Bomberman
The heroic protagonist who travels across the planet, uses bombs and elemental abilities, and confronts Rukifellth.
How it plays
The adventure is viewed from a third-person perspective. Bomberman explores interconnected stages, defeats enemies with bombs, solves environmental puzzles, and searches for Star Pieces, elemental abilities, and other upgrades.
Bomb properties can be improved and used to reach new areas. The game also offers competitive Battle Mode and cooperative play, with different arenas and objectives built around bomb placement, movement, and survival.
Plan your run
Explore each area thoroughly before moving on. Star Pieces and elemental upgrades often open paths that were inaccessible earlier, so revisit stages after gaining new abilities.
Use bomb placement for both combat and movement. Learn the timing of remote, powered, and thrown bombs, and raise Pommy strategically because its form can affect exploration and combat utility.
Meet the cast
The heroic protagonist who travels across the planet, uses bombs and elemental abilities, and confronts Rukifellth.
A small companion creature that can be raised and developed into different forms, providing useful abilities during the adventure.
The principal antagonist, a space pirate whose invasion drives the game’s central conflict.
A recurring rival from the Bomberman 64 storyline who is connected to the events surrounding the planet’s crisis.
Before you begin
Place bombs near walls and observe chain reactions before committing to a route.
Return to earlier stages after acquiring new elemental abilities.
In Battle Mode, keep moving and avoid trapping yourself against corners.
Use Pommy’s abilities to solve obstacles that ordinary bombs cannot handle.
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack! is an action-adventure game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo 64. It combines three-dimensional exploration with Bomberman’s traditional bomb-based combat, adding puzzle solving, platforming, and collectible upgrades. Players guide Bomberman across several worlds while opposing the space pirate Rukifellth and recovering the Star Pieces needed to restore Planet Bomber. The game includes a story-driven adventure, competitive battle arenas, and a cooperative adventure mode. It was released in 1999 and became known for expanding the first Bomberman 64’s formula with more exploration and character progression. Reviews generally praised its variety, colorful presentation, and multiplayer, although some criticized the camera and occasional control issues.
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