<s>
Atomic	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
following	O
Dynablaster	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
relatively	O
unusual	O
in	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
licensed	O
from	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Bomberman	B-Application
titles	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
(	O
despite	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
being	O
unchanged	O
)	O
,	O
using	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
hand-drawn	O
animated	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
voice	O
samples	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
either	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
enhanced	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
was	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
code	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
publisher/developer	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
licensed	O
from	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
owner	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
leader	O
Jeremy	O
Airey	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
're	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
 [ Bomberman ] 	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
modern	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
plays	O
at	O
all.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
ambitions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
supporting	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
players	O
as	O
any	O
other	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
(	O
which	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
players	O
)	O
made	O
this	O
goal	O
unrealistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
68.40	O
%	O
rating	O
at	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
Gamecenters	O
Hugh	O
Falk	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
series	O
,	O
commending	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
for	O
not	O
experimenting	O
too	O
much	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
while	O
being	O
fond	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
also	O
commended	O
Interplay	O
for	O
translating	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
that	O
it	O
lost	O
the	O
"	O
charm	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	O
console	O
iteration	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
over-detailed	O
"	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Zones	O
Charlie	O
Brooker	O
agreed	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
sprites	O
 '	O
"	O
American	O
"	O
makeover	O
were	O
less	O
cute	O
that	O
the	O
Japanese	O
originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCMags	O
Shane	O
Mooney	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
you	O
and	O
your	O
friends	O
can	O
play	O
to	O
kill	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
(	O
or	O
hours	O
,	O
or	O
days	O
)	O
,	O
Atomic	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
packs	O
plenty	O
of	O
punch.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Dan	O
Elektro	O
said	O
Atomic	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
"	O
really	O
preserves	O
the	O
classic	O
series	O
 '	O
essential	O
elements	O
and	O
adds	O
only	O
worthwhile	O
enhancements.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
US	O
Lisa	O
Renninger	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
memory	O
amount	O
it	O
took	O
on	O
a	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
advancement	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
ugly	O
"	O
playfields	O
as	O
drawbacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Jokers	O
Markus	O
Ziegler	O
commented	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
in	O
a	O
positive	O
light	O
but	O
expressed	O
mixed	O
thoughts	O
regarding	O
its	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Players	O
Monika	O
Stoschek	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
when	O
playing	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
prove	O
frustrating	O
for	O
beginners	O
.	O
</s>
