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Bomberman R
is an action-maze game developed by Konami and HexaDrive. The game was first released worldwide as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch in March 2017, and later for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, 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. The game received mixed reviews, though many of the criticisms were addressed with post-release patches. , the game has sold over copies worldwide. A free-to-play, online-only spin-off titled 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 Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konami
, is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets. Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan. Konami's video game franchises include '' Metal Gear'', '' Silent Hill'', '' Castlevania'', '' Contra'', ''Frogger'', '' Tokimeki Memorial'', '' Parodius'', '' Gradius'', '' Yu-Gi-Oh!'', '' Suikoden'', and '' Pro Evolution Soccer''. Additionally Konami owns Bemani, known for '' Dance Dance Revolution'' and '' Beatmania'', as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for ''Bomberman'', '' Adventure Island'', '' Bonk'' and '' Star Soldier''. Konami is the nineteenth-largest game company in the world by revenue. Konami also publishes the ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' Trading Card Game. The company originated in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free-to-play
Free-to-play (F2P or FtP) video games are games that give players access to a significant portion of their content without paying or do not require paying to continue playing. Free-to-play is distinct from traditional commercial software, which requires a payment before using the game or service. It is also separate from freeware games, which are entirely costless. Free-to-play's model is sometimes derisively referred to as free-to-start due to not being entirely free. Free to play games have also been widely criticized as “pay-to-win”— that is, that players can generally pay to obtain competitive or power advantages over other players. There are several kinds of free-to-play business models. The most common is based on the freemium software model, in which users are granted access to a fully functional game but are incentivised to pay microtransactions to access additional content. Sometimes the content is entirely blocked without payment; other times it requires immens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Chief (Halo)
Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, or "Master Chief", is a fictional character and the protagonist in the '' Halo'' multimedia franchise. Master Chief is a playable character in the series of military science fiction first-person shooter video games '' Halo: Combat Evolved'', '' Halo 2'', '' Halo 3'', '' Halo 4'', '' Halo 5: Guardians and Halo Infinite''. The character also appears in ''Halo'' books and graphic novelsincluding '' Halo: The Fall of Reach'', '' Halo: The Flood'', '' Halo: First Strike'', and '' Halo: Uprising''and has minor appearances or cameos in other ''Halo'' media. The Master Chief is a towering supersoldier known as a " Spartan", raised and trained from childhood for combat. He is almost faceless as he is rarely seen without his green-colored armor and helmet. He is commonly referred to by his naval rank rather than his given birth name. The character is voiced by Steve Downes, a former Chicago disc jockey, in the video games in whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratchet & Clank
''Ratchet & Clank'' is a series of action platformer and third-person shooter video games. The franchise was created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation consoles, such as PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5, with the exclusion of ''Size Matters'' and '' Secret Agent Clank'', which were developed by High Impact Games for the PlayStation Portable. The series is exclusive to Sony platforms and the intellectual property is owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. An animated feature film adaptation was released on April 29, 2016. The games take place in a science fiction setting and follow the adventures of Ratchet (a feline humanoid known as a #Lombaxes, Lombax, who is a mechanic) and Clank (Ratchet & Clank), Clank (a diminutive, sentient Zoni "defective" robot) as they travel through the universe, saving it from evil forces that consistently threaten it. The series is noted for its inclusion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank)
Ratchet is one of the titular game characters and the main protagonist of the ''Ratchet & Clank'' video game series. In the English versions of the games, Ratchet is voiced by Mikey Kelley in the first ''Ratchet & Clank'' and by James Arnold Taylor since the second game. Appearances Ratchet is an anthropomorphic character known as a Lombax. His first appearance was on Planet Veldin, but it is later revealed in the series that Ratchet was originally born on the Lombax home-world of Planet Fastoon in the Polaris Galaxy and later sent to Planet Veldin in the Solana Galaxy by his father to protect him from Emperor Tachyon. Growing up on Veldin, Ratchet longed to travel to new worlds and even built his own ship. Shortly after completing his ship, Ratchet met a diminutive robot fugitive whom he dubbed Clank, who helped him to leave Veldin and fulfill his dream of travelling. From this point on, Ratchet and Clank traveled extensively through the Solana, Bogon and Polaris Galaxies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Hill 2
