Why did they pick such similar names for the series Bomberman Land Touch and Bomberman Land? It just seems like poor creativity on the part of the people choosing title names.

Not a flame bating question at all, but has Bomberman been changed at all in the past 48 years?

@ceilingFANBOY: got shrinkage: Some of the bombermens got hats now..... yea....

BBBBBBBBOMBERMAN!

might get Pursuit Force if not i'll stick with something i know i'll like

@ceilingFANBOY: got shrinkage: They tried with Bomerman: Act Zero, remember? Yea...change is not good.

Hell yeah, we get Bomberman. Japan just get Smash Bros...

the sims are quitting? yay!

Do we have enough expansions for the sims to play monopoly yet?

Nothing this week, but I am grabbing No More Heroes if I can find it.

I just got The Godfather for $20, so I'm good for the week.

I'm gonna have to get bomberman at a later date, maybe next month or so. I wasn't expecting any other game I may want so soon, I just bought No More Heros.

@ceilingFANBOY: got shrinkage: Yes, they have dabbled with platforming and a major character redesign, neither of which turned out any good so they went back to basics.

I guess it means the games are still good. Lightning-speed explosive online multiplayer good.

"It's like the Sims version of LOST except you actually know what's going on"

Lies! I can't understand a word of it!

I feel old. I remember when Bomberman was actually good

Nope, nothing this week.

Finishing as many of my old games as possible to get prepared for DMC4 and Patapon.

Where are those damned 360 games?!! Iz needz gamez... soo (yes! because I wanted to say zoo with an "s")! Actually, I need a 360 price drop so I can get a core unit for < $250 (or a PS3 for $200).

I might pick up the bomberman game if the multiplayer has alot of good features, cause honestly who plays bomberman for the single player?

Next week I'm getting 3 games (Culdcept, DMC4, & Nobunaga's Ambition), so a lean week is fine with me!

man, i had a lot more love for bomberman before playing it on XBL. mebbe its what i get for going from Uno to that on some nights, but is it me, or is that one anti-social game? mind you, im like 1 and 17 or so, thus far, so this might be sour grapes talking, too.

May get Pursuit Force in the future but last week I get Moh Heroes and Wipeout Pure so Im set!

@TheIrishNinja (PSN), IrishNinja2099 (XBL):

I've found quite the opposite. Of course that might be that I was playing it on the wii VC with a house full of people. When you have a range of ages from 9 to well, lets just say I am rather older than most of the people here, all laughing and joking, how can you hate this game?
We even had some Chinese friends who had never played a computer game in their lives joining in.
Was the first DS bomberman any good?

I'm glad no big titles came out this week. All the more reason to continue enjoying the awesome games that came out last week (Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, Burnout Paradise, No More Heroes).

Wair, Bomberman Land Touch! was popular? I thought I was the only one who bought that game...

*Wait

I may check out Bomberman Land on the Wii. Other than that, No More Heroes and Endless Ocean Will keep me busy until DMC4 and Turok.

@ceilingFANBOY: got shrinkage: "Not a flame bating question at all, but has Bomberman been changed at all in the past 48 years?"

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I never really got into Bomberman, despite all the iterations thrown out every so often, and what I've been told is a stellar XBLA rendition. Looks like more Advance Wars DoR for me on the road this week, and Skies of Arcadia at home.

@mquest:
I bought it for the multiplayer. The single player was acutally pretty decent but got old pretty fast. The classic mode rocked though, 2 screens with bomberman? Kick ass. Though, the first Touch! game was good enough for me. I'm sure the sequel doesn't anything much different than the last game. As for the Wii/PSP game - bleh.

@Sabre_Justice: So basically there is no need to own any Bomberman games other than whatever the newest one is and maybe the first one for retro reasons?

I'll definitely be checking out the new DS bomberman. I've always had a soft spot for that franchise.

Does the Wii version have ANY regular Bomberman gameplay? I'm probably in the minority here since I like Mario Party 8,but I'm not going to buy ANOTHER Hudson mini game collection so soon. From the videos I saw,this Bomberman thing looked exactly like the MP8 minigames,just with different,less appealing characters.

@ceilingFANBOY: got shrinkage: Beats me, I've only ever played the first couple on roms. And I actually really liked the singleplayer... though without save states I would have gone insane.

Probably not really my kind of game, but if you still have youthful lightning reflexes it's bliss.

@kidnicky: Hopefully they've been going easy on the minigame collections since they've been shown that motion controls can be something other than a gimmick.

Nothing for me this week.

Nothing for me this week, either.Heck, I still needs ta buy No More Heros.

FUN FACT: I have never played a Bomberman game
I am ashamed.

i'm getting No More Heroes this week

yay Canada X_X;

@weirdwolf: ah, no i meant ive had a lot of fun with friends on the game, and the previous ones, but my experiences so far over x-box live have largely been with anti-social gamers, apparently. appreciate your input, though.

@Mr. Fap☆Fap!: no shit? bomberman: generation was a great one for gamecube, as far as the classic multiplayer goes, and can prolly be had for a song these days, id imagine.

After I unlocked the Clint Eastwood outfit on Bomberman Live, I said out loud to nobody in particular, "My work is done here," and moved on to another game.

@TheIrishNinja (PSN), IrishNinja2099 (XBL):

A bunch of us from the 2k forums used to play bomberman all the time while waiting for Bioshock, or got sick of playing Shadowrun, Rainbow Six Vegas, Gears, or whatever game we were playing. Heck, a group of friends and I would be playing bomberman for 3 hours a night. It was a great time.

I will admit I haven't played in a while though.

I'd be really interested in playing the new Pursuit Force. That's an awesome game to play.

@Toasticus: id love to do that. what do you gotta do to unlock it?

@Lot krotan (wut?): yeah, i figure i just need to game with a friend or something. if i get in between one more deep-south family discussion whilst im in that game, im gonna cry.

I'll pick up Bomberman Land Touch 2. All of the DS ones have multiplayer modes that are compatible with each other, right? I have to support clever thinking like that. Those Hudson folks, they're using the ol' noggin!

While you guys enjoy this week's offering, I will be playing the Japanese version of Smash Bros Brawl on my friend's Wii by the end of the week.

@Mr. Fap☆Fap!:
Ashamed? So you should be.

Has everyone forgotten about Rez HD?

And for Japan people: Smash Bros. Brawl!

He looks like a ballet dancer with a twirling skirt. :\

The cuteness of the cover disgusts me, but Bomberman is still awesome.

Just got Metroid Prime 3 off ebay... Which I shouldn't have, because I was really pushing to buy No More Heroes. Still working on AssCreed and Uncharted. Not to mention having a ten page paper on "crown corporations vs privatization" to work on. No new games for me this week.

What? Isn't REZ coming out this week?

Oh, it's too good for this list...

@ Pinhead: "The cuteness of the cover disgusts me"

Me too. I think I just threw up in my mouth at the sight of it. *lol* They definitely should've gone for the kick ass Anime style artwork for the cover. I'm not trying to hear people complain the Wii is kiddy and using that cover as an example. You gotta laugh at the contrast though. Making out they're all friendly and kick it at the carnival whilst sitting on rainbows by day and then they bomb each into the ground by night.

This week, I'll be picking up games i didn't get over Xmas as well as No More Heroes.

Doesn't Turok also ship this week?

@Ultrasinc:
That's be an Arcade release, so it's not on the calender.

Gamestop has Turok for 360/PS3 listed to ship on the 30th. IGN and 1UP have it shipping on February 5th. So who's right?