Bomberman Battles

European manual

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The Guardian - Games watch review

In the end, what is left is an overpriced bundle of mini-games, lacking the depth to make them anything more than minor distractions. And the less said about the pointless Life Mode the better. Bomberman was a great idea from the golden age of arcade games. They should have left it there.

Dated July 7th 2005, reviewed by Mike Anderiesz. Awarded 2 out of 5 stars. ComputerAndVideoGames.com review

There's a whole sweaty mass of kitsch old school Japlish game adulation about Bomberman, and this game panders to it all. Plastic-looking characters, high pitched shouting, cute customization options. If this wasn't a game, it would be an obscure yet expensive limited-edition Japanese snap-together model, quietly gathering dust in some comic shop. [...] The truth is that this would have looked charmingly old-fashioned at the launch of PSone. In 2005, this is the sort of game which belongs on your mobile phone, not on a full blown console. [...] Bomberman is stuck in 1989 and hasn't gone anywhere since.

Dated July 18th 2005, sourced from PlayStation World Magazine. Awarded 4.0 out of 10.

Weekly Famitsu

[what issue was this in, and does anyone have a scan?

Awarded a 23 out of 40. ^[src]

Names in brackets are from the European version.

Shirobon / しろボン (Ivory Bomber)

Kurobon / くろボン (Star Bomber)

Pretty Bomber / プリティボンバー

Gold Bomber / ゴールドボンバー

Aobon / あおボン (Blue Bomber)

Midoribon / みどりボン (Jade Bomber)

Racer Bomber / レーサーボンバー