Bomberman Blitz
{{Short description|2009 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Bomberman Blitz
| image = Bomberman Blitz Coverart.png
| caption =
| developer = Hudson Soft
| publisher = Hudson Soft
| designer =
| engine =
| series = Bomberman
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|October 7, 2009{{cite web |url=http://www.hudson.co.jp/corp/news/bn2009/091007.pdf |title=「いつでもボンバーマン」、10月7日（水）、 ニンテンドーDSiウェアで配信開始 |publisher=Hudson Soft |language=Japanese |date=7 October 2009 |accessdate=9 November 2009 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}|PAL|November 6, 2009{{cite web |url=http://www.hudson.co.jp/dsiw/eur/list.html |title=HUDSON'S DSiware Portal Site - EUROPE |publisher=Hudson Soft |access-date=9 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910080708/http://www.hudson.co.jp/dsiw/eur/list.html |archive-date=10 September 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}|NA|November 9, 2009{{cite web |url=http://www.hudsonent.com/user/newsdetail.php?news_id=195 |title=Bomberman Blitz Blasts On To Nintendo DSiWare ! |publisher=Hudson Entertainment |date=9 November 2009 |accessdate=9 November 2009 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}}}
| genre = Action
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = DSiWare
}}
Bomberman Blitz{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|Anytime Bomberman|いつでもボンバーマン|Itsudemo Bonbāman|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}}}} is a DSiWare game developed by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo DSi. It was released on October 7, 2009, in Japan, and in November of the same year in Europe and North America. The game was available for the Nintendo 3DS via the Nintendo eShop until the shop's closure in March 2023.
Gameplay
As in other Bomberman games, the player drops bombs in attempt to eliminate other characters by having them be caught in the blast radius. There are also power-ups that give additional abilities, such as being able to pick up and throw bombs off-screen, or increases in character speed or bomb size.{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/11/bomberman_blitz_dsiware|title=Bomberman Blitz Review|first=Marcel|last=van Duyn|work=NintendoLife|date=November 8, 2009|accessdate=September 11, 2015|archive-date=September 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908025940/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2009/11/bomberman_blitz_dsiware|url-status=live}}
The game has 10 stages to select from, each with unique features. The game also features a mode called Bomberman For Beginners where a player may learn the basic movements and strategies, and then later the more advanced along with combat.{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/19962/hudson-confirms-dsiware-bomberman|title=Hudson Confirms DSiWare Bomberman|first=Jared|last=Rosenberg|work=Nintendo World Report|date=September 16, 2009|accessdate=September 11, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081315/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/19962/hudson-confirms-dsiware-bomberman|url-status=live}}
Multiplayer was available both locally and over the internet with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection but online multiplayer and online leaderboards are no longer usable because Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection services were shut down in May 2014. Eight players can play simultaneously locally, while only four could online. Like all Nintendo DS games, a Friend Code needed to be exchanged between two players if players wanted to play with other specific players.{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/hudson-bringing-bomberman-blitz-dsiware|title=Hudson Bringing Bomberman Blitz to DSiWare|first=Dustin|last=Quillen|date=September 15, 2009|access-date=September 11, 2015|work=1UP.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206081038/http://www.1up.com/news/hudson-bringing-bomberman-blitz-dsiware#|archive-date=2016-02-06|url-status=dead}}
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