Super Bomberman R
Super Bomberman R (スーパーボンバーマン Ｒ, Sūpā Bonbāman Āru) is an action-maze game developed by Konami and HexaDrive and published by Konami. The game was first released worldwide as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch in March 2017, and later for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in June 2018. Part of the Bomberman franchise, it is the sixth installment of the Super Bomberman series and the first game in the series to be released in twenty years (following 1997's Super Bomberman 5). It is also the first Bomberman entry in the franchise to be developed for consoles following the dissolution of original series owner Hudson Soft in 2012.
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| Developer(s) | Konami HexaDrive |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Director(s) | Akihiro Mitsuda |
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| Designer(s) | Masanori Yasuda Ryuichiro Taki |
| Programmer(s) | Shunsuke Yamamoto |
| Artist(s) | Junichi Morita |
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| Series | Bomberman |
| Engine | Unity |
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| Genre(s) | Action, maze |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The game received mixed reviews, though many of the criticisms were addressed with post-release patches. As of March 2021, the game has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
A free-to-play, online-only spin-off titled Super Bomberman R Online (スーパーボンバーマン Ｒオンライン２, Sūpā Bonbāman Āru Onrain) was released on Stadia on September 1, 2020, and on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam on May 27, 2021, and was shut down on December 1, 2022.
In June 2022, a sequel titled Super Bomberman R 2 (スーパーボンバーマン Ｒ２, Sūpā Bonbāman Āru Tsū) was announced for Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S and was released in September 2023 as part of the Bomberman franchise's 40th Anniversary.