History Trivia / BombermanActZero

* CreatorBacklash: ''VideoGame/BombermanActZero'' was Creator/HudsonSoft's attempt to re-imagine their iconic character for UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} audiences. It was slammed by critics and players for being too [[DarkerAndEdgier Dark and Edgy]] compared to its older games, along with a host of other problems. Hudson's US branch, Hudson Entertainment, attempted to defend criticism of the game at first, but in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGeUJFw8DKU this]] promo video for ''Bomberman Live'' (its first entry on UsefulNotes/{{Xbox Live Arcade}}), producer Joel Breton and marketing VP John Lee [[SelfDeprecation dismiss it as a very bad idea in hindsight]].

* OldShame: The Hudson Soft developers agreed with the general public's opinion that ''Act Zero'' is one of the worst ''Bomberman'' games ever. It has never seen a digital release on Xbox Live.

* FranchiseKiller: The game's critical and commercial failure soured many people on the franchise. While there would further releases over the next four years that scored [[SoOkayItsAverage lukewarm reception]], the series would eventually go dormant after ''Bomberman Dojo'' and would return until 2017's ''Super Bomberman R''.

* DearNegativeReader: ''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20101130114501/http://hudsonentertainment.com/features/detail/5-Reasons-Why-Bomberman-Act:-Zero-Rocks 5 Reasons Why Bomberman Act: Zero Rocks!]]'', Hudson Entertainment's TotallyRadical response to the backlash and criticisms the game had during its launch. In it, writer Jason Montes shameless boasts about the choice to "bastardize" the formerly cute Bomberman design, brushes off the game's critics as haters and lemmings who only wanted to jump on the "bashing bandwagon" and tells anyone who doesn't like the game that they're babies who should go play ''Bomberman'' on PSP along with their ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' toys. They would later backtrack on this with a [[https://www.hudsonentertainment.com/features/detail/5-Reasons-Why-Bomberman-Act%3A-Zero-Rocks bare bones version]] that removed both the trash talking and the attempts to make the game sound super edgy.

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* StillbornFranchise: This was the second heavy DarkerAndEdgier take on a children's/family game bust in a row after ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' got derided for the move the previous year and began, or at least accentuated a serious DorkAge for Sonic. A sequel called ''Genesis'' was planned, but when ''Act Zero'' imploded, that idea was sent to the junkyard.

* FranchiseKiller: The game's critical and commercial failure made the franchise slowly fade out of existence until a 7 year drought of no Bomberman games. It would eventually be revived with 2017's ''Super Bomberman R''.

* FranchiseKiller: The game's critical and commercial failure killed off what remained of the main ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' series until 2017's ''Super Bomberman R''.

* DearNegativeReader: ''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20101130114501/http://hudsonentertainment.com/features/detail/5-Reasons-Why-Bomberman-Act:-Zero-Rocks 5 Reasons Why Bomberman Act: Zero Rocks!]]'', Hudson Entertainment's TotallyRadical response to the backlash and criticisms the game had during its launch. In it, writer Jason Montes shameless boasts about the choice to "bastardize" the formerly cute Bomberman design, brushes off the game's critics as haters and lemmings who only wanted to jump on the "bashing bandwagon" and tells anyone who doesn't like the game that they're babies who should go play ''Bomberman'' on PSP along with their ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' toys.

* CreatorKiller: This was one of the last "big" games Hudson Soft produced, with most of their future titles being mobile games and online exclusive titles. ''Act: Zero'''s critical and financial failure marked the company's inability to adapt to changing trends and it went into a downward spiral until it was fully acquired by Konami a few years later and folded into its new parent company.

* DearNegativeReader: ''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20101130114501/http://hudsonentertainment.com/features/detail/5-Reasons-Why-Bomberman-Act:-Zero-Rocks 5 Reasons Why Bomberman Act: Zero Rocks!]]'', Hudson Entertainment's TotallyRadical response to the backlash and criticisms the game had during its launch. In it, writer Jason Montes shameless boasts about the choice to "bastardize" the formerly cute Bomberman design, brushes off the game's critics as haters and lemmings who only wanted to jump on the "bashing bandwagon" and tells anyone who doesn't like the game that they're babies who should go play ''Bomberman'' on PSP along with their ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' toys. It didn't help that the series was already going through a DorkAge that threatened to make fans jump ship. The post was derided by both fans and gaming sites alike, resulting in it getting deleted and replaced with a [[https://www.hudsonentertainment.com/features/detail/5-Reasons-