Bomberman Tournament FAQ/Walkthrough.
(Bomberman Story in Japan)

By MimicMasterAX

8. Battle and Multiplayer

Of course, no good Bomberman title won't contain a great battle mode. This one have the same basic, but new upgrade and new arenas. You can play from 2 to 4 Players/Computers. One super good news: you will only need 1 pak to play up to 4 players! Wow!

Battle Arenas

Name: Standard
Description: The ancient mode, STANDARD!
Tactics: Not much...

Name: Hi-Power
Description: You start with Line Bomb, Bomb Kick, 3 Bomb-Ups and 5 Fire-Ups. No blocks whatsoever. Just four unlucky opponents.
Tactics: Lay bombs at intersections, then RUN!

Name: Conveyor
Description: There is a conveyor in the middle. The S block turns the speed and Blue block turns the direction of the conveyor.
Tactics: Dominate the middle, and take advantage of the conveyor and the switches with the bombs to defeat others.

Name: Slippage
Description: Slippery Ice with Igloos.
Tactics: Hide or hide bombs inside the igloos to win.

Name: Landmine
Description: This beach/sea level features hidden mines. Watch out for them.
Tactics: Move slowly but surely.

Name: Pipe Bomb
Description: Standard Arena with some pipes.
Tactics: Hide or hide bombs inside the igloos to win.

Name: Curvage
Description: The red arrows tell you where Power-Ups are, and the circle arrows will send your bombs to the arrow's direction if you kick into it.
Tactics: Clear the perimeters and kick bombs.

Name: Moon Warp
Description: There are 5 teleports on this arena. Jump one and you'll randomly come out of another port.
Tactics: Lay bombs near teleports for some Tele-frag (UT, anyone?).

Battle Upgrades

/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
|Bomb-Up     |At first, you'll have to wait until your bomb blows up before   |
|            |you'll be able to lay another one. By finding Bomb-Ups, you'll  |
|            |be able to place multiple bombs at once. You have to remember   |
|            |how much bombs you can set at once.                             |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Fire-Up     |To increase the range of your bomb's explosions, find some Fire-|
|            |Ups. The more you collect, the bigger your range will be.       |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Boxing Glove|Take a swing with (B) on the bombs to punch them with this item.|
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Blue Glove  |If you have Blue Glove, place a bomb, then press (A) to pick it |
|            |up. It won't explode until its being tossed.                    |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Line Bomb   |Collect Bomb-Ups, then collect Line Bomb so you can place       |
|            |multiple bombs in a straight line. Press (A) twice to do it.    |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Bomb Kick   |With this, you can kick bombs. Set one, go back, and contact it.|
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Roller Skate|The more of these you collect, the faster you'll go.            |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Poison Skull|Don't touch this. The consequences may be: slow, ghost and bomb |
|            |drop. If you get it, try to collect another Power-Up or touch an|
|            |opponent to get rid of it.                                      |
\-----------------------------------------------------------------------------/

Battle Modes

Computer: Easy / Normal / Hard
Rounds: 1-5
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 / oo
Tie Break: On / Random / Off
Shuffle: On / Off
Skulls: Burn / Stay
Fishing: On / Off
Revenge: On / Off

Tie Break: When the last Bombers die at the same time, what to do to decide the ultimate winner. If set off, it will be a DRAW.

Shuffle: Shuffle the starting positions.

Skulls: Set it to Burn so you can eliminate the Skulls, or else, it will stay in the arena FOREVER.

Fishing: When you win all rounds, you will play a Fishing Game. Charge and fish out a Power-Up to keep for the next round.

Revenge: When activated, if you die, you will be on the side, throwing bombs, HAHAHAHA.......