Bomberman Live
{{Short description|2007 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Bomberman Live
| image = Bombermanlive logo.jpg
| developer = Backbone Entertainment
| publisher = Hudson Soft
| series = Bomberman
| released = July 18, 2007{{Cite web |last=Brudvig |first=Erik |date=July 13, 2007 |title=E3 2007: Two on the Way for XBLA Next Week |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/13/e3-2007-two-on-the-way-for-xbla-next-week |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=July 16, 2007 |title=Bomberman, Yie Ar XBLA |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/bomberman-yie-ar-xbla |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = Xbox 360
}}
Bomberman Live is a downloadable video game for the Xbox Live Arcade, developed by Backbone Entertainment as part of the Bomberman franchise. The game was announced on May 16, 2007 and released later that year. It would later see a retail release as part of the 2009 Xbox Live Arcade Game Pack.
A sequel, Bomberman Live: Battlefest, was released in 2010.
Gameplay
Anywhere from two to eight players compete in a battle or tournament, both of which consist of a series of individual rounds. In a tournament, the number of rounds is set at the beginning, whereas in a battle, play continues until one player has reached a set number of wins. In each round, the players are placed within a map, and use their arsenal of bombs to attack each other until only one is left standing. Players can also use their bombs to destroy bricks in the map, opening new routes and potentially revealing power-ups.
Development
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=Downloadable content=
On August 29, 2007, Bomb-Up Pack 1 was made available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace. On September 26, 2007, Bomb-Up Pack 2 became available. On December 26, 2007, Bomb-Up Pack 3 was made available.{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Hayward|date=December 19, 2007|url=http://www.1up.com/news/bomberman-live-dlc-exploding-dec|title=Bomberman Live DLC Exploding Dec. 26|website=1Up.com|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715225824/http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165125|archive-date=July 15, 2012|access-date=August 22, 2022}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 84/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomberman-live/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|title=Bomberman Live for Xbox 360 Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Red Ventures|access-date=September 7, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222154516/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/bomberman-live|url-status=live}}
| EuroG = 8/10{{cite web|first=Kristan|last=Reed|date=July 22, 2007|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/bomberman-live-review|title=Bomberman Live|website=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822230544/https://www.eurogamer.net/bomberman-live-review|url-status=live}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|author=Dave May Cry|date=September 18, 2007|url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/reviews/133088.shtml|title=Review: Bomberman Live|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110114940/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/reviews/133088.shtml|archive-date=January 10, 2008|access-date=August 22, 2022}}
| GSpot = 7.5/10{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Dodson|date=July 20, 2007|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bomberman-live-review/1900-6175440/|title=Bomberman Live Review|website=GameSpot|publisher=Red Ventures|access-date=September 7, 2020|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025052617/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bomberman-live-review/1900-6175440/|url-status=live}}
| HCG = 4.5/5{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/hardcore-gamer-magazine-v3i4/page/n33/mode/2up|title=Bomberman Live|magazine=Hardcore Gamer|publisher=Prima Games|volume=3|issue=4|date=October 2007|page=66|access-date=August 22, 2022}}
| IGN = 8.4/10{{cite web|first=David|last=Craddock|date=July 19, 2007|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/19/bomberman-live-review|title=Bomberman Live Review|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822225307/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/19/bomberman-live-review|url-status=live}}
| OXM = 8.5/10{{cite magazine|title=Bomberman Live|magazine=Official Xbox Magazine|publisher=Future US|date=September 2007|page=73}}
| Retro = 82%{{cite magazine|first=Darren|last=Jones|url=https://issuu.com/thiagoaugusto60/docs/retrogamer.issue.043|title=Bomberman Live|magazine=Retro Gamer|publisher=Imagine Publishing|issue=43|date=October 11, 2007|page=95|access-date=August 22, 2022}}
| TX = 9.3/10{{cite web|first=César A.|last=Berardini|date=July 19, 2007|url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1352/Bomberman-Live/p1/|title=Bomberman Live Review (Xbox 360)|website=TeamXbox|publisher=IGN Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912012552/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1352/Bomberman-Live/p1/|archive-date=September 12, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=August 23, 2022}}
}}
The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GameSpot said, "this ten-dollar game (800 Live points) will give you plenty of bang for your buck." IGN said, "The game is a ton of fun, very dynamic in terms of gameplay, and more than worth the asking price."
The game sold more than 600,000 units by December 2010.{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=December 8, 2010|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/12/08/bomberman-explodes-again-in-bomberman-live-battlefest|title=Bomberman Explodes Again in Bomberman Live: Battlefest|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822225235/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/12/08/bomberman-explodes-again-in-bomberman-live-battlefest|url-status=live}}
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References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/xbox360/bomberman-live}}
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