Review: Bombing Bastards PC Edition

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Have a blast! Bomb oodles of nasty critters in a series of 30 wicked mazes! Defeat hellish bosses in heroic fights! Play solo or with friends, offline or online, in merciless battles! Embark on a hilarious journey with the witty Dr. Wallow to conquer the galaxy in this explosively fun arcade game!

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Pros:

  • Brilliant chunky HD cartoon graphics.
  • Full 360 pad support.
  • Bomberman clone. For the uneducated or the ones out there too young! Its a game in which players are in a maze and must drop bombs and blow up crates/boxes collect power ups and blow up the other players.
  • Story mode has 5 different environments to unlock, Each world has five levels and a boss battle at the end.
  • Battle mode (more arcade mode) is where you pick AI players,difficulty, change the rules and upto 5 players can play local multiplayer.
  • Loads of powerups are in the game, from increased explosion range to pick up bombs, push bombs through blocks and many many more.
  • Steam Achievements.
  • Different environments have unique environmental effects like wind blowing everything to the left for example.
  • The soundtrack is classical music with a up beat remix.
  • Use the d pad or analogue stick.
  • Touch screen can be used on menu selection screens.
  • If you die in battle mode, you will re spawn on the side of the maze in a tank, Here you can try and blow up the remaining players. Dropping a bomb on a players head will daze them and momentarily stun them.
  • Three star reward system is in use for story mode and is based off time taken. Every story level has a five minute timer.
  • Opening tutorial section.
  • Voice acting is good and can be turned off in the menu.
  • Helpful pop ups and hints throughout the game.
  • Options allow you to mess with the audio settings, voice overs and level intro’s.
  • Online play for 2 to 8 players.
  • LAN and WAN support.
  • Simple control scheme. Drop bombs and pick them up and move, Thats it.
  • Graphic options to change graphic quality and resolution.
  • You can re bind control options.
  • Level layouts in story mode are randomised to a certain degree.
  • Instant restarts.

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Cons:

  • You have one life to beat a level or its game over.
  • Battle mode needs to have more multi bomb pickup drop frequency.
  • No customisable options for you character.
  • Can be hard to see where you are dropping the bomb and this more evident when trying to do a sneaky bomb drop.
  • Difficulty spikes through out the game.
  • Online is the old system where you need to give out your IP address and have players join you.
  • No local/online mix for players.

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In Summary, Its a Bomberman clone and there is nothing wrong with that! It is nigh on identical to the Wii U version that we reviewed earlier in the year here. Only real difference is the addition of online. Online would of been a lot better if we didnt have to do the whole faffing about with IP addresses. That aside the gameplay that we loved in the Wii U version is in tact and we get achievements so its a nice little package. If you own the Wii U version you only need to buy this copy if you want online really. Still a blast and still the closest we have come to a new Bomberman

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!