Super Bomberman R

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 336 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 77 out of 336
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  1. Sventendo
    Apr 8, 2017
    4
    Super Bomberman R, released for the Nintendo Switch in 2017, disappoints in every way. The whole interface is horrible, the music is outright unbearable, the controls are a complete mess at some points, the campaign is unimaginative, the graphics are outdated, the online-functions are lagging and the game itself is way too expensive at a price point of about 50 euros at launch in Germany.Super Bomberman R, released for the Nintendo Switch in 2017, disappoints in every way. The whole interface is horrible, the music is outright unbearable, the controls are a complete mess at some points, the campaign is unimaginative, the graphics are outdated, the online-functions are lagging and the game itself is way too expensive at a price point of about 50 euros at launch in Germany.

    The story of this game is simple, and surprisingly one of the better parts of this game. Especially the animations and cutscenes are well-designed - but do not get your hopes too high: This game is a disappointment.

    The gameplay itself is the classic experience you love and came here for. With up to 8 players you can experience multiplayer-battles which are short and fun, but also quite repetitive. The Single-Player-Campaign has a Co-Op-Mode, which makes it at least a bit playable. As mentioned in the introduction, the controls are frustrating at points and especially the Online-Mode does not work properly.

    The graphics and design of this game are outrageous. The first second you start the game, see the main menu of the game and listen to the sound, Konami lets you know that they do not care about either you or the game itself. I am not exaggerating - the soundtrack is one of the worst I listened to in the past few years.

    The overall experience is short, since it is designed to be played local with friends. Especially for the price of 50 euros, this is a big **** you" from Konami to all customers who trusted them to release at least a decent game at launch.    … Expand
  2. NolantheGuthrie
    Mar 9, 2017
    2
    I loved Bomber man as a kid so I was excited to pick this up, despite the $40 price tag and against my better judgment I decided to get it. After about ten minutes I immediately regretted this purchase. Way overpriced, excruciating story, and an AI that plays flawlessly. Wish I could get my money back.
  3. 8bitfrenzy
    Jun 9, 2017
    2
    Annoying voice acting, horrible boss design, bad controls, and dead multiplayer. Oh and it's 50$ avoid at all costs. Only reason I gave it a 2 is because it can be tolerable with friends.
  4. snydaddy
    May 17, 2017
    3
    Giving this game a 3/10 b/c local multiplayer can be fun when you have 4+ people playing, but that's about it for this game. The story mode is bland, boring, and the AI play flawlessly, especially bosses. It's absolutely ridiculous that this game has a $50 price tag. If we're being realistic this should be a $10 downloadable game from the e-shop. I owned this game for less than 48 hoursGiving this game a 3/10 b/c local multiplayer can be fun when you have 4+ people playing, but that's about it for this game. The story mode is bland, boring, and the AI play flawlessly, especially bosses. It's absolutely ridiculous that this game has a $50 price tag. If we're being realistic this should be a $10 downloadable game from the e-shop. I owned this game for less than 48 hours before I got rid of it. Thankfully I bought a physical copy of this game so I was able to trade it in, but I feel bad for people who digitally downloaded this.… Expand
  5. loolo78
    Dec 1, 2017
    4
    I was hoping or Splatoon or Rocket League like competitive online matches. What I found was the rank community is already dead. Average 5 minutes in the queue just to wait for a single player to join a four player game.

    Overall quality feels like a game that should be $15 selling for $60.
  6. Codes
    Mar 6, 2017
    3
    Super Bomberman R, developed by Konami, was released in 2017 at a $50 price point, offering unstable online play and a two online multiplayer game modes. Bomberman LIVE, developed by Hudson, was released in 2007 at a $10 price point, offering great online play and several multiplayer game modes. LIVE contained full outfits and customization options for your character, R gives you theSuper Bomberman R, developed by Konami, was released in 2017 at a $50 price point, offering unstable online play and a two online multiplayer game modes. Bomberman LIVE, developed by Hudson, was released in 2007 at a $10 price point, offering great online play and several multiplayer game modes. LIVE contained full outfits and customization options for your character, R gives you the ability to change the orb on your head. LIVE offered no form of single player campaign, R gives you 50 levels of agonizing AI that plays frame perfect, charges you in-game currency to continue (with very few ways to gain in-game currency), and an overall experience that makes you wonder where your $50 is going. Overall, not a great experience.

