<s>
and	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
later	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
series	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
installment	O
without	O
a	O
2-player	O
story	O
mode	O
(	O
although	O
one	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
consists	O
of	O
walking	O
through	O
maze-like	O
areas	O
filled	O
with	O
blocks	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
switches	O
with	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
opening	O
the	O
gate	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destroying	O
blocks	O
in	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
will	O
uncover	O
useful	O
power-ups	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
bomb	O
count	O
,	O
firepower	O
,	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
grant	O
them	O
special	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
remote	O
control	O
bombs	O
,	O
throwing	O
bombs	O
,	O
and	O
taking	O
an	O
extra	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
evil	O
cyborgs	B-Application
called	O
the	O
Five	O
Dastardly	O
Bombers	O
are	O
bent	O
on	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Earth	O
,	O
they	O
capture	O
the	O
original	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
placed	O
in	O
a	O
prison	O
cell	O
in	O
their	O
space	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
four	O
worlds	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
will	O
challenge	O
Golem	O
Bomber	O
,	O
Pretty	O
Bomber	O
,	O
Brain	O
Bomber	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Plasma	O
Bomber	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
Earth	O
and	O
himself	O
from	O
these	O
alien	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generations	O
1996	O
lexicon	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
terms	O
included	O
the	O
joke	O
entries	O
"	O
Bomb-o	O
'	O
clock	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Bombaholic	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
referred	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
videogame	O
of	O
choice	O
for	O
game	O
developers	O
everywhere	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
[	O
Warcraft	O
II	O
:	O
Tides	O
of	O
Darkness ]	O
,	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
-	O
they	O
're	O
all	O
great	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
listed	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
number	O
30	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Of	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
came	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	O
era	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
2	I-Application
remains	O
a	O
timeless	O
reminder	O
of	O
the	O
ingenuity	O
and	O
purity	O
of	O
gameplay	O
that	O
characterized	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
world-beating	O
console.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
89th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
listed	O
the	O
game	O
3rd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
6th	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
SNES	B-Application
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
