Bomberman Fantasy Race

by Atlus

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• ASIN: B00000J972
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 5, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,863 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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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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Product Description

Where can you ride a kangaroo or a rhino to victory? In Bomberman Fantasy Race choose a rider and an animal and then hit one of the seven courses.

Best known for his explosive platforming antics, Bomberman expands his repertoire with a mascot-based racing game entitled Bomberman Fantasy Race. Riding atop rabbit- and kangaroo-like steeds, Bomberman and friends (including the likes of Black Bomberman, Pretty Bomber, Mach Bomber and Mechbomber) scamper around seven different courses with the singular objective of being the first to the finish line. Racers who place in the top three receive Bomberman coins, which can be put towards the purchase of new tracks, animals, or items. The seven courses encompass all areas of the Bomberman world: Bomber Circuit, Bomber Coaster Lake, Waca Island Beachside, Bakuzan Ski Course, Star Express, Dyna Mountain, and Bomber Castle, many of which are littered with hazards and full of shortcuts.

10 playable characters, 7 unique courses, 2 player head-to-head battle mode, over 15 different power-ups and weapons.

Release Region: United States
Release Date: July 27, 1999

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the regular Bomberman!, October 22, 2000

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

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!