Bomberman Hardball
Bomberman Hardball is divided into four games. Battle mode (the standard Bomberman game), is joined by tennis, golf and baseball games. At the center of all this is the Living mode, a character building…
Bomberman Hardball is an arcade developed by Hudson Soft, released 7 October 2004 on PlayStation 2.
What Bomberman Hardball is
Bomberman Hardball is an arcade game developed by Hudson Soft and released in 2004. It was published by Konami. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bomberman Hardball is divided into four games. Battle mode (the standard Bomberman game), is joined by tennis, golf and baseball games. At the center of all this is the Living mode, a character building feature in which the player can design a Bomberman for use in any of the battle modes. Battle Mode is the centerpiece of this and all other Bomberman games. This mode is essentially the standard Bomberman formula; in the game, players navigate grid-based mazes, planting bombs in an attempt to hit other players (while avoided being hit by a bomb themselves). There are several different variations of Battle Mode, although they all center around the standard Bomberman gameplay. Classic Battle…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Bomberman series
Bomberman Hardball is the 81st of 158 entries we hold in the Bomberman series. The next entry was Taisen Bomberman in 2004.
What it launched against
Bomberman Hardball launched on 7 October 2004, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War and Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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