Bomberman Hardball
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Bomberman Hardball is a video game for the PlayStation 2
which takes a departure from the previous games in the Bomberman series, and throws in sports games along with the traditional battle mode.
, 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.
) and a pennant race in which the player takes part in a league match of thirty games against five CPU teams. Aiming is automatic, causing most of the gameplay to revolve around well-timed button presses (baserunning is also automatic; fielding can even be set to be automatic).
. To get to these interactive objects, you open the remote. The remote options are as follows:
Channel 1: Watch a battle.
Channel 2: Watch some baseball.
Channel 3: Watch some tennis.
Channel 4: Watch some golf.
Channel 5: Edit your Bomberman character.
Channel 6: Go to the options menu.
Channel 7: Display calendar.
Channel 8: Name your Bomberman character
Channel 9: Buy things from the gumball machine.
The TV can be used to watch demos of matches (computer-only matches) from the game's different modes. There is also a gumball machine, which allows the player to spend 100 coins on things such as outfits for the player's Bomberman (coins are earned by playing the main game modes, and items are chosen at random). The player's customized Bomberman can be used in any battle mode.
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
which takes a departure from the previous games in the Bomberman series, and throws in sports games along with the traditional battle mode.
Gameplay
Bomberman Hardball is divided into four games. Battle mode (the standard Bomberman game), is joined by tennisTennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
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
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: A standard deathmatchDeathmatch (gaming)Deathmatch or Player vs All is a widely-used gameplay mode integrated into many shooter and real-time strategy computer games...
-type game. - Star Battle: Collect the most stars.
- Crown Battle: Find the crownCrown (headgear)A crown is the traditional symbolic form of headgear worn by a monarch or by a deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power, legitimacy, immortality, righteousness, victory, triumph, resurrection, honour and glory of life after death. In art, the crown may be shown being offered to...
in the level to win the game. - Point Battle: Earn the most points by killing opponents
- Replay: Watched game sessions saved to memory cardMemory cardA memory card or flash card is an electronic flash memory data storage device used for storing digital information. They are commonly used in many electronic devices, including digital cameras, mobile phones, laptop computers, MP3 players, and video game consoles...
.
Baseball
Baseball has two modes: a single-match mode (exhibitionExhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
) and a pennant race in which the player takes part in a league match of thirty games against five CPU teams. Aiming is automatic, causing most of the gameplay to revolve around well-timed button presses (baserunning is also automatic; fielding can even be set to be automatic).
Golf
Golf can either be played in exhibition mode or in a tournament mode, with a total of eighteen holes available. Like Mario Golf, shots are handled with a timer bar at the bottom of the screen. A vertical bar moves along the horozontal one; a button press stops the bar, determining the power of the shot. The bar then moves in the opposite direction, eventually passing a stationary bar. A second button press stops the moving bar again; the closer it is to the stationary bar, the more accurate (ie straight) the shot will be.Tennis
Tennis has doubles and singles modes on clay, hard and grass courts. You can play through an exhibition match, selecting the number of sets and games, or you can try out the tournament where you play against a series of opponents.Living
In living mode, the player can raise a white Bomberman, who lives in his own house. Within the house are several interactive objects, including a televisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. To get to these interactive objects, you open the remote. The remote options are as follows:
Channel 1: Watch a battle.
Channel 2: Watch some baseball.
Channel 3: Watch some tennis.
Channel 4: Watch some golf.
Channel 5: Edit your Bomberman character.
Channel 6: Go to the options menu.
Channel 7: Display calendar.
Channel 8: Name your Bomberman character
Channel 9: Buy things from the gumball machine.
The TV can be used to watch demos of matches (computer-only matches) from the game's different modes. There is also a gumball machine, which allows the player to spend 100 coins on things such as outfits for the player's Bomberman (coins are earned by playing the main game modes, and items are chosen at random). The player's customized Bomberman can be used in any battle mode.