PSLS: I run between some boxes, frantically trying to avoid the fiery blast of a bomb that another player has just placed down. The bomb explodes, destroying some boxes near me and revealing a packet of extra health. I run towards it, but, shit — I’m running in the wrong direction. My controls have been reversed thanks to a third player’s special attack — a strange type of bomb that emits a mind-destroying gas. As I try to get a handle on the switched up controls, another bomb explodes next to me, and I die instantly. It’s okay, though, because that’s just the craziness of BRAWL.
If you're interested in a horror Bomber-man with awful movement and uninspired arenas then this might be for you but if you are looking to scratch the bomber-man itch, I'd say go for the switch's Super Bomber-man R.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "If you remove the unnecessarily edgy and (im)mature setting, there's very little that differs Brawl from any other Bomberman game released over the last decades."
Chalgyr's Game Room writes:
Bomberman has seen its up and downs over the years, but the overall formula is still a popular one with a lot of players. Brawl seeks to capitalize on a lot of the same gameplay elements while adding a horror aesthetic. All in all, it is a competently made game, but not one that does enough to make it a more compelling play than the games that clearly inspired it.
Sounds like failure isn't always a bad thing. Glad to hear the team learned from their mistakes and have successfully built upon them.
Still not completely sure I should check it out. Basement Crawl was so off putting...
Hmmm, I may check it out, but with MKX and so many other great games coming... hard to get into.
Looks like Bomberman.
I'm in.