is a 2001 survival horror game developed by Team Silent, a group in Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, and published by Konami. The game was released from September to November, originally for the PlayStation 2. The second installment in the ''Silent Hill'' series, ''Silent Hill 2'' centres on James Sunderland, a widower who journeys to the town of Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his dead wife informing him that she is waiting there for him. An extended version containing an extra bonus scenario, ''Born from a Wish'', and other additions was published for Xbox in December of the same year. In 2002, it was ported to Microsoft Windows and re-released on PlayStation 2 as a ''Greatest Hits'' version, which includes all bonus content from the Xbox port. A remastered high-definition version was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012 as part of the ''Silent Hill HD Collection''. Work on ''Silent Hill 2'' began in June 1999, soon after ''Silent Hill'' had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyramid Head
Pyramid Head, also known as , "Red Pyramid", is a Character (arts), character from the ''Silent Hill'' series, a survival horror video game series created by Japanese company Konami. Introduced in the 2001 installment ''Silent Hill 2'', he is a type of monster that serves as the main antagonist, stalking List of Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, and Silent Hill 3 characters#James Sunderland, James Sunderland, the primary player character, who comes to the town of Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his deceased wife, Mary. The ''Silent Hill'' series, particularly the second installment, frequently utilizes psychology and symbolism: Pyramid Head represents James' wish to be punished for Mary's death. Masahiro Ito, the designer of ''Silent Hill 2''s monsters, created the character because he wanted "a monster with a hidden face". Known for his large triangular helmet that conceals his head, Pyramid Head lacks a voice, a visible face, and his appearance stems from the town's past a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlevania (1986 Video Game)
''Castlevania'', known in Japan as is a platform game developed and published by Konami for the Family Computer Disk System video game console in Japan in September 1986. It was Porting, ported to ROM cartridge, cartridge format and released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in May 1987 and in Europe in 1988. It was also re-issued for the Family Computer in cartridge format in 1993. It is the first game in Konami's ''Castlevania'' video game series. Players control Simon Belmont, descendant of a legendary vampire hunter, who enters the castle of Dracula (Castlevania), Count Dracula to destroy him when he suddenly reappears 100 years after Simon's ancestor vanquished him. ''Castlevania'' was developed in tandem with the MSX2 game ''Vampire Killer'', which was released a month later and uses the same characters and setting, but features different gameplay mechanics. It was followed by a sequel, ''Castlevania II: Simon's Quest'', and a prequel, ''Castlev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Belmont
is a fictional character who serves as the first protagonist to appear in the ''Castlevania'' series. He appears in ''Castlevania (1986 video game), Castlevania'', ''Vampire Killer'', ''Haunted Castle (video game), Haunted Castle'', ''Castlevania II: Simon's Quest'', ''Super Castlevania IV'', and ''Castlevania Chronicles'', and acts as a supporting character in ''Castlevania Judgment'' and ''Castlevania: Harmony of Despair''. He also appeared as a playable character in ''DreamMix TV World Fighters'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. Simon has received positive reviews from critics. Character design and appearances In 1691, Simon Belmont kills Dracula, Count Dracula in an event that is retold in multiple games (''Castlevania (1986 video game), Castlevania'', ''Vampire Killer'', ''Haunted Castle (video game), Haunted Castle'', ''Super Castlevania IV'', and ''Castlevania Chronicles''). By the events of ''Castlevania II: Simon's Quest'', the now deceased Dracula has placed a curse o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradius (video Game)
is a side-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami. The first game in the ''Gradius'' series, it was originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1985. The player maneuvers a spacecraft known as the Vic Viper that must defend itself from the various alien enemies. The game uses a power-up system called the "power meter", based upon collecting capsules to purchase additional weapons. The arcade version of ''Gradius'' was initially released internationally outside Japan under the title of ''Nemesis'', but subsequent home releases have since used the original title. During development, it had the working title ''Scramble 2'', as it was originally intended to be a follow-up to Konami's earlier shooter ''Scramble'' (1981). Home versions were released for various platforms, such as the Famicom/NES, the MSX home computer, and the PC Engine. It was a major success in 1986, becoming the year's highest-grossing arcade game in London and one of Japan's top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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