<s>
is	O
an	O
action-maze	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
HexaDrive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
worldwide	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
twenty	O
years	O
(	O
following	O
1997	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
5	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Bomberman	B-Application
entry	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
consoles	O
following	O
the	O
dissolution	O
of	O
original	O
series	O
owner	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
online-only	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
R	O
2	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
September	O
2023	O
release	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
's	O
40th	O
Anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
eight	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Bros	O
.	O
and	O
the	O
Five	O
Dastardly	O
Bombers	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
R	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
new	O
characters	O
based	O
on	O
Konami	O
Originals	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dracula	O
Bomber	O
,	O
Vic	O
Viper	O
Bomber	O
,	O
Goemon	O
Bomber	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
on	O
Planet	O
Bomber	O
,	O
White	O
,	O
the	O
eldest	O
and	O
most	O
disciplined	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
heroic	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Brothers	O
of	O
Planet	O
Bomber	O
,	O
tries	O
getting	O
his	O
younger	O
siblings	O
to	O
train	O
his	O
siblings	O
to	O
no	O
avail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
Buggler	O
dares	O
them	O
to	O
face	O
him	O
in	O
outer	O
space	O
,	O
the	O
Bombermen	B-Application
discover	O
that	O
Buggler	O
has	O
created	O
a	O
black	O
hole	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
universe	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
busy	O
freeing	O
the	O
planets	O
under	O
his	O
rule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buggler	O
summons	O
his	O
defeated	O
henchmen	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
massive	O
robot	O
possessing	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
powers	O
to	O
overpower	O
the	O
Bombermen	B-Application
siblings	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
manage	O
to	O
defeat	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
R	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
HexaDrive	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
people	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
former	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
staff	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
in	O
past	O
Bomberman	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
12	O
January	O
2017	O
and	O
released	O
3	O
March	O
2017	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
updates	O
with	O
various	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Konami	O
franchises	O
—	O
including	O
Vic	O
Viper	O
from	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
Simon	O
Belmont	O
from	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Pyramid	O
Head	O
from	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
—	O
were	O
also	O
teased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
each	O
featuring	O
a	O
platform-exclusive	O
character	O
:	O
Ratchet	O
from	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
Master	O
Chief	O
from	O
the	O
Halo	O
series	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
;	O
and	O
P-Body	O
from	O
Portal	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Switch	O
version	O
also	O
received	O
its	O
own	O
exclusive	O
character	O
via	O
an	O
update	O
:	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
's	O
own	O
MAX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
added	O
WWE	O
professional	O
wrestler	O
Xavier	O
Woods	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
additional	O
Konami	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
Naked	O
Snake	O
and	O
Raiden	O
from	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
's	O
preview	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
R	O
is	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
break	O
any	O
ground	O
with	O
its	O
familiar	O
explosions	O
and	O
mayhem	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
;	O
sometimes	O
,	O
colourful	O
old-school	O
gaming	O
is	O
refreshing	O
in	O
this	O
era	O
of	O
progressively	O
darker	O
and	O
more	O
complex	O
titles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
debut	O
week	O
sales	O
reached	O
39,609	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
highest	O
first-week	O
sales	O
for	O
a	O
Bomberman	B-Application
game	O
since	O
1998	O
's	O
Bomberman	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
76,801	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
R	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
