[VR Review] The Only Good Virtual Boy Games, Part 9: Panic Bomber
This is another one that didn't need to be on Virtual Boy. In fact, it's a port of a SNES game. The depth perception doesn't really add anything to the gameplay, but I'm still a fan. It's simply a fun game, and the depth effects are at least interesting to look at.
If you've played Puyo Puyo, you've played Panic Bomber, with the exception of a few gameplay changes consistent with the bomberman theme. Occasionally a bomb will drop, and explodes on impact in a plus shape. If the explosion reaches the inert bombs that appear in the lower layers of the play field, they all explode.
This dynamic reminds me of Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo. It's a competitive puzzler with the character you're fighting visible front and center, and there's a special block type that destroys similar blocks to cause dramatic chain reactions, which devastate the opponent.
Good use of the 3D effect isn't everything. The most important thing is always whether or not the game is fun. So even though this game doesn't really make much use of the 3D and was a strange choice of game to port, I'm giving it an 8/10.
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I never played the game. But when you catch a glimpse that the panic bomber game demands us speed, accuracy, and agility in both our eyes and fingers.
It looks like it is able to make adrenaline tighter and stronger.
It seems that panic will become the identity of the game
As you do not remember classic bomberman one of the favorite games where there are bombs is where there is fun, in that game when you get closer to the surface is where the adrenaline meets your own and makes you really living it in 3D.
Very good punctuation alex 8/10
You're right, sometimes it's the intent and the fun if the game that matters, these days any game that's not 3D is often overlooked by people, I've never played this before though
Ok this belongs in a museum...can pleasure still be gotten from playing this in 2018? 😂 I don't know how you do it Alex, instant cringe for me just looking at it.
Maybe I'm judging too harshly though. Who knows, I may just enjoy it
I agree! And it’s probably the best rating of “virtual boy” series so far. I like the reactions of these little monsters in the middle. The game seems pretty fast and if two are playing against each other, it can get heat up pretty fast.
I have surprisingly actually played Puyo Puyo on my brother’s switch. Without even playing this I’d agree that it looks similar based on screenshots.
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I also played Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo in mobile java is vast good and uninterested, I liked the game mode, I am very surprised by the puzzle games like bomberman, tetris, etc. They are all good and quicken the mind.
This is an odd title to port over to the Virtual boy for sure.