Bomber Man World

This article is about the arcade game. For the PlayStation game, see Bomberman World.
Bomber Man World
Developer(s)Irem
Publisher(s)Irem
SeriesBomberman
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
Genre(s)Action, maze
Mode(s)
Arcade systemIrem M-97

Bomber Man World[a] is a 1992 video game released by Irem under license from Hudson Soft for arcades.[2][3] It is part of the Bomberman series. It was the second Bomberman game to be released for arcades, preceded by Bomberman (1991), which was also released by Irem.

This game is called New Atomic Punk: Global Quest or Atomic Punk 2 in North America, and New DynaBlaster: Global Quest in Europe. The North American version is called Atomic Punk 2, but it shows the text New Atomic Punk - Global Quest in-game.[4]

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

When all enemies are destroyed the player automatically goes to the next stage. Items are lost after each stage, reducing the inventory to one bomb, and the default blast radius and walking speed. There are six worlds with six levels in each; after every fifth level there is a Bonus Stage, wherein soft blocks contain many points items and power ups.

Development and release

Storyline

King Bomber, the antagonist from Dynablaster (arcade), has returned and has taken over the UN building with his armies of evil robots. The 4 Bomberman Bros. must now defeat him.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Bomber Man World on their July 15, 1992 issue as being the tenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month, outperforming titles such as King of the Monsters 2 and Football Frenzy.[8] In North America, RePlay reported in the game to be the eighth most-popular arcade game of the month in October 1992.[9] Play Meter also listed the title to be the forty-sixth most-popular arcade game at the time.[10]

The game received positive reviews from critics. Gary Harrod of British magazine Sinclair User praised the visuals and gameplay, stating that "this may be a simple formula game but it's still good fun to play".[6] Andreas Knauf of German magazine Video Games gave the title a positive outlook.[11] GamesMaster gave it a mixed outlook.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: ボンバーマンワールド, Hepburn: Bonbā Man Wārudo

References

  1. ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アイレム (アイヒ－エム) Irem; Irem America; A (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 14, 121, 146. ISBN 978-4990251215. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Be Mega New Video Games: 『ボンバーマンワールド』". Beep! MegaDrive (in Japanese). No. 35. SoftBank Creative. August 1992. p. 33.
  3. ^ "What's New: Atomic Punk 2". Play Meter. Vol. 18, no. 9. Skybird Publishing. August 1992. p. 111.
  4. ^ Rhoades, Jason (1998). "Atomic Punk Global Quest - Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. ^ Lopez, Amaya (October 1992). "Kill Zone - Bomberman World". Game Zone. Vol. 1, no. 12. Dennis Publishing. p. 82.
  6. ^ a b Harrod, Gary (September 1992). "Coin Ops: Dyna Blaster - Global Quest". Sinclair User. No. 127. EMAP. p. 44.
  7. ^ Lopez, Amaya (October 1992). "Big Screen Entertainment* - Bomber Man World". Zero. No. 36. Dennis Publishing. p. 76.
  8. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 430. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 July 1992. p. 33.
  9. ^ "The Player's Choice - Top Games Now in Operation, Based on Earnings-Opinion Poll of Operators: Best Video Software". RePlay. Vol. 18, no. 1. RePlay Publishing, Inc. October 1992. p. 4.
  10. ^ "Equipment Poll - Video & Pinball Combined". Play Meter. Vol. 20, no. 3. Skybird Publishing. February 1994. p. 8.
  11. ^ Knauf, Andreas (October 1992). "Arcade-News - Geschicktes Händchen". Video Games (in German). No. 11. Future-Verlag. pp. 144–145.
  12. ^ "Arcadia - Dynablaster: Global Quest (Irem)". GamesMaster. No. 4. Future Publishing. April 1993. p. 24.


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