Bomberman II
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| Bomberman II | |
|---|---|
 North American box art by Greg Martin | |
| Developer | Hudson Soft |
| Publisher | Hudson Soft |
| Producer | Shigeki Fujiwara |
| Designer | Hitoshi Okuno |
| Programmer | Yasuhiro Kosaka |
| Artist | Mika Sasaki |
| Composer | Jun Chikuma |
| Series | Bomberman |
| Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release |
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| Genre | Maze |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Bomberman II[a], released in Europe and Australia as Dynablaster, is a maze video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System originally in Japan and Europe in 1991 and later in North America in February 1993.
Gameplay
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The game follows the classic Bomberman formula and it is based directly on Bomberman (1990). Players control Bomberman, who has been framed for robbing a bank by Black Bomber and imprisoned. To escape, Bomberman must plant bombs to destroy the blocks and enemies within each room of the prison. Several blocks contain power-ups (whose effects include increasing the reach of the bombs´ explosions, or making them explode sooner after being planted), and one in each level contains a door, which takes Bomberman to the next level.
Passwords are given after a game over, recording the level, number of bombs, and strength of bombs. These passwords can be entered when the game starts, allowing players to continue where they left off.
The game features multi-player modes first introduced in the 1990 Bomberman game in which players must place bombs to eliminate opposing Bombermen. Two players can compete in Vs Mode, while Battle Mode is a three-player mode that requires the NES Four Score for play.
Release
[edit]Bomberman II was released for the Family Computer in Japan on June 28, 1991.[3] It was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe in 1991[failed verification] and in North America in 1993.[1][2]
The game was re-released on December 8, 2005 as part of Hudson Best Collection Vol. 1: Bomberman Collection, a Game Boy Advance dual release also featuring Bomberman (1985).[4] The Japanese version is one of the included games in the Super Bomberman Collection (2026) compilation.[5]
Reception
[edit]Four writers reviewed Bomerman II in Famitsu. One reviewer said that if users had played the PC Engine version of the game, they may find the multiplayer mode disappointing as it did not have as many potential players, but that it was still lots of fun. Another complimented the game as having better gameplay balance. One reviewer found it disappointing as it had a smaller playfield than the original, but that the simultaneous gameplay more than made up for it.[3]
A review in Nintendo Power said that the while the graphics and sound in the game were primitive, this was not a big problem as Bomberman II was really fun, specifically highlighting the multiplayer mode as complimenting the game.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Hudson - Action game (archive)". Hudson Soft. Hudson. Archived from the original on 6 February 1997. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- 1 2 Nintendo staff. "NES Games" (PDF). Nintendo. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- 1 2 3 Famibo, Tofuya; Mizuno, Bucho; Morishita, Mariko; TACOX (July 12, 1991). "新作ゲーム クロスレビュー". Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). No. 135. ASCII Corporation. p. 19.
- ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (September 30, 2005). "Hudson Revives Classics for GBA". IGN. Archived from the original on April 11, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (February 5, 2026). "Super Bomberman Collection announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC; now available". Gematsu. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Bomberman II". Nintendo Power. Vol. 45. February 1993. p. 86.