Software:Bomberman Live
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| Developer(s) | Backbone Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Series | Bomberman |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Action, puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Bomberman Live is a downloadable video game for the Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Backbone Entertainment as part of the Bomberman franchise. The game was announced on May 16, 2007 and released later that year. It would later see a retail release as part of the 2009 Xbox Live Arcade Game Pack.
A sequel, Bomberman Live, was released in 2010.
Gameplay
Anywhere from two to eight players compete in a battle or tournament, both of which consist of a series of individual rounds. In a tournament, the number of rounds is set at the beginning, whereas in a battle, play continues until one player has reached a set number of wins. In each round, the players are placed within a map, and use their arsenal of bombs to attack each other until only one is left standing. Players can also use their bombs to destroy bricks in the map, opening new routes and potentially revealing power-ups.
Development
Downloadable content
On August 29, 2007, Bomb-Up Pack 1 was made available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace. On September 26, 2007, Bomb-Up Pack 2 became available. On December 26, 2007, Bomb-Up Pack 3 was made available.[1]
Reception
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The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] GameSpot said, "this ten-dollar game (800 Live points) will give you plenty of bang for your buck."[6] IGN said, "The game is a ton of fun, very dynamic in terms of gameplay, and more than worth the asking price."[9]
The game sold more than 600,000 units by December 2010.[13]
References
- ↑ Hayward, Andrew (December 19, 2007). "Bomberman Live DLC Exploding Dec. 26". Ziff Davis. http://www.1up.com/news/bomberman-live-dlc-exploding-dec.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bomberman Live for Xbox 360 Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomberman-live/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360.
- ↑ Suttner, Nick (July 19, 2007). "Bomberman Live (Xbox 360)". Ziff Davis. http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3161413.
- ↑ Reed, Kristan (July 22, 2007). "Bomberman Live". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/bomberman-live-review.
- ↑ Dave May Cry (September 18, 2007). "Review: Bomberman Live". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/reviews/133088.shtml. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dodson, Joe (July 20, 2007). "Bomberman Live Review". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bomberman-live-review/1900-6175440/.
- ↑ Knutson, Michael (July 23, 2007). "Bomberman Live - 360 - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/bomberman_live_360_review/.
- ↑ "Bomberman Live". Hardcore Gamer (Prima Games) 3 (4): 66. October 2007. https://archive.org/details/hardcore-gamer-magazine-v3i4/page/n33/mode/2up. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Craddock, David (July 19, 2007). "Bomberman Live Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/19/bomberman-live-review.
- ↑ "Bomberman Live". Official Xbox Magazine (Future US): 73. September 2007.
- ↑ Jones, Darren (October 11, 2007). "Bomberman Live". Retro Gamer (Imagine Publishing) (43): 95. https://issuu.com/thiagoaugusto60/docs/retrogamer.issue.043. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ Berardini, César A. (July 19, 2007). "Bomberman Live Review (Xbox 360)". IGN Entertainment. http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1352/Bomberman-Live/p1/.
- ↑ IGN staff (December 8, 2010). "Bomberman Explodes Again in Bomberman Live: Battlefest". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/12/08/bomberman-explodes-again-in-bomberman-live-battlefest.
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