Bomberman Fantasy Race

by Atlus

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• Bomberman Fantasy Race

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• ASIN: B00000J972
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 5, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,261 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

GameSpot Review

The undeniable urge to race has struck many a platform- and puzzle-game hero. It hit Mega Man in the Japanese release Rockman: Battle & Chase and Square's cutesy-cutesy Chocobo in Chocobo Racing. It's even happened to Mario twice now. Since Bomberman has long been known to play with fire and explosives, it was really just a matter of time before he added the track to his long list of vices.

So, this is where it's all gotten him. The bomb-chucking star of Hudson's genre-defying series and several of his friends have saddled up on Tiras (the worried-looking hippo-dinosaur hybrids) and Louies (the excitable kangaroo creatures introduced several games back), and they are competing in races for money and fame. In the single-player mode, you race against four opponents, drop or throw bombs at them, and use power-ups found along the way. (Just about everything is here, from power bombs to triple bombs; plus, there are a few new items as well). Using a feature available in a number of Japan-only horseracing video games, you can make your mount sprint ahead for short distances until it tires. If you come in first, second, or third, you'll get cash. Make enough, and you can buy extra power-ups, better Tiras and Louies, and gain entrance into the next race. In the two-player split-screen mode, you can make a bet and race against a friend.

The graphics are a bit plain for this generation of PlayStation games, and pop-up and build are an issue, of course, but it's not a horrible-looking game. The music in BFR alternates between sounding like a speeded-up tape and an imported electronic toy - ultimately, these sounds earn the game points for quirkiness. Altogether, the game's not very long, very good, or very bad - which at least wins it the dubious distinction of being the best Bomberman game on the PlayStation to date. If you're a fan of Bomberman or Mario Kart, it's worth renting, but it's a little too short, and the tracks are a little too simple to warrant a more long-term relationship. --Joe Fielder
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Manufacturer Description

Hi! It's me Bomberman! If you're looking for fun racing action look no further than Bomberman Fantasy Race! Lightning fast competition zany obstacle infested tracks and of course bombs! It's a battle-racing game like you've never seen!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the regular Bomberman!, October 21, 2000

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PSX player (Millbrae, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bomberman Fantasy Race (Video Game)

This game is the best!! It's even better than the original bomberman! You can still use your bombs to blow up other players but you use them in a race! You use animals instead of cars and to beat other players to the finsh line you have to beat them by speed or by blowin' them up into smitherines(this way is much more fun and it's the point of the game)!! There are many courses to choose from when in 2 player mode or you can duke it out with the computer to see who's got what it takes to be the ultimate Racing Champion!