Bomberman Act: Zero

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Bomberman Act: Zero

Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	Konami
Release date(s)	August 29, 2006 (NA and JP)
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player, Online multiplayer
Rating(s)	CERO: All Ages ESRB: Teen (T) PEGI: 12+
Platform(s)	Xbox 360

Bomberman Act: Zero is a 2006 game for the Xbox 360, part of the Bomberman video game series. The game features a complete redesign of the Bomberman character - instead of being a minute robot (i.e. Shirobon) the Bomberman in this game is a mechanical looking cyborg.

[edit] Criticism

Before its release, Electronic Gaming Monthly, "rewarded" the game with its Shame of the Month award, comparing Bomberman's new Halo-esque getup to Mario morphing into a cold-eyed Mafia hitman, and criticizing the game for its severe lack of play options (only two multiplayer modes). It has also been criticised for having no offline multiplayer option; all multiplayer occurs through Xbox Live.^{[citation needed]}

Many also disliked Bomberman's new design in Act: Zero. Game Daily, on its video "Big No's of 2006", commented that Bomberman "Looked like Master Chief on crack" and Adam Sessler on X-Play made a similar comment saying, "...you look like Master Chief and Venom had a baby".

Despite the varying opinions on the game's new style, the gameplay of B:AZ was universally panned by critics, who felt the game suffered from a lack of depth and from a poorly implemented camera system.

[edit] Scores

Electronic Gaming Monthly- 2⅔ out of 10
Famitsu Magazine- 23 out of 40 / 5.75 out of 10
Game Informer Magazine- 3 out of 10
GameSpot- 2.9 out of 10 (Won Flat-Out Worst Game of 2006 by Gamespot staff) [1]
GameSpy - 1.5 out of 5
GameTrailers- 3.5 out of 10
IGN- 3.0 out of 10
Metacritic- 34 out of 100
Official Xbox Magazine- 4 out of 10
TeamXbox- 4.4 out of 10
TGZ- 2.4 out of 10
X-Play- 1 Out Of 5