Bomberman Land (Wii)

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title=flagicon|Japanflagicon|EUBomberman Land Wiiflagicon|USABomberman Land


developer=Hudson Soft
Racjin
publisher=flagicon|Japanflagicon|USAHudson Soft
flagicon|Europe Rising Star
designer=
engine=
version=
released=flagicon|Japan 2007-03-08
2008-03-19 (rerelease)
flagicon|USA 2008-01-29 [http://wii.ign.com/articles/843/843555p1.html]
flagicon|EU 2007-03-14
genre=Action, Puzzle,
modes=Single player, multiplayer
ratings=ESRB: E (Everyone)
CERO: A (All ages)
PEGI: 3+
platforms=Wii
media=Wii Optical Disc
requirements=
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"Bomberman Land" (also known as "Bomberman Land Wii" and also referred to as "Bombermanland"), (not to be confused with "Bomberman Land Touch!", a DS title) is a game that features a collection of various, Wii Remote-based minigames. The game is developed and published by Hudson Soft and was released in Japan for Nintendo's Wii on March 8 2007 [http://www.hudson.co.jp/bombland_wii/] .

Game design

This version of Bomberman Land retains a very similar look to Bomberman Land Touch! for the DS, which in turn is based in the older pre-"Bomberman Land" designs.

Game demo shown at E3

A demo of the game was playable at the Nintendo booth during the 2006 E3 gaming convention. The demo featured three minigames used to demonstrate the Wii Remote's functionality. These minigames included Mountain, Pierrot, and Space Tube.In the Mountain minigame, the player uses the Wii Remote to point and destroy falling rocks coming out of a volcano located in the background. The player also receives bonus points for shooting at the rocks consecutively without missing. In the Pierrot minigame, the Wii Remote is used to balance a giant bomb on a stick, which grows in size as the game progresses. The player must also avoid objects falling off from the balcony, which will cause the stick to tilt. If the stick manages to tilt too much, the bomb will fall off and explode. The Space Tube minigame uses the Wii Remote to tilt the tube that Bomberman runs through, which makes Bomberman jump or turn right and left. The player must also avoid obstacles including closing doors and spikes.

tory

Relaxing on the beach, Bomberman gets an invitation to enter an amusement park called "Bomberman Land”, which he accepts. Upon arrival, he finds that his friends Cool Black and Cute Pink have also gotten invitations, as well as Giant Gold and his teammates of “Team Gold”, Kid Blue and Bookworm Green. After all the contestants arrive, the Director appears and tells them all about the park, about how the events and the rankings, and wishes them all the best of luck…that is, until the Champion appears on the big screen and tells the contestants that he has taken over the park as well as taking the Director hostage. In time, the once fun land will become a place of chaos, so its up to Bomberman to play the different events, win as many pieces as possible, and dethrone the Champion.

Attractions

There are over 40 attractions to be played in the differing Zones in the park. Before they can be played, the attractions can be accessed in Training, in which they are divided into 5 difficulty levels. The player wins TP (training points) depending on which difficulty is beaten. In the actual Zone, the player is given a certain amount of tokens to play the attractions. There are three different attraction types are in the game: Single Player, Two Player, and Four Player.

Multiplayer

Bomberman Land Wii features multiplayer mini-games, as well as the classic Bomberman Battle mode multiplayer. This time however there is a slight difference, in that rather than just basic coloured Bombermen, the characters of the Bomberman Land series are playable, including Bookworm Green and Giant Gold.

The Battle mode is also much more customizable than in past iterations of the game- up to 4 players can play at a time.

External links

*Official Bomberman Land website: [http://www.hudson.co.jp/bombland_wii/ Japan] , [http://www.hudsonent.com/bml/ North America] , [http://www.bombermanland.co.uk/eng/bombermanlandwii/ Europe]
* [http://wii.ign.com/objects/827/827200.html "Bomberman Land Wii"] at IGN
* [http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/bombermanland/ "Bomberman Land Wii"] at GameSpot
* [http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3150810 "Bomberman Land Wii"] at 1UP.com