There are four modes of gameplay in Atomic Punk, including two single player modes and two multiplayer game modes. Solo: "Game A" (known as "Bomber Boy" in the Japanese version) is similar to other games in the series, with a few differences. Power-ups, known as panels, which are usually gained in each level and carried over from one to the next, can also be bought from a store by using GP, which is collected depending on how much time it takes to complete a level and how many blocks are destroyed. At the beginning of each round, the player decides which panels to use to complete the round. Another difference is that the linear gameplay of the original, with the player advancing levels after completing each one, was changed to implement a world map with nine locations. The second game mode, "Game B" (known as "Bomber Man" in the Japanese version) is the same as that in the original Bomberman game, but the stage area is squared rather than rectangular and the screen is always centered on Bomberman rather than scrolling when he touches the border. Vs.: Panel Mode, in which players begin with only one bomb to place at a time and a bomb blast length of one unit, and Bomb Up and Fire Up panels appear. Powerful Mode, in which players have four bombs to place at a time and a bomb blast length of four units, and no panels appear.
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Also it comes with the original NES game as a side mode, neat.
That's right, I dropped my first Bomberman game I just couldn't care enough, maybe someday I'll come back to that one but the Game Mode A which is pretty much an original game mode I think stinks because it's like some sort of Bomberman RPG with money and you need to buy upgrade but holy fuck I don't care!
It's a decent idea to change things up but the gameplay is still Bomberman on the Gameboy so even if you add new gimmicks it's still a terrible way to play this game.
I really hate how the screen is really zoomed in and the maps are huge making it more like a frustrating never ending maze.
Game Mode B lets you play the original NES Bomberman which is a fine bonus and we can also play some VS link cable matches which was not a thing in Bomberman GB 1/Wario's Blast so that's kinda cool.
Despite what I said, it has a few differences than the usual Bomberman fair in Game A. For one, you can select from a limited number of power ups you start with to power yourself up to have those upgrades from the start of that stage (the usual bomb ups, fire ups, speed ups, etc). Because of that, you can't find upgrades by just randomly bombing blocks. That also means that the game has a shop so you can rebuy most of the upgrades. One other difference it has from the usual Bomberman games is the game lets you pick which area you want to do first. Rather than starting at a fixed point in the game.
Worth a look if you're a fan of the Bomberman series. Especially since this title easily goes under everyone's radar cause it doesn't look like anything anyone is familiar with. Not to mention its on Game Boy. Which unfortunately makes it even more obscure.