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Bomberman Land is a simple minigame collection in the world of our favourite bomber hero. In that regard, it does the job relatively well. There's a good amount of minigames spread across a decently long campaign mode. I'm glad to say that almost none of the minigames are button mashers, which is already a big positive in my book. I had the most enjoyment with minigames that adapted a different playstyle entirely, like a top-down driving game or a space shooter. Some minigames are obviously better than others as that is almost always the case, but to counter that the campaign has items to make minigames easier that you struggle with or simply don't enjoy without any consequences. I did dislike a few minigames, but primarily for the reason that they went on for a very long time in comparison to others. Driving on a highway for 80 kilometres without hitting another car took at the very least two minutes if not longer. I also felt that the campaign mode was structured quite unbalanced. Some minigames would appear only once, while other minigames would appear far more frequently. Not really a spoiler but the ''final boss'' of the campaign had one of the most normal minigames out there that we've played at least two times in the campaign before. Progression also felt unbalanced as you had to use zone pieces or objects to unlock new areas, but there are a total of 150 pieces and easily over half of them have no functional use. Getting pieces outside of minigames came down to fetch quests which I didn't mind, or just literally simply having a conversation. I felt like this could have been implemented far better, as now I felt the need to get all pieces because I may or may not need to use them later. Also, the game mocks you for getting all pieces by saying that ''you shouldn't expect anything in return'' after getting all of them. That's just straight offensive in my book. Other than that there are some fun distractions and you can dress up Bomberman with a good amount of accessories. And if you don't care about the minigames at all; the classic Bomberman style of gameplay is also part of this game as an alternative mode. It's not my preferred way to play classic Bomberman but I appreciate that it's there regardless.
7/10
