Bomberman has now had 3 games on the PC Engine and by this point the system was a failure in the US and thus Bomberman '94 was a Japan only game. Which is a shame because it's the best Bomberman game I've played so far.
This game has you travel through 6 worlds with them having 3 levels in the first and 4 levels for the next four worlds. The last world is just one level. The single player now has a new objective of breaking an object to uncover the pieces you need to recover parts of the planet. This means no more worrying about killing every enemy or bombing every soft block for the exit. Ending a stage with soft blocks will make them turn into coins for you to grab for points.
The worlds don't drag too much so you're getting some nice changes without feeling too stale. Worlds now have gimmicks to them like volcanoes erupting, rockets trying to land on you, and even being in darkness. It reminds me a bit of the Super Bomberman games. Levels also now go into multiple sections to compensate for the low level count.
Powerups this time are pretty much the same but I could never find remote control and some of them are very rare though to this game's compliment, it is very easy to get more firepower and bombs in this game compared to other games. There's also the introduction of Rooey which come in multiple colors that can be found in an egg by breaking a softblock. They have stuff like a fast dash, kicking softblocks, hitting bombs, jumping, and even doing a funny dance. They also can take a hit for you but you can't keep them after beating a boss sadly.
The bosses are not too challenging but they are pretty fun. This game also marks the first appearance of Bagura who will go by so many other names here it's insane. He looks kind of odd in this game compared to later games but it's nice seeing an iconic villain to the series.
This game also has a battle mode like usual and it's fun as always. Not the best battle mode to exist obviously but for the time it's fun. There's even a bunch of bombers you can choose from for variety. The battle mode also has this masterpiece if you draw and all of them are the fat bomber.
The game graphically is pretty good. This was 1993 so Hudson had an excellent talent to make their games look great by now with some good environments and color. The sprites are filled with great personalities. I like the enemy with the big eyes where when you see only those in the dark level, you expect a big enemy but nope, it's just big eyes on a small creature. The game's music though wasn't the most interesting sadly. It has good tunes and they are original it seems but not too much stood out to me.
Bomberman '94 really is a blast to this day and it's a shame it took till the late 2000s era for people outside of Japan to give it a go officially. It's a great game for people looking for single player games or multiplayer games. It's worth a playthrough if you ever have the chance to try it.
This game has you travel through 6 worlds with them having 3 levels in the first and 4 levels for the next four worlds. The last world is just one level. The single player now has a new objective of breaking an object to uncover the pieces you need to recover parts of the planet. This means no more worrying about killing every enemy or bombing every soft block for the exit. Ending a stage with soft blocks will make them turn into coins for you to grab for points.
The worlds don't drag too much so you're getting some nice changes without feeling too stale. Worlds now have gimmicks to them like volcanoes erupting, rockets trying to land on you, and even being in darkness. It reminds me a bit of the Super Bomberman games. Levels also now go into multiple sections to compensate for the low level count.
Powerups this time are pretty much the same but I could never find remote control and some of them are very rare though to this game's compliment, it is very easy to get more firepower and bombs in this game compared to other games. There's also the introduction of Rooey which come in multiple colors that can be found in an egg by breaking a softblock. They have stuff like a fast dash, kicking softblocks, hitting bombs, jumping, and even doing a funny dance. They also can take a hit for you but you can't keep them after beating a boss sadly.
The bosses are not too challenging but they are pretty fun. This game also marks the first appearance of Bagura who will go by so many other names here it's insane. He looks kind of odd in this game compared to later games but it's nice seeing an iconic villain to the series.
This game also has a battle mode like usual and it's fun as always. Not the best battle mode to exist obviously but for the time it's fun. There's even a bunch of bombers you can choose from for variety. The battle mode also has this masterpiece if you draw and all of them are the fat bomber.
The game graphically is pretty good. This was 1993 so Hudson had an excellent talent to make their games look great by now with some good environments and color. The sprites are filled with great personalities. I like the enemy with the big eyes where when you see only those in the dark level, you expect a big enemy but nope, it's just big eyes on a small creature. The game's music though wasn't the most interesting sadly. It has good tunes and they are original it seems but not too much stood out to me.
Bomberman '94 really is a blast to this day and it's a shame it took till the late 2000s era for people outside of Japan to give it a go officially. It's a great game for people looking for single player games or multiplayer games. It's worth a playthrough if you ever have the chance to try it.