<s>
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
Bonk/PC	O
Kid	O
game	O
known	O
as	O
Ultra	O
Genjin	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
a	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
16-bit	O
Bomberman	B-Application
titles	O
after	O
Bomberman	B-Application
64	O
,	O
it	O
gives	O
Bomberman	B-Application
more	O
character	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
more	O
levels	O
,	O
bosses	O
,	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
formula	O
,	O
it	O
lacks	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
princess	O
steals	O
a	O
secret	O
data	O
disk	O
from	O
an	O
evil	O
empire	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
safely	O
smuggles	O
out	O
the	O
information	O
through	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
is	O
captured	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
is	O
training	O
in	O
his	O
headquarters	O
when	O
news	O
arrives	O
about	O
the	O
princess	O
being	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
chases	O
after	O
the	O
Garaden	O
Empire	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Princess	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Empire	O
claims	O
back	O
the	O
disks	O
to	O
rebuild	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Bagular	O
,	O
whose	O
body	O
was	O
destroyed	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
travels	O
through	O
four	O
worlds	O
:	O
Planet	O
Bomber	O
,	O
Primus	O
Star	O
,	O
Kanatia	O
Star	O
,	O
and	O
Mazone	O
Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
Bomberman	B-Application
encounters	O
Nitros	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
recurring	O
mini-boss	O
similar	O
to	O
Bomberman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
worlds	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
chases	O
after	O
Princess	O
Millian	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
on	O
Mazone	O
area	O
three	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
finds	O
Princess	O
Millian	O
safe	O
in	O
a	O
laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Bomberman	B-Application
battles	O
Natia	O
and	O
Cronus	O
,	O
he	O
sets	O
out	O
towards	O
Garaden	O
Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Garaden	O
Star	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
encounters	O
Nitros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
battle	O
,	O
Nitros	O
snaps	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
brain-washed	O
state	O
,	O
explains	O
himself	O
to	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
shares	O
his	O
power	O
with	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
tells	O
him	O
to	O
defeat	O
Bagular	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
encounters	O
the	O
recently	O
resurrected	O
Bagular	O
and	O
engages	O
him	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
final	O
act	O
of	O
desperation	O
,	O
Bagular	O
self-destructs	O
Garaden	O
Star	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
kill	O
Bomberman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
is	O
achieved	O
on	O
every	O
level	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
Adok	O
bombs	B-Device
are	O
collected	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
cut-scene	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Garaden	O
Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
Bomberman	B-Application
battles	O
Evil	O
Bomber	O
,	O
believing	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
real	O
mastermind	O
of	O
the	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Evil	O
Bomber	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
flies	O
away	O
in	O
a	O
ship	O
with	O
Princess	O
Millian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
controls	O
very	O
differently	O
from	O
Bomberman	B-Application
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hero	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
can	O
jump	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
life	O
meter	O
,	O
faces	O
tougher	O
bosses	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
throw	O
bombs	B-Device
farther	O
,	O
thus	O
,	O
making	O
Hero	O
a	O
more	O
platform-oriented	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
bombs	B-Device
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
regular	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ice	O
bombs	B-Device
turn	O
enemies	O
into	O
a	O
block	O
of	O
ice	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
around	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
jump	O
on	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
higher	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Salt	O
bombs	B-Device
only	O
harm	O
slugs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
invulnerable	O
to	O
all	O
other	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
bombs	B-Device
explode	O
when	O
remotely	O
detonated	O
;	O
a	O
useful	O
ability	O
against	O
certain	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
replay	O
value	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
sub-mission	O
of	O
scoring	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
target	O
points	O
per	O
stage	O
,	O
which	O
awards	O
Bomberman	B-Application
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
stage	O
points	O
(	O
1	O
through	O
5	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	O
Bomber	O
:	O
Bomberman	B-Application
gets	O
the	O
Golden	O
Chip	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
travel	O
underwater	O
with	O
ease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
the	O
uninspired	O
plotline	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rather	O
surprising	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
Bomberman	B-Application
64	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
boasts	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
that	O
make	O
this	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Hudson	O
serve	O
up	O
a	O
decidedly	O
average	O
3D	O
Bomberman	B-Application
sequel	O
--	O
without	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
Japanese	O
platformer	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
overlooked	O
,	O
and	O
favorably	O
compared	O
its	O
rewarding	O
exploration	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
