{"id":27124,"date":"2026-08-31T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T00:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=27124"},"modified":"2026-08-15T12:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:58:57","slug":"kaboomania-switch-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/31\/kaboomania-switch-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaboomania (Switch, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/kaboom_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-27122\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KABOOM_BOX-150x110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KABOOM_BOX-150x110.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KABOOM_BOX.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>There are times when a game takes inspiration from another title, and there are other times when it\u2019s just a blatant rip off.\u00a0 This is one of those times.\u00a0 Best way to describe Kaboomania is that it\u2019s basically Bomberman.\u00a0 Sure you play as a guy instead of a robot and lay dynamite instead of bombs, but it\u2019s the same game.\u00a0 Kaboomania is available on some current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.<\/p>\n<p>Your character runs around a single screen and can lay dynamite.\u00a0 It\u2019ll explode after a couple of seconds in a four-way pattern.\u00a0 You can destroy blocks and enemies this way, but don\u2019t get caught in the blast yourself or you\u2019ll lose a life.\u00a0 You can pick up more power-ups that let you lay more explosives or make the blast bigger, among other things.\u00a0 When all the enemies are defeated, find the exit and move to the next stage.\u00a0 There is a single player mode and a battle mode, which is good since Bomberman is best known for its multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p>This might\u2019ve been a fairly decent clone of Bomberman but the controls feel a little loose and I swear sometimes the dynamite would go off before it was supposed to.\u00a0 And when you lose all your lives and select \u2018continue,\u2019 you have to put in a password and I have no idea where to find out where that is.\u00a0 Honestly there\u2019s no reason why this game needs passcodes.\u00a0 Really I\u2019d rather just play that recently released Bomberman collection instead.\u00a0 Man I wish I could\u2019ve reviewed that one!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/kaboom_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27123\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KABOOM_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KABOOM_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KABOOM_SCREEN-300x167.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KABOOM_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaboomania is rated E for Everyone with an ESRB descriptor of Mild Fantasy Violence.\u00a0 Characters caught in the explosions just dissolve and say \u2018uh oh\u2019 and that\u2019s it.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Younger gamers may find it a little difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are times when a game takes inspiration from another title, and there are other times when it\u2019s just a blatant rip off.\u00a0 This is one of those times.\u00a0 Best way to describe Kaboomania is that it\u2019s basically Bomberman.\u00a0 Sure you play as a guy instead of a robot and lay dynamite instead of bombs, 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