Bomberman Land, known in Japan as Bomberman Land Portable (ボンバーマンランド ポータブル, Bonbāman Rando Pōtaburu), is a video game released for PlayStation Portable on 21 March 2007 in Japan, and in North America and the PAL region in 2008. Part of the Bomberman franchise, it is the sixth game in the Bomberman Land series and the portable counterpart to the console version released for the Nintendo Wii in the same month.[1]

Bomberman Land
Developer(s)Racjin
Publisher(s)
SeriesBomberman
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • JP: 21 March 2007
  • NA: 29 January 2008
  • EU: 14 March 2008
  • AU: 20 March 2008
Genre(s)Party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

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The main game progresses through a series of mini-games, with story scenes in between some of them. The classic multiplayer battle mode can be played with up to 4 players, one per system, with just one copy of the game. Multiplayer mode can also work with most of the Story mode's mini-games.

Reception

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The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 23 out of 40.[4]

References

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  1. ^ GameSpy staff (20 September 2007). "Bomberman Land Trifecta". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Bomberman Land Portable for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ Kollar, Philip (29 January 2008). "Bomberman Land (PSP)". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "ボンバーマンランド ポータブル". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ Balstrieri, Emily (29 January 2008). "Review: Bomberman Land (PSP)". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. ^ Shau, Austin (29 February 2008). "Bomberman Land Review (PSP)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. ^ Provo, Frank (19 February 2008). "Bomberman Land review (PSP)". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  8. ^ Bedigian, Louis (7 February 2008). "Bomberman Land – PSP – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  9. ^ Clements, Ryan (5 February 2008). "Bomberman Land Review (PSP)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Bomberman Land". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. No. 18. Future plc. May 2008. p. 115.
  11. ^ "Bomberman Land". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. No. 99. Future plc. June 2008. p. 91.
  12. ^ "Review: Bomberman Land". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 4. Future plc. March 2008. p. 89.
  13. ^ "Review: Bomberman Land". PSM3. Future plc. May 2008. p. 78.
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