Saturn Bomberman has three play modes to select from allowing either a 
single player to tackle a straightforward story or the challenge of 
the Master Mode. However, plug in a multi-tap and a sack of joypads 
and you, and up to nine ‘mates’, can spend many a night blasting each 
other to pieces for fun. And that’s the key word here, ‘fun’. While 
other games may require hours of gaming skill or lengthy guides to be 
followed Bomberman is that rare breed of video game that is instantly 
accessible regardless of age or abilities. Mastering power-ups and 
building on that initial buzz certainly adds to the game’s broad 
appeal but the fact that players can simply pick up a joypad and leap 
straight into the thick of things with the minimum of tuition is the 
real winning factor.  Another treat for fans of the Bomberman series 
is the addition of the High Ten version of the game, which runs in the 
Saturn’s high resolution mode usually reserved for the likes of AM2’s 
creations. If you’re playing Saturn Bomberman on a particularly small 
TV in this mode, be prepared to spend the entire game squinting 
desperately at the screen in an attempt to spot your pin head sized 
character. Praise also has to go to Sega in delivering a near perfect 
PAL conversion of what many Western gamers may perceive as a Japanese 
themed title. 

An essential purchase for any Saturn owner. Don’t let the simplistic 
graphics put you off, Saturn Bomberman offers the kind of long term 
playability other titles can only dream of.

Toby Barnes