Saturn Bomberman/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
75	Computer & Video Games	1996-09-09	UK UK		^[1]	[details]
100	Computer & Video Games	1997-04-11	UK UK		^[2]	[details]
70	Edge	1996-08-30	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[3]	[details]
93	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1997-1x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[4]	[details]
68	Famitsu	1996-07-12	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[5]	[details]
80	Fun Generation	1996-08-14	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[6]	[details]
90	Fun Generation	1997-06-12	DE DE	PAL	^[7]	[details]
92	Gambler	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[8]	[details]
92	GameFan	1996-xx-xx	US US		^[9]	[details]
90	Game Power	1997-0x-xx	IT IT		^[10]	[details]
75	GamePro	1997-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[11]	[details]
80	Game Informer	1996-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-J	^[12]	[details]
83	Game Informer	1997-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[13]	[details]
85	Gry Komputerowe	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[14]	[details]
90	Hobby Consolas	1997-xx-xx	ES ES		^[15]	[details]
91	Intelligent Gamer	1996-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-J	^[16]	[details]
100	Joypad	1996-0x-xx	FR FR	NTSC-J	^[17]	[details]
87	MAN!AC	1996-08-14	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[18]	[details]
87	MAN!AC	1997-04-09	DE DE	PAL	^[19]	[details]
87	Mega Fun	1996-08-21	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[20]	[details]
87	Mega Fun	1997-04-02	DE DE	PAL	^[21]	[details]
85	Mean Machines Sega	1996-10-04	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[22]	[details]
75	Next Generation	1996-10-22	US US		^[23]	[details]
50	Next Generation	1997-10-21	US US	NTSC-U	^[24]	[details]
95	Player One	1997-xx-xx	FR FR		^[25]	[details]
78	Playmag	1997-0x-xx	FR FR	PAL	^[26]	[details]
75	Saturn Fan	1996-08-02	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[27]	[details]
74	Saturn Fan	1996-09-06	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[28]	[details]
93	Saturn+	1996-10-24	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[29]	[details]
91	Saturn Power	1997-xx-xx	UK UK		^[30]	[details]
78	Secret Service	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[31]	[details]
93	Sega Magazin	1997-05-14	DE DE	PAL	^[32]	[details]
73	Sega Power	1996-08-29	UK UK	NTSC-J	^[33]	[details]
70	Świat Gier Komputerowych	1997-xx-xx	PL PL		^[34]	[details]
90	Sega Saturn Magazine	1997-04-12	UK UK	PAL	^[35]	[details]
73	Sega Saturn Magazine	1996-07-12	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[36]	[details]
81	Sega Saturn Magazine	2000-03	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[37]	[details]
81	Sonic the Comic	1997-06-25	UK UK	PAL	^[38]	[details]
88	Super Power	1997-0x-xx	FI FI		^[39]	[details]
85	Ultra Game Players	1997-09-16	US US	NTSC-U	^[40]	[details]
70	Video Games	1996-08-28	DE DE	NTSC-J	^[41]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	41	83	50	100	50	Mixed
World	NTSC-J	16	80	68	100	33	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	5	77	50	93	43	Mixed
World	PAL	7	87	78	93	16	Very positive
JP	All	5	74	68	81	14	Positive
JP	NTSC-J	5	74	68	81	14	Positive
US	All	9	80	50	93	43	Mixed
US	NTSC-J	2	86	80	91	11	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	5	77	50	93	43	Mixed
UK	All	9	84	70	100	30	Very positive
UK	NTSC-J	4	80	70	93	23	Very positive
UK	PAL	2	86	81	90	9	Very positive
FR	All	3	91	78	100	23	Very positive
FR	NTSC-J	1	100	100	100	0	Very positive
FR	PAL	1	78	78	78	0	Positive
DE	All	8	85	70	93	23	Very positive
DE	NTSC-J	4	81	70	87	17	Very positive
DE	PAL	4	89	87	93	6	Very positive
ES	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
IT	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
FI	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive
PL	All	4	81	70	92	22	Very positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Software charts

