<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
WiiWare	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
of	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
only	O
contains	O
the	O
traditional	O
battle	O
mode	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
retail	O
release	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
and	O
other	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
revolves	O
around	O
Bomberman	B-Application
saving	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Miis	O
by	O
defeating	O
five	O
bosses	O
who	O
have	O
kidnapped	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
items	O
are	O
activated	O
by	O
shaking	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
Miis	O
during	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
features	O
a	O
mode	O
called	O
Bomberman	B-Application
for	O
Beginners	O
which	O
teaches	O
novice	O
players	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
controlled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
held	O
on	O
its	O
side	O
NES	O
gamepad-style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
GameCube	B-Application
controllers	O
but	O
not	O
Classic	B-Device
Controllers	I-Device
;	O
and	O
supports	O
480p	O
and	O
16:9	O
widescreen	O
display	O
modes	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
output	O
in	O
Dolby	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
four	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
remotes	O
and	O
four	O
GameCube	B-Application
controllers	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
can	O
support	O
8-player	O
offline	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight-player	O
battle	O
mode	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
having	O
four	O
players	O
using	O
GameCube	B-Application
controllers	O
and	O
four	O
players	O
using	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
remotes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
mode	O
also	O
introduces	O
"	O
appeal	O
motions	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
emote	B-Protocol
players	O
can	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2008	O
,	O
the	O
year	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Hudson	O
,	O
unlike	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
which	O
was	O
outsourced	O
to	O
Backbone	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
,	O
Hudson	O
held	O
a	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
tournament	O
called	O
"	O
Bomb	O
It	O
Up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
many	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
options	O
available.	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
tad	O
pricey	O
"	O
at	O
1000	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
quibble	O
over	O
such	O
a	O
dependable	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
brilliant	O
version	O
"	O
of	O
Bomberman	B-Application
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
over	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
claimed	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
and	O
some	O
minor	O
interface	O
hiccups	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
blast	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
and	O
maintains	O
"	O
that	O
classic	O
,	O
addictive	O
quality	O
"	O
from	O
past	O
Bomberman	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Hudson	O
titled	O
Bomberman	B-Device
Live	I-Device
:	I-Device
Battlefest	I-Device
on	O
WiiWare	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
