After most of our more outspoken readers were pretty disappointed with Bomberman Land's maniacal math mini-game, we present you with the latest multiplayer offering from Hudson Soft. In Free Throw, players shoot basketballs while attempting to pop balloons to maximize points. What do you say, loyal readers? Does this mini-game seem more interesting?
Become a math genius in Bomberman Land
If simple math isn't your strong suit, you may have a hard time playing at least one of Bomberman Land's more than 50 mini-games. Taking a page out of the recent "brain training" craze, this mini-game will have you trying to beat out your opponents by looking at the problem and answer and choosing if addition or subtraction needs to be used to reach finish the problem.
What makes this even more fun? You'll be able to match wits against your friends via the game's Game Sharing feature.
Bomberman Land hits PSP in January
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20071101023016im_/http://www.ps3fanboy.com/media/2007/09/bombermanland.jpg)
Bomberman Land will feature a traditional single-player story mode, more than 50 mini-games and will support Game Sharing. "Gamers are going to be blown away by the sheer amount of content they get in the Bomberman Land series," said John Greiner President and CEO of Hudson Entertainment.
In the single-player mode, you will have the unenviable and no doubt maddening task of restoring "peace and tranquility to the beleaguered Bomberman world" by solving quests and puzzles. And to win over the series faithful, the "classic multiplayer" Battle Pack Mode makes a return.
Lighting the fuse on Bomberman Land
Bomberman is a game series that has had more releases than Mario. The titles have spanned across nearly every game system ever created. Yet despite these facts, most of the gameplay additions to the series have been ignored in favor of playing the classic multiplayer. And that's okay when the multiplayer gameplay is so perfect.
Every gamer should have at least one version of Bomberman on every system they have. I'm pretty sure it's against gamer law to not do so. Luckily for PSP owners who haven't jumped on the Bomberman train, another Bomberman release is coming to Sony's handheld.
Bomberman Land Portable has the land split into pieces and Bomberman must put it back together again. Of course if history repeats itself, it's unlikely we'll play the single player version anyway. But maybe this Bomberman will be the first one to actually provide a worthwhile single player experience. No US release date has yet been set, but the Bomberman Land Portable hits Japan in March.
To see screens and read more, check out Famitsu.
Deal of the day: New round of PSP price drops at Play-Asia
![Deal of the day: New round of PSP price drops at Play-Asia](https://web.archive.org/web/20071101023016im_/http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.pspfanboy.com/media/2006/09/playasia.jpg)
- Aedeus Memories Shinten Makai Generation of Chaos V (Asia) – $14.90
- Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable (Asia) – $12.90
- Bomberman Blast Squadron Bomberman (Asia) – $16.90
- Jukugon (Japan) – $12.90
- King's Field Additional I (Asia) – $12.90
- Koukyou Shihen Eureka Seven (Japan) – $16.90
- Magna Carta Portable (Asia) – $16.90
- Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (Asia) – $16.90
- Myst (Japan) – $14.90
- Portable Island: Tenohira Resort (Asia) – 12.90
- Simple 2500 Series Portable Vol. 4: The Mind Mapping Exercise (Asia) – $10.90
Click here for the full page of recenly discounted games across all platforms.
(Via Play-Asia)
Japanese PSP releases for the week of July 25th
- Bleach: Heat the Soul 3
The insanely popular Bleach anime series gets a third fighter for the PSP. It received a 28/40 in Weekly Famitsu. - Bomberman Portable
It's Bomberman. Does it need any more explanation? And with Game Sharing, you can play with one UMD. It got a 26/40 in Weekly Famitsu. - Portable Island: Te no Hira no Resort
This is a ridiculously boring "game" that has you having all the fun of being stuck on a deserted island. - Ultraman Fightman Evolution 0
Ultraman is still around in Japan for some reason. If you like men in tights fighting each other, you'll want to pick this up. It got a 25/40 in Weekly Famitsu.
[Via IGN]
New over-enthusiastic Bomberman trailer!!!
- All new levels, boss enemies, and power-ups!
- Network up to 4 players with one UMD game!
- You can play Bomberman ANYWHERE! ANYTIME!
New Bomberman for PSP this July
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20071101023016im_/http://www.pspfanboy.com/media/2006/04/bomberman_psp.jpg)