Think on your feet!

User Rating: 8.5 | Bomberman: Act Zero X360
This game is the latest adaptation of a long-running series. You play the nimble competitor whose job it is to, well, blow stuff up. Yet your game is not all simple: there's someone at the other end of the arena, and they're doing the same thing.

You are trapped in a giant maze. You must set bombs and run away in order to clear out blocks of the maze, without getting yourself destroyed in the process. Across the room, there is someone else doing the same thing. So it's a simple, yet clever game, where you must sort of solve a maze in reverse-- not so much get out of it, as find places where you can duck behind a wall until the flames from the bombs die down. Your enemy has a chance to pick up the same power-ups as you do. This was one of my favorite elements, as it adds a lot of challenge and makes the game even more tense.


The only thing I really didn't enjoy about this title is the change in the traditional look of the character. They went for giant bug-like metal suits, instead of the cute little round helmet seen in previous games. I wish they would have made the old suit an option, or at least something you could earn along the way. Nevertheless, if you're looking for some good old arcade-style fun, this title may be one to check out.