<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
twelfth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
1997	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
enjoyable	O
gameplay	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
not	O
advancing	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
enough	O
beyond	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
Bomberman	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
features	O
a	O
battle	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
utilises	O
Dinosaur	O
helpers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
initially	O
found	O
as	O
eggs	O
released	O
upon	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
a	O
soft	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
has	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
single	O
player	O
or	O
two-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
entering	O
the	O
exit	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
will	O
do	O
a	O
victory	O
pose	O
,	O
then	O
a	O
short	O
cut	O
scene	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cut	O
scene	O
shows	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
scenery	O
moving	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
then	O
Bomberman	B-Application
walks	O
through	O
,	O
and	O
something	O
closes	O
up	O
the	O
way	O
he	O
came	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
supports	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
human	O
players	O
on	O
battle	O
mode	O
with	O
2	O
multitaps	B-Device
,	O
7	O
players	O
with	O
just	O
one	O
multitap	B-Device
,	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
without	O
any	O
multitaps	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
also	O
supports	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
NetLink	I-Application
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
player	O
online	O
via	O
two	O
players	O
per	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
split	O
over	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
enthusiastic	O
reviews	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four-person	O
"	O
review	O
crew	O
"	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
Powers	O
Dean	O
Mortlock	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazines	O
Matt	O
Yeo	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
particularly	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
ten-player	O
capability	O
and	O
the	O
numerous	O
modes	O
and	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
both	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
break	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
shadow	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gerstmann	O
elaborated	O
,	O
"	O
Since	O
that	O
classic	O
game	O
,	O
every	O
subsequent	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game	O
has	O
closely	O
mirrored	O
it	O
,	O
while	O
tacking	O
on	O
a	O
few	O
silly	O
features	O
that	O
kept	O
the	O
game	O
fresh	O
without	O
really	O
adding	O
anything	O
useful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
combines	O
all	O
these	O
silly	O
features	O
into	O
one	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
you	O
what	O
should	O
be	O
the	O
ultimate	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
any	O
serious	O
Bomberman	B-Application
player	O
has	O
seen	O
all	O
this	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
much	O
less	O
confusing	O
if	O
there	O
are	O
eight	O
players	O
or	O
fewer	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
Sega	O
multitap	B-Device
,	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
offers	O
the	O
perfect	O
excuse	O
to	O
get	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
contended	O
that	O
these	O
modes	O
are	O
the	O
one	O
area	O
where	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
actually	O
exceeds	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
"	O
offer	O
a	O
decidedly	O
less	O
frantic	O
(	O
but	O
more	O
cerebral	O
)	O
puzzle-gamelike	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
are	O
very	O
limited	O
and	O
fail	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
a	O
mediocre	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game	O
is	O
still	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
must	O
for	O
gregarious	O
Saturn	B-Device
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
the	O
1997	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
10th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
slightly	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
older	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
was	O
nonetheless	O
the	O
best	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digitiser	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1997	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
eight	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2009	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game	O
along	O
with	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
fourth	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Saturn	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
Ten	O
Saturn	B-Device
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
