Bomberman Touch

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Bomberman Touch
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App icon for the first game
Developer(s) Hudson Soft
Publisher(s) Hudson Soft
Series Bomberman
Platform(s) iOS
ReleaseJuly 10, 2008 (Touch)
June 17, 2009 (Touch 2)
Genre(s) Action, maze
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Bomberman Touch is a series of Bomberman games for iOS created by Hudson Soft.

Contents

The first game, Bomberman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb [lower-alpha 1] was released in as a launch title for the App Store. The sequel, Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party [lower-alpha 2] , released in 2009. The sequel adds multiplayer and online social interaction through the OpenFeint platform. [1] [2] [3] It was later updated for Game Center support.

Gameplay

The Legend of Mystic Bomb dosen't include the series' traditional multiplayer battle gameplay, and instead focuses on single-player gameplay where "Bomber John" must use bombs to explore grid-structured mazes.

The sequel, Volcano Party, also focuses on maze exploration, but with an autoscrolling wall of lava. Volcano Party includes multiplayer co-op, as well as a traditional multiplayer battle mode for multiple iPhone devices. [4] [5] [6]

Reception

The Legend of Mystic Bomb received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. [7] IGN praised the visual aesthetics, soundtrack, story, online functionality and game mechanics of The Legend of Mystic Bomb. [10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Bonbāman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb (ボンバーマン Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb)
  2. ↑ Bonbāman Touch 2: Borukēno Pāti (ボンバーマン Touch 2 ボルケーノ・パーティ)

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