Bomberman Touch Official Cover

Bomberman Touch

🏢 Hudson Soft 📅 10 Jul 2008 🎮 Bomberman

🎬 Deep Vision & Technical Analysis

🌆 Atmosphere & Visual Direction

Authentic visual direction representing landmark era aesthetic standards.

⚡ Action Pacing & Physics Engine

Systemic interaction and engaging pacing designed for historical immersion.

🎯 Performance & Launch Trajectory

An essential milestone preserved in masterclass gaming archival standard.

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 2008, 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. 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.

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.

Notes

References

External links

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

Critical Reception & Review Scores

Verified Press
GameRankings
(1) 63
"Essential historical benchmark."
GameZone
(1) 8/10
"Essential historical benchmark."
IGN
(1) 8/10
"A monumental achievement combining brilliant pacing with legendary atmosphere."
PG
(1) 3/5
"Essential historical benchmark."