter. The story mode is basic and forgettable, with bosses that just aren’t fun. Bottomline is that the battle mode is alright. Wouldn’t buy again, though. You might enjoy it more than I did: it’s not unplayable or anything like that.… Expand

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67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. XGN
    Aug 17, 2018
    65
    Super Bomberman R goes big on multiplayer and brings the fun. The campaign however does not due to a weird balancing act. Thanks to fast gameplay and many characters there is plenty to do even though the in-game currency is way off.
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  2. Eurogamer Italy
    Aug 13, 2018
    70
    Super Bomberman R comes to PS4, Xbox One and PC with updated graphics, some brand new features and playable characters, like Ratchet and Clank for PS4 and Master Chief for Xbox One. Besides these plus, it is exactly the same game, extremely enjoyable if played with at least a couple of friends.
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  3. LaPS4
    Aug 6, 2018
    73
    Despite some weak points, Super Bomberman R, is a funny and madly entrance for both classic players and casual ones that are playing a Bomberman for the first time. I recommend you to play it with your friends or for those moments when you need a break and just have fun. The game doesn't pretend to be something else but a Bomberman, and that's why It works.
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