Saturn Turkish charts

Date	Position
1997-09-01	6

References

↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 78
↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 72
↑ Edge, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-30), page 89
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 193
↑ Famitsu, "1996-07-26" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 82
↑ Fun Generation, "07/97" (DE; 1997-06-12), page 92
↑ Gambler, "7/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 10: October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 21
↑ Game Power, "Luigio 1997" (IT; 1997-0x-xx), page 38
↑ GamePro, "October 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 148
↑ Game Informer, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Game Informer, "October 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Gry Komputerowe, "7-8/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1997" (ES; 1997-xx-xx), page 78
↑ Intelligent Gamer, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 69
↑ MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 53
↑ MAN!AC, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 81
↑ Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 76
↑ Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 82
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-04), page 80
↑ Next Generation, "November 1996" (US; 1996-10-22), page 273
↑ Next Generation, "November 1997" (US; 1997-10-21), page 201
↑ Player One, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 86
↑ Playmag, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 84
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 186
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 19" (JP; 1996-09-06), page 80
↑ Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 31
↑ Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 75
↑ Secret Service, "Lipiec/Sierpień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1997" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 68
↑ Sega Power, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 46
↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "6/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 52
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-12 (1996-07-26)" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 220
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13
↑ Sonic the Comic, "8 July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-25), page 15
↑ Super Power, "7 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 50
↑ Ultra Game Players, "October 1997" (US; 1997-09-16), page 90
↑ Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 91

Saturn Bomberman

Books: Saturn Bomberman Hudson Koushiki Guide Book (1996)

Demos: Saturn Bomberman Sample Disc (1996)

[:File:CVG_UK_179.pdf_p78-1] Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 78

[:File:CVG_UK_186.pdf_p72-2] Computer & Video Games, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-11), page 72

[:File:Edge_UK_037.pdf_p89-3] Edge, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-30), page 89

[:File:EGM_US_100.pdf_p193-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1997" (US; 1997-1x-xx), page 193

[5] Famitsu, "1996-07-26" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-09.pdf_p82-6] Fun Generation, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 82

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-07.pdf_p92-7] Fun Generation, "07/97" (DE; 1997-06-12), page 92

[8] Gambler, "7/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0410.pdf_p21-9] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 10: October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:GamePower_IT_63.pdf_p38-10] Game Power, "Luigio 1997" (IT; 1997-0x-xx), page 38

[:File:GamePro_US_109.pdf_p148-11] GamePro, "October 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 148

[:File:GameInformer_US_042.pdf_p58-12] Game Informer, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:GameInformer_US_054.pdf_p66-13] Game Informer, "October 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 66

[14] Gry Komputerowe, "7-8/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_068.pdf_p78-15] Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1997" (ES; 1997-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_05.pdf_p66-16] Intelligent Gamer, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p69-17] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 69

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-09.pdf_p53-18] MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 53

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1997-05.pdf_p81-19] MAN!AC, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 81

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-09.pdf_p76-20] Mega Fun, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-21), page 76

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1997-05.pdf_p82-21] Mega Fun, "05/97" (DE; 1997-04-02), page 82

[:File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf_p80-22] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-04), page 80

[:File:NextGeneration_US_23.pdf_p273-23] Next Generation, "November 1996" (US; 1996-10-22), page 273

[:File:NextGeneration_US_35.pdf_p201-24] Next Generation, "November 1997" (US; 1997-10-21), page 201

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_075.pdf_p86-25] Player One, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:Playmag_FR_14.pdf_p84-26] Playmag, "Mai 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-17_19960823.pdf_p186-27] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 17" (JP; 1996-08-02), page 186

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-19_19960920.pdf_p80-28] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 19" (JP; 1996-09-06), page 80

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_04.pdf_p31-29] Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 31

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_01.pdf_p75-30] Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 75

[:File:SecretService_PL_48.pdf_p66-31] Secret Service, "Lipiec/Sierpień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 66

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_43.pdf_p68-32] Sega Magazin, "Juni 1997" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 68

[:File:SegaPower_UK_84.pdf_p46-33] Sega Power, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 46

[34] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "6/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_19.pdf_p52-35] Sega Saturn Magazine, "May 1997" (UK; 1997-04-12), page 52

[:File:SSM_JP_19960726_1996-12.pdf_p220-36] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-12 (1996-07-26)" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 220

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13

[38] Sonic the Comic, "8 July 1997" (UK; 1997-06-25), page 15

[:File:SuperPower_FI_1997-07.pdf_p50-39] Super Power, "7 1997" (FI; 1997-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_102.pdf_p90-40] Ultra Game Players, "October 1997" (US; 1997-09-16), page 90

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-09.pdf_p91-41] Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 91

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Saturn Bomberman/Reception

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Contents

Critical reception

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Software charts

Saturn Turkish charts

References