You want to know something random? You can hook up seven controllers to a PS3. Seven is a lucky number, but it seems like sort of a random one to be the local simultaneous multiplayer limit. In any case, Bomberman Ultra will take full advantage.

This Bomberman will be pretty much the Bomberman that Xbox players experienced last year, only with all the expansion packs included off the bat (hence, the “Ultra”). That means 14 levels and tons of characters to mix ‘n match custom bombermen. Gameplay is all the same—down to the Revenge carts that let you bomb characters from the periphery of the board once you die—with fully customizable rule sets (which power ups are on, whether the stage gimmick is in play).

All the achievements will carry over to the PSN version as Trophies, and the game will also take advantage of voice chat and the EyeToy for the eight player online matches. Hudson is hoping to release Bomberman Ultra sometime in January, and although a final price point hasn’t been decided yet, it will cost less than purchasing the XBLA version plus expansions.

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1 Comment » AnalogJunkie.com on November 11, 2008 4:42 am Wow! I’ll be totally stoked for this one. Bomberman Party was one of my favorite games for PSone. Which now hella difficult to find.. even in ROM form! When I (unfortunately) traded it into GameStop some years ago it was not even in their system I’m thinking this is going to be pretty close to that game re-incarnated for the Playstation 3! Now for the next thing on my wish list.. Somebody make Road Rash for the PS3! That game was BA. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.