| Bomberman Hardball | |
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| Developer(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Aspect ratio | 480i (SDTV) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release date | JP October 7, 2004 EU July 1, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Party, Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | CERO: A PEGI: 3+ |
| Input methods | DualShock 2 |
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Bomberman Hardball is divided into four games. Battle mode (the standard Bomberman game), is joined by tennis, golf and baseball games. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each 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 is the centerpiece of this and all other Bomberman games. is an arcade -style Maze -based Video game developed by Hudson Soft. 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.
Baseball has two modes: a single-match mode (exhibition) and a pennant race in which the player takes part in a league match of thirty games against five CPU teams. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event 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 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 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.
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 television. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic 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.