Bomberman Hero

About This Game

Gameplay

Bomberman Hero controls very differently from Bomberman 64: the titular player character can jump, has a life meter, and has the ability to throw bombs further, thus making it a more platform-oriented experience. There are 14 different areas spread out across six planets (including one secret planet). Each area contains five to seven different stages. Alongside the usual platforming gameplay, Bomberman Hero features multiple "Power Gears" which causes different gameplay styles: the "Bomber Marine" gear features in underwater stages that Bomberman must swim through to the end; "Bomber Jet" features in rail shooting stages; "Bomber Copter" allows Bomberman to fly above the stage; and levels with "Bomber Slider" are snowboarding sections. There are several different types of bombs in addition to the regular ones. Ice bombs turn enemies into a block of ice that can be moved around and used to jump onto to get to higher places. Salt bombs can harm slugs, which are invulnerable to all other weapons, but cannot harm any other enemy. Remote control bombs explode when remotely detonated. Every bomb type explodes automatically upon collision with an enemy or other stage object.

History

Bomberman Hero was originally planned as an entry in the Bonk/PC Kid series known as Ultra Genjin, before being cancelled and repurposed as a Bomberman game. It is known for its drum and bass and acid techno soundtrack, composed by Jun Chikuma. She went on to say that Bomberman Hero was "the most remarkable title in terms of music among the Bomberman series".