Having replayed the VS CPU battle mode on the DS version of Bomberman lately I'm surprised how poor the level of intelligence the computer opponents are, even when set at 'hard' difficulty. The opponents are rarely able to kill each other becuase the competition had always blown themselves up in an act of stupidity! I swear I've seen occasions when opponents who have the ability to set remote bombs they plant and detonate them so quickly they kill themselves before they have a chance to hide away
. And on the tie break when the wall closes in on them it always seems the opponents couldn't care less and often seem willing to let the wall swalllow them up to their inpending doom.
Perhaps on a handheld where the action takes place on two screens containing up to eight bombers it's difficult to configure good artificial intelligence, I don't know, but the SNES version had much cleverer computer opponents. The computer characters were sods to kill and often the time would just run out because neither opponents were able to kill the other in time. They always pick up the skulls but they hardly ever blow themselves up or let walls swallow them up. I feel fussy saying these things but it was far more enjoyable playing against computer opponents on the SNES version.
To be honest the DS version has an excellent battle mode with a comprensive range of different stages and settings, but I would love it if the computer opponents were more challenging like the SNES version. Perhaps I might have got better at the game but with the obviously different layout of the DS version it feels like I'm playing a totally new battle mode. As I am getting used to it I still get rather cheap wins.
It got me thinking, which out of the many bomberman games released over the years do people regard as the best? Bomberman has always been a classic in my opinion and like many no doubt I have bought versions for a few consoles/handhelds.
I know people have been raving about the Saturn and PC Engine versions in particular for their good battle mode but I'm wondering as well if there has been a bomberman game with a good single player mode? Perhaps Wario Blast, or maybe Bomberman 64?
In answer to my complaints with the DS version should I be looking to play Bomberman online instead and go for Bomberman Live on XBLA? Do many people play it online?
On the other hand what has been the worst Bomberman game? I've heard Bomberman Act Zero on the 360 is apparently ****e, true?
. And on the tie break when the wall closes in on them it always seems the opponents couldn't care less and often seem willing to let the wall swalllow them up to their inpending doom. Perhaps on a handheld where the action takes place on two screens containing up to eight bombers it's difficult to configure good artificial intelligence, I don't know, but the SNES version had much cleverer computer opponents. The computer characters were sods to kill and often the time would just run out because neither opponents were able to kill the other in time. They always pick up the skulls but they hardly ever blow themselves up or let walls swallow them up. I feel fussy saying these things but it was far more enjoyable playing against computer opponents on the SNES version.
To be honest the DS version has an excellent battle mode with a comprensive range of different stages and settings, but I would love it if the computer opponents were more challenging like the SNES version. Perhaps I might have got better at the game but with the obviously different layout of the DS version it feels like I'm playing a totally new battle mode. As I am getting used to it I still get rather cheap wins.
It got me thinking, which out of the many bomberman games released over the years do people regard as the best? Bomberman has always been a classic in my opinion and like many no doubt I have bought versions for a few consoles/handhelds.
I know people have been raving about the Saturn and PC Engine versions in particular for their good battle mode but I'm wondering as well if there has been a bomberman game with a good single player mode? Perhaps Wario Blast, or maybe Bomberman 64?
In answer to my complaints with the DS version should I be looking to play Bomberman online instead and go for Bomberman Live on XBLA? Do many people play it online?
On the other hand what has been the worst Bomberman game? I've heard Bomberman Act Zero on the 360 is apparently ****e, true?
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