Bomberman Land Touch!

Nintendo exclusive

The fun of the Bomberman series returns to the Nintendo DS, this time with not only classic Bomberman gameplay, but a whole new selection of addictive mini games to play alone, or over Nintendo's Wi-Fi connection! Navigate your way through an amusement park filled with addictive mini games with intuitive stylus control, while working to unlock all the games.

Released: 20 July 2006
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genres: Arcade Crossover Maze Puzzle
Developers: Hudson Soft
Publishers: Hudson Soft
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Party
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian

About

Bomberman Land Touch! is a puzzle video game developed by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo DS. The game was first released in Japan and North America in 2006. Part of the Bomberman franchise, Touch! is the fourth game in the Bomberman Land series and its first to be released outside Japan.

Keywords

minigames
minigame collection

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

In the Story Mode, there are over 30 mini-games that must be completed throughout Bomber Pirate Island. As Cheerful White wins attractions, he acquires various Pieces (Spade, Diamond, Heart, and Clover pieces), which can be used to access further areas in the amusement park. Throughout the area, costumes and bombs can be found that allow Cheerful White to complete certain puzzles on the overworld.

Unlike the primary Mario Party titles where the player(s) explore a Monopoly-style board, Bomberman Land Touch! has the player exploring an overworld, freely exploring as much of the area has been unlocked. In this mode, the only control used is touch control - both for the overworld and for the mini-games. The overworld requires the touch screen to move Bomberman and to tap on icons to initiate an event.

Story

In the Story mode, the player takes the role of Cheerful White, who is invited by his friend Giant Gold, along with his other pals - Cute Pink, Cool Black, Bookworm Green and Kid Blue - to the Bomber Pirate Island. The Story mode itself revolves around a multi-themed theme-park, with caves, aquariums, and mountains that divide the five zones present in the game, and the constant theme for Cheerful White being to become the "Pirate King" of Bomber Pirate Island.

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two eights and two sevens, while Famitsu Cube & Advance gave it a score of all four sevens.