Saturn Bomberman Fight!! Explained

Saturn Bomberman Fight!!
Developer:Hudson Soft
Publisher:Hudson Soft
Composer:Yoshio Tsuru
Jun Chikuma
Artist:Shoji Mizuno
Kozue Satoh
Series:Bomberman
Genre:Action, maze
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms:Sega Saturn

is a 1997 maze video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Sega Saturn. It is the second Bomberman game for the Saturn, after Saturn Bomberman. It features full 3D graphics unlike previous titles in the series.

Gameplay

Unlike previous Bomberman titles, which were 2D, Saturn Bomberman Fight!! is a fully 3D game featuring an isometric viewpoint.[1] [2] It features 14 characters. Each character has a life bar that depletes when they are hit, instead of the one-hit kills of other Bomberman games.[3] The stages are smaller than previous 2D Bomberman titles, and it features up to four players.

Gameplay modes in the game include Story Mode, Training mode, Battle mode, and survival mode.[4]

Release

It was released in Japan for the Sega Saturn on 11 December 1997,[5] and it was not released outside of Japan.[6] To promote the game, a commercial featuring Segata Sanshiro was made.[7] It was followed up by Bomberman Wars in 1998.

Reception

Saturn Bomberman Fight!! received generally positive reviews. GameSpot rated the game 7.4 out of 10, praising the gameplay and calling it a "welcome surprise" after the disappointing Bomberman 64.[8] In the review for Bomberman World, GameSpot stated that the two best recently released titles in the series were Saturn Bomberman, and Saturn Bomberman Fight, but lamented that they were for a system that was not popular in America.

The UK Sega Saturn Magazine gave it a score of 90 out of 100.[9] Famitsu gave the game a score of 23 out of 40.[10] Joypad gave it a score of 82 out of 100.[11]

Notes and References

  1. November 1997. New Game Roundup: The Best of the Rest . Sega Saturn Magazine. Emap Images/Sega. 25. 12.
  2. December 1997. New Game: Blast from the Past. Sega Saturn Magazine. Emap Images. 26. 8.
  3. Saturn Bomberman Fight!!: The B-Man Prepares to Invade Saturn Once Again . . 101 . . December 1997 . 66.
  4. Cutlack. Gary. March 1998. Showcase: Saturn Bomberman Fight. Sega Saturn Magazine. Emac Images. 29. 56–59.
  5. Web site: サターンボンバーマン ファイト!! [セガサターン] / ファミ通.com]. www.famitsu.com. 2018-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815055353/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=797. 2018-08-15. live.
  6. Web site: Bomberman World Review. Fielder. Joe. 1998-03-17. GameSpot. en-US. 2018-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180725214812/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bomberman-world-review/1900-2546835/. 2018-07-25. live.
  7. News: CM撮影の裏話も飛び出した「せがた三四郎劇場feat.藤岡弘、&セガサウンドユニット[H.]~真面目に遊ばぬ奴らに喝!~」をレポート]. Inc.. Aetas. 2018-08-15. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815055334/https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999903/20130318042/. 2018-08-15. live.
  8. Web site: Saturn Bomberman Fight!! (Import) Review . Fielder . Joe . 15 January 1998 . 16 November 2016 . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815131446/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/saturn-bomberman-fight-import-review/1900-2533819/ . 15 August 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  9. July 1998. Import Review: Bomberman Fight!. Sega Saturn Magazine. Emac Images. 33. 66.
  10. December 19, 1997. Cross Reviews. Weekly Famitsu. 470. 35.
  11. 1997. Review. Joypad. 72. 82.