Review: Blast Zone! Tournament (PlayStation 4)

Fun esport that’s the bomb. 32 player online battle royales, 500 maps, 240 level single player campaign, over 10 billion customization options.

Pros:

• Blast Zone! Tournament has cartoon graphics.
• 1.17GB download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Opening tutorial.
• Bomberman gameplay. Place bombs on a grid-based arena and take out your opponents.
• Crossplay support.
• Online leaderboard.
• Extensive character customization.
• Own in-game achievements.
• Gameshow presentation.
• Play mode-single player with find match and exhibition.
• 3 ranked modes- battle Royale/free for all/team knockout.
• Exhibition-setup match options and mutators.
• Easy controls.
• 32 player cross-platform multiplayer support in Blast Zone! Tournament.
• 10 modes- FFA/TDM/bomb blast/King mode/zombie.
• Earn EXP and level up for a loot box which contains random customization items.
• Over 250 levels you can customize.
• Very e-sports/community events focused.
• 7 level themes.
• Varied tile size.
• Many power-ups like the ability to drop more bombs, kick bombs and increase explosion range.
• Levels have an almost puzzle element to them with warps and dead ends.
• Fun to play.
• Blast Zone! Tournament does feature bot support.
• Better played with friends.

Cons:

• Can’t skip cutscenes.
• In-app purchases.
• Dance music soundtrack.
• Icons clutter the screen.
• Few Ai pathfinding issues.
• Unskippable opening screens.
• Options overload.
• Controls feel weird at first.