Bomberman 64: The Second Attack! is the third game in the
Bomberman franchise for the
Nintendo 64, released in 1999 as a sequel to
Bomberman 64.
Bomberman finds a mysterious egg while celebrating his victory over Altair and Sirius on a hot spring planet and decides to take it with him. One day, however, Bomberman's ship gets sucked into a black hole, and he wakes up to find himself in a jail. While in jail, the egg suddenly begins to hatch. The creature inside turns out to be a charabom named Pommy.
Bomberman and Pommy soon learn that the evil
Rukifellth and his team of Astral Knights are collecting Elemental crystals, and Bomberman holds the Fire Crystal they are missing. The two set out to fight the Astral Knights, reclaim the Elemental Crystals, and destroy the Knights' Black Hole Generators that are keeping them stuck in the black hole.
The game plays largely like
Bomberman 64, plus the additions of elemental bombs; Pommy, who can be controlled by either the AI or by a second player; and the return of the grid-pattern bomb explosions. Four pieces of special armor can be collected, each of which permanently improves one of Bomberman's abilities. There is also a shop where Bomberman can purchase health upgrades, multiplayer stages, multiplayer costumes, and hints on how to defeat the Astral Knights.
Pommy is also the introduction of the Charabom mechanic to the series: feeding him different types of food will improve his abilities, eventually resulting in him changing into a new form. This would be expanded in later games, particularly in
Bomberman Generation in the form of Charabom battles, and
Bomberman Jetters in the form of Charaboms evolving as they level up.
Like with the previous two N64 titles, reception of this game was mixed. General consensus is it's
So Okay, It's Average and maybe a little too short, though the changes to the story mode and the addition of Pommy were considered good ideas.
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