Bomberman Blitz

Summary

Bomberman Blitz[a] is a DSiWare game developed by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo DSi. It was released on October 7, 2009, in Japan, and in November of the same year in Europe and North America. The game was available for the Nintendo 3DS via the Nintendo eShop until the shop's closure in March 2023.

Bomberman Blitz
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)Hudson Soft
SeriesBomberman
Platform(s)DSiWare
Release
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay edit

As in other Bomberman games, the player drops bombs in attempt to eliminate other characters by having them be caught in the blast radius. There are also power-ups that give additional abilities, such as being able to pick up and throw bombs off-screen, or increases in character speed or bomb size.[4]

The game has 10 stages to select from, each with unique features. The game also features a mode called Bomberman For Beginners where a player may learn the basic movements and strategies, and then later the more advanced along with combat.[5]

Multiplayer was available both locally and over the internet with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection but online multiplayer and online leaderboards are no longer usable because Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection services were shut down in May 2014. Eight players can play simultaneously locally, while only four could online. Like all Nintendo DS games, a Friend Code needed to be exchanged between two players if players wanted to play with other specific players.[6]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Anytime Bomberman (Japanese: いつでもボンバーマン, Hepburn: Itsudemo Bonbāman)

References edit

  1. ^ "HUDSON'S DSiware Portal Site - EUROPE". Hudson Soft. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. ^ "「いつでもボンバーマン」、10月7日(水)、 ニンテンドーDSiウェアで配信開始" (PDF) (in Japanese). Hudson Soft. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Bomberman Blitz Blasts On To Nintendo DSiWare !". Hudson Entertainment. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ van Duyn, Marcel (November 8, 2009). "Bomberman Blitz Review". NintendoLife. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  5. ^ Rosenberg, Jared (September 16, 2009). "Hudson Confirms DSiWare Bomberman". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Quillen, Dustin (September 15, 2009). "Hudson Bringing Bomberman Blitz to DSiWare". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved September 11, 2015.