CORBIE'S GAME BLOG

Most people will remember Pocket Bomberman as being the first game released for the Game Boy Color system when it first arrived on US store shelves back in 1998. It wasn't that visually stunning, but it was in color, which was a long overdue upgrade for Nintendo's Game Boy line of systems. Unlike other Bomberman games in the series, Pocket Bomberman took the game from an overhead style party game, to a side-scrolling puzzler. No doubt this most likely rubbed some long-time Bomberman fans the wrong way, but it actually turned out to be an outstanding game in itself. Hudson must not have been too impressed with the game or its' sales as we've never seen a sequel in the 8 years since this game's release. I keep hoping though!

Pocket Bomberman shares a lot of similarities with the past games in the series in the fact that you have a very simple goal in each level. You have to defeat all of the enemies in the game using your bombs and then locate and enter the exit. What makes this game so fun is that you have to use some basic platforming skills and some unique puzzle solving in order to accomplish this. As you venture further into the game, the enemies and puzzle elements begin to gradually become more challenging and difficult. You'll also get to face off with a boss character at the end of each world, which adds yet another nice change of pace from previous Bomberman games. All in all this is a terrific game that will appeal to many types of players given the wide variety of gameplay functions found throughout the game. If you've never played this one, pick it up on ebay and give it a try. And Hudson, if you're listening, MAKE A SEQUEL!