Bomberman Touch Explained

Bomberman Touch
Developer:	Hudson Soft
Publisher:	Hudson Soft
Series:	Bomberman
Platforms:	iOS
Released:	July 10, 2008 (Touch) June 17, 2009 (Touch 2)
Genre:	Action, maze
Modes:	Single-player, multiplayer

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

The first game, Bomberman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb was released in as a launch title for the App Store. The sequel, Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party, 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 does not 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. IGN praised the visual aesthetics, soundtrack, story, online functionality and game mechanics of The Legend of Mystic Bomb.

External links

• Official website for Bomberman Touch
• Official website for Bomberman Touch 2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party . Williams, Andrew . July 6, 2009 . . Steel Media Ltd . August 26, 2022.
2. Web site: Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party Sports Multiplayer Support . Cohen, Peter . June 18, 2009 . . PC World Communications, Inc. . August 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090727062751/http://www.pcworld.com/article/166941/bomberman_touch_2_volcano_party_sports_multiplayer_support.html . July 27, 2009 . dead.
3. Web site: Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party . OpenFeint . February 3, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100420082238/http://www.openfeint.com/games/406-BOMBERMAN-TOUCH-2-VOLCANO-PARTY . April 20, 2010 . dead.
4. Web site: Hudson explodes onto the iPhone with Bomberman Touch video . 2023-05-09 . Engadget . 15 July 2016 . en-US.
5. Web site: 2008-07-27 . iPhone App of the Day: Bomberman Touch – The Legend of Mystic Bomb . 2023-05-09 . iSource . en.
6. Web site: 2009-06-18 . Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party hits iPhones this week . 2023-05-09 . Destructoid . en-US.