    Super Bomberman R is fun when you're playing with your friends at home. But from a online or campaign standpoint, it is a miserable experience. The $10 Bomberman LIVE is a much more worthwhile purchase.    … Expand
  7. SmartAlec512
    Mar 3, 2017
    4
    Not great. The lack of a level selection screen is bad enough but the voice acting is terrible! I wish the characters weren't trying to be funny! 4/10
  8. Jtplaz3
    Jul 19, 2017
    4
    Bomber Man R was my first Bomber Man experience, and it made me feel like I wanted it to be my last. The game's graphics are beautiful, map design shines greatly and the characters emotions really shined throughout this game. However. This game lacks in being comfortable to me. The controls are weird and moving around in the game is difficult if you choose to use the joystick. The storyBomber Man R was my first Bomber Man experience, and it made me feel like I wanted it to be my last. The game's graphics are beautiful, map design shines greatly and the characters emotions really shined throughout this game. However. This game lacks in being comfortable to me. The controls are weird and moving around in the game is difficult if you choose to use the joystick. The story mode is nice, but feels plain, and the explanation on how to defeat the bosses is... well... not very good. Speaking of boss fights. The first three bosses are insanely difficult to defeat, even when you are on easy mode. Which made the game very uncomfortable and unpleasant to play. Online was terrible, with the matches lagging constantly and the characters having input lag even when I had a max signal strength. Not very happy with this experience, and Konami could have done better to make this game shine brighter.… Expand
  9. GabrielMoro
    Oct 3, 2017
    0
    Stay away from this game. Its incredibly cluttered, with very bad playability and zero chances to make it entertaining playing alone. If its bad with friends, its worst alone.
  10. Yesiamaduck
    Mar 28, 2017
    4
    Controls don't feel responsive at all, and this becomes even more apparant in online modes which suffer from horrific lag issues and dropped packets which often lead to several combatants bombing themselves out of the game. 4/10 for local multiplayer which is still reasonably fun but the controls wrestle you every step of the way.
  11. MediaFreak
    Mar 19, 2017
    4
    The main problem with this game is the lack of value. I believe it retails at 59.99, i managed to get it for 34.99 but it still isnt even worth that.

    The single player story is poor, barely challenging and barely fun, alone or as co-op. Multiplayer is OK at best, but there are better bomberman games that camw out 25 years ago with better gameplay, better level design and a better art    The main problem with this game is the lack of value. I believe it retails at 59.99, i managed to get it for 34.99 but it still isnt even worth that.

    The single player story is poor, barely challenging and barely fun, alone or as co-op. Multiplayer is OK at best, but there are better bomberman games that camw out 25 years ago with better gameplay, better level design and a better art style than this.

    Super bomberman 2 hd at 20 quid would have been over priced but way more worth your time than this    … Expand
  12. IllusWing
    Dec 29, 2017
    0
    Made with poor quality, frustrating control, outdated graphic and least playability.
    That's Super Bomberman R. Kind of hard to believe it's a game released in 2017.
    It's even worse than Bomberman 20 years ago. Just stay away with this game.
  13. TheDogDude
    Jan 5, 2018
    4
    Super Bomberman R has a very short single player campaign, along with a very basic multiplayer mode. The most you will get with this game is the online mode, but it's the same basic multiplayer mode, but with more lag. Its soundtrack and graphics are fine, but it won't help your experience with this overpriced game.
    (Seriously, it costs $50, and it's not even worth $10!)
  14. Jorchking
    Mar 8, 2020
    3
    Realmente una basura total: Estilo visual 3D horrible, peor que un juego barato indie hecho a las apuradas (muy parecido a Mighty No.9), calidad genérica, sin gatos, sin muchos modos de juegos interesantes, un modo campaña metido a la fuerza, y lo más importante NO TIENE CARISMA ALGUNA.
    Sin dudas, es uno de los peores juegos que se puede encontrar en Nintendo Switch ¡¡Y salió a 60 pavos    Realmente una basura total: Estilo visual 3D horrible, peor que un juego barato indie hecho a las apuradas (muy parecido a Mighty No.9), calidad genérica, sin gatos, sin muchos modos de juegos interesantes, un modo campaña metido a la fuerza, y lo más importante NO TIENE CARISMA ALGUNA.
    Sin dudas, es uno de los peores juegos que se puede encontrar en Nintendo Switch ¡¡Y salió a 60 pavos cuando no es más que un indie bien hecho que vale 20!! ¡¡Increíble!!
    Lo peor es que como fracasó en todos lados tuvieron que rebajarlo a menos de 1/3 de su precio inicial. Esto es porque NO tiene comunidad (y la poca que tenía murió), ya que no es competitivo como viejos Bomberman, no tiene esa chispa del Mega Bomberman / Bomberman '94, incluso ni el de NES. Y eso que le he intentado dar varias oportunidades... No hay con que darle, no invita a jugar para nada.
    Por estas cosas duele el hecho de que Nintendo haya sacado la Consola Virtual, ya que ahí teníamos el Bomberman '94. Es una pena.
    NO COMPRAR.    … Expand
  15. Sdric
    Dec 28, 2021
    4
    Bomberman is at its best with visual clarity and snappy controls. Super Bomberman R delivers neither of those. Sometimes "better" graphics are detrimental to gameplay, as is the case for this game. The character variety is nice, but Bomberman with wonky controls just isn't enjoyable.
  16. Jack5switch
    Dec 10, 2020
    4
    Super Bomberman R is a complete and utter mess. By no means is it a terrible game, the standard battle mode played with friends or computers is actually quite entertaining by itself, but every other aspect of the game falls hopelessly flat. Did I tell you this game was by Konami? You can see the puzzle pieces fitting together now, can't you? The items in the shop are way too expensive, itsSuper Bomberman R is a complete and utter mess. By no means is it a terrible game, the standard battle mode played with friends or computers is actually quite entertaining by itself, but every other aspect of the game falls hopelessly flat. Did I tell you this game was by Konami? You can see the puzzle pieces fitting together now, can't you? The items in the shop are way too expensive, its incredibly hard to get into an online match by yourself, and the story mode is ridiculously difficult. But you won't even feel the need to 100% the story mode once you realise it doesn't give you as many shop credits as the standard battle mode. Normal play sessions for me consist of grinding for 10 minutes, buying stuff from the shop, then leaving the game to collect dust. I do not recommend you buy this game, even at a low price, it's just boring and irritating.… Expand
  17. pilif83
    Jul 22, 2021
    0
    Slow, Confusing levels, bad camera views, terrible controls, Cheap looking. It has nothing to do with how a bomberman game should look.
  18. andriylin
    Oct 31, 2020
    4
    Not even have a summary page showing kill/death after each game. Maps too hard to collect, and cannot resell unwanted maps.
  19. BowLL
    Nov 22, 2020
    3
    i'm seriously disappointed on this game, the game had a decent potential, but man is when you really play the game pretty dumb, and nothing of expected, it was so boring and really lacked a strategy to the game itself, you just had to go random without a strategy, an easy way to win the game, yet with the storyline being kinda horrible too.

    this was outrageously horrible and the price    i'm seriously disappointed on this game, the game had a decent potential, but man is when you really play the game pretty dumb, and nothing of expected, it was so boring and really lacked a strategy to the game itself, you just had to go random without a strategy, an easy way to win the game, yet with the storyline being kinda horrible too.

    this was outrageously horrible and the price for it on the switch is absolutely not worth it for $40, it's quite overpriced.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 55 out of 63
  3. Negative: 1 out of 63
  1. Games Master UK
    May 19, 2017
    67
    Switch's hardware makes it the most social Bomberman ever, but it's stubbornly old-school. [Apr 2017, p.65]
  2. Games.cz
    Apr 27, 2017
    50
    Fly-proof Bomberman's gameplay never grows old. Even this time it works out well, despite the occasional stumbles over confusing arenas. The biggest issue of the game is its outrageous price.
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  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 24, 2017
    60
    Super Bomberman R is far from a bad game, but it clearly needed more time in the oven. [Issue #27 – May/June 2017, p. 68]
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