''Bomberman Land Touch! 2'' (known as in Japan) is a puzzle video game for the

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released in

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on July 19, 2007, and in

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, Europe, and

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in 2008. Part of the '' Bomberman'' franchise, it is the sequel to ''

Bomberman Land Touch! ''Bomberman Land Touch!'' is a puzzle video game developed by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo DS. The game was first released in Japan and North America in 2006. Part of the '' Bomberman'' franchise, '' Touch!'' is the third game in the '' Bomberma ...

'' and the seventh game in the '' Bomberman Land'' series.

Plot

In the beginning of the game's story mode, Cheerful White (Bomberman) and his friends are traveling by boat towards Bom-Bom Kingdom, a theme park owned by a magician known as Star Bomber. Originally, Bomberman's friend Giant Gold planned to take Cute Pink to the island for a date, but in the end, Cheerful White and his friends came along as well. The story mode follows Cheerful White as he explores the Bom-Bom Kingdom theme park, and takes part in its attractions.

Gameplay

''Bomberman Land Touch! 2'' features similar gameplay to its predecessor. It has three modes of play: Story, Battle, and Attractions. In Story mode, players control Cheerful White in a theme park in a top-down perspective, where they search for items to unlock different zones and mini-games. Battle mode features the traditional gameplay structure of the ''Bomberman'' series, where players are tasked with dropping bombs to break through walls in a maze that separate each other. The objective is to survive until the end, typically by blowing the opponents up with the bombs. Attractions mode allows players to replay mini-games that they have unlocked.

Release

''Bomberman Land Touch! 2'' was confirmed alongside '' Bomberman Land'' on

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and '' Bomberman Land'' on

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. Where a North American version was planned for January 29, 2008, Konami did not then confirm whether it would come to Europe.

Reception

Since its release, ''Bomberman Land Touch! 2'' received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, '' Famitsu'' gave it a score of one five, two sevens and one eight, while ''Famitsu DS'' gave it a score of three sevens and one eight. '' GameSpot''s preview praised it for its battle mode and its assortment of mini-games. '' IGN'' enjoyed its mini-games and multi-player mode, but felt that it did not offer much to those who purchased the first ''Bomberman Land Touch!'' '' GamesRadar+'' agreed, also noting their disappointment that the mini-games did not feature online play. ''

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'' felt it not as original compared to its predecessor, while noting it as a "worthy successor." Writer Matthew Madeiro of '' Engadget'' (formerly '' Joystiq'') was critical of the game's story and soundtrack, but found the mini-games good, despite their otherwise negative view of mini-games in video games. While '' GameRevolution'' found the Battle mode fun and the mini-games inventive, they found the backtracking in the story mode to be excessive. '' Eurogamer'' found the single-player mode to be superior to earlier ''Bomberman'' game '' Bomberman Story DS'' and noted how it continuously engaged them by providing new things to unlock all the time.

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* {{Bomberman 2007 video games Land Touch! 02 Hudson Soft games Puzzle video games Rising Star Games games Multiplayer and single-player video games Multiplayer online games Nintendo DS games Nintendo DS-only games Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games Video games developed in Japan Video games set in amusement parks