Bomberman Touch

For the Nintendo DS game, see Bomberman Land Touch!

Bomberman Touch is a series of Bomberman games for iOS created by Hudson Soft.

Bomberman Touch
App icon for the first game
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Hudson Soft
Series	Bomberman
Platform(s)	iOS
Release	July 10, 2008 (Touch)[1] June 17, 2009 (Touch 2)
Genre(s)	Action, maze
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

The first game, Bomberman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb^[a] was released in as a launch title for the App Store. The sequel, Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party^[b], released in 2009. The sequel adds multiplayer and online social interaction through the OpenFeint platform.^[2][3][4] It was later updated for Game Center support.

Gameplay

The Legend of Mystic Bomb does not include the series' traditional multiplayer battle gameplay, and instead focuses on single-player gameplay where "Bomber John" must use bombs to explore grid-structured mazes.

The sequel, Volcano Party, also focuses on maze exploration, but with an autoscrolling wall of lava. Volcano Party includes multiplayer co-op, as well as a traditional multiplayer battle mode for multiple iPhone devices.^[5][6][7]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	(1) 63%[8]

Review scores

Publication	Score
1Up.com	(1) B−[9]
GameZone	(1) 8/10[10]
IGN	(1) 8/10[11]
Pocket Gamer	(1) [12] (2) [2]

Reception

The Legend of Mystic Bomb received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[8] IGN praised the visual aesthetics, soundtrack, story, online functionality and game mechanics of The Legend of Mystic Bomb.^[11]

Notes

1. Bonbāman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb (ボンバーマン Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb)
2. Bonbāman Touch 2: Borukēno Pāti (ボンバーマン Touch 2 ボルケーノ・パーティ)