<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
Hardball	I-Application
(	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Battles	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
which	O
takes	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
throws	O
in	O
sports	O
games	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
traditional	O
battle	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
Hardball	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
mode	O
(	O
the	O
standard	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
tennis	B-Device
,	O
golf	B-Application
and	O
baseball	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
all	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
Living	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
building	O
feature	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
design	O
a	O
Bomberman	B-Application
for	O
use	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Mode	O
is	O
the	O
centerpiece	O
of	O
this	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
Bomberman	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
standard	O
Bomberman	B-Application
formula	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
navigate	O
grid-based	O
mazes	O
,	O
planting	O
bombs	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
hit	O
other	O
players	O
(	O
while	O
avoided	O
being	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
bomb	O
themselves	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
different	O
variations	O
of	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
all	O
center	O
around	O
the	O
standard	O
Bomberman	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replay	O
:	O
Watched	O
game	O
sessions	O
saved	O
to	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
has	O
two	O
modes	O
:	O
a	O
single-match	O
mode	O
(	O
exhibition	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
pennant	O
race	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
league	O
match	O
of	O
thirty	O
games	O
against	O
five	O
CPU	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
can	O
either	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
exhibition	O
mode	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
tournament	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eighteen	O
holes	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
shots	O
are	O
handled	O
with	O
a	O
timer	O
bar	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tennis	B-Device
has	O
doubles	O
and	O
singles	O
modes	O
on	O
clay	O
,	O
hard	O
and	O
grass	O
courts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
living	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
raise	O
a	O
white	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	O
2	O
:	O
Watch	O
some	O
baseball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	O
3	O
:	O
Watch	O
some	O
tennis	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	O
4	O
:	O
Watch	O
some	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	O
5	O
:	O
Edit	O
your	O
Bomberman	B-Application
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	O
8	O
:	O
Name	O
your	O
Bomberman	B-Application
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
gumball	O
machine	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
spend	O
100	O
coins	O
on	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
outfits	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Bomberman	B-Application
(	O
coins	O
are	O
earned	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
are	O
chosen	O
at	O
random	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
customized	O
Bomberman	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
any	O
battle	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
