I would definitely like to see another bomberman game made available, if only because no TG16 games are downloadable in Australia. I used to own bomberman 64 and while the single player experience was an excellent puzzle experience I much prefer the cross shaped explosions in the earlier titles.
Superb game. Challenging on harder difficulties but fair and always fun. The grappling and hand to hand combat skills are actually effective because you can throw enemies at each other (and their bombs!) for combo kills.
The way you can combine weapon powers allows for 20 different gun types, many of which have distinct advantages and disadvantages and are suitable for different situations. There is a lot of replay value in replaying the game using a different set of weapons.
The first four levels can be tackled in any order you want which makes things less repetitive when you start a new game.
The only faults I found with this game were in two player mode. You could throw your partner across the screen as the fire button doubles as a throw button when you are on top of another character. This is not really useful for anything (unless you want to fight over items) and more often than not ends up in the thrown character falling off a ledge and losing health. In my opinion it should not have been included in the game. The two main characters also look very similar and you may occasionally get confused which character you are controlling (especially if your partner throws you across the screen).
I wish I could download this game but like the rest of Australian Wii owners I have to be tormented by the gaping white space where the turbografix would be in the "show games by system" menu. They don't even try to disguise the fact that we are getting blatantly shafted.
It's a real shame that I can't get this title because classic bomberman multiplayer was the thing I was most looking forward to on the VC. And now that this title is out nintendo have little incentive to upload any of the SNES bomberman games that I actually could download.
This game will provide a challenge but it is incredibly frustrating to play. I would recommend anyone considering this game for the first time to get Gunstar Heroes instead. The weapons are more imaginative, the levels are longer, the hit system is more fair, you have the ability to engage enemies in hand to hand combat and throw enemies into one another for combo kills. And, most importantly, it's fun to play.
Having never owned a SNES I downloaded Contra 3 (Super Probotectors) after hearing people rave about it. I have to admit I was actually really disappointed by the experience.
For starters the button arrangement on the gamecube controller is very uncomfortable (though I understand this problem plagues many of the SNES titles). Why we are not given at least the option to customise the controls ourselves is an inconvenience.
The one-hit-kill mechanic left me feeling cheated. Considering the game drops you right back into the action anyway lives are just an elaborate way of assigning you 7 hits worth of health until you have to use a continue and start the level over. That would be fine if the game didn't steal your bloody weapon every time you get hit! I never seem to get enough time behind any of the weapons for them to be effective. I am generally skilful at games but this one is brutal. The third level has a boss that clings to the wall and tasks you with shooting at a tiny eye (which opens and closes quickly) attached to a drill that moves up and down more quickly than you can. Every time you line yourself up to shoot at the eye you place yourself in position for the drill to crush you without warning. You can sometimes dodge the drill by letting go of the wall and falling but you have to grab the wall again before you fall into a pit of spikes below you and sometimes your character refuses to grab the wall again. Once the drill hits you twice you have only your standard gun which means you have even less chance of hitting the eye.
That said the overhead mode 7 levels are quite unique and might be worth checking out to see what the SNES was capable of in it's day (though note that the screen is divided horizontally rather than vertically for multiplayer games which is very strange).
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Re: Bomberman '93
TG16 is being launched for Australian VC on July 6! I can't wait to get me some bomb action.
http://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendo/news/index.php
Re: Bomberman '93
I would definitely like to see another bomberman game made available, if only because no TG16 games are downloadable in Australia. I used to own bomberman 64 and while the single player experience was an excellent puzzle experience I much prefer the cross shaped explosions in the earlier titles.
Re: Gunstar Heroes
Superb game. Challenging on harder difficulties but fair and always fun. The grappling and hand to hand combat skills are actually effective because you can throw enemies at each other (and their bombs!) for combo kills.
The way you can combine weapon powers allows for 20 different gun types, many of which have distinct advantages and disadvantages and are suitable for different situations. There is a lot of replay value in replaying the game using a different set of weapons.
The first four levels can be tackled in any order you want which makes things less repetitive when you start a new game.
The only faults I found with this game were in two player mode. You could throw your partner across the screen as the fire button doubles as a throw button when you are on top of another character. This is not really useful for anything (unless you want to fight over items) and more often than not ends up in the thrown character falling off a ledge and losing health. In my opinion it should not have been included in the game. The two main characters also look very similar and you may occasionally get confused which character you are controlling (especially if your partner throws you across the screen).
Re: Bomberman '93
I wish I could download this game but like the rest of Australian Wii owners I have to be tormented by the gaping white space where the turbografix would be in the "show games by system" menu. They don't even try to disguise the fact that we are getting blatantly shafted.
It's a real shame that I can't get this title because classic bomberman multiplayer was the thing I was most looking forward to on the VC. And now that this title is out nintendo have little incentive to upload any of the SNES bomberman games that I actually could download.
Re: Contra III: The Alien Wars
This game will provide a challenge but it is incredibly frustrating to play. I would recommend anyone considering this game for the first time to get Gunstar Heroes instead. The weapons are more imaginative, the levels are longer, the hit system is more fair, you have the ability to engage enemies in hand to hand combat and throw enemies into one another for combo kills. And, most importantly, it's fun to play.
Having never owned a SNES I downloaded Contra 3 (Super Probotectors) after hearing people rave about it. I have to admit I was actually really disappointed by the experience.
For starters the button arrangement on the gamecube controller is very uncomfortable (though I understand this problem plagues many of the SNES titles). Why we are not given at least the option to customise the controls ourselves is an inconvenience.
The one-hit-kill mechanic left me feeling cheated. Considering the game drops you right back into the action anyway lives are just an elaborate way of assigning you 7 hits worth of health until you have to use a continue and start the level over. That would be fine if the game didn't steal your bloody weapon every time you get hit! I never seem to get enough time behind any of the weapons for them to be effective. I am generally skilful at games but this one is brutal. The third level has a boss that clings to the wall and tasks you with shooting at a tiny eye (which opens and closes quickly) attached to a drill that moves up and down more quickly than you can. Every time you line yourself up to shoot at the eye you place yourself in position for the drill to crush you without warning. You can sometimes dodge the drill by letting go of the wall and falling but you have to grab the wall again before you fall into a pit of spikes below you and sometimes your character refuses to grab the wall again. Once the drill hits you twice you have only your standard gun which means you have even less chance of hitting the eye.
That said the overhead mode 7 levels are quite unique and might be worth checking out to see what the SNES was capable of in it's day (though note that the screen is divided horizontally rather than vertically for multiplayer games which is very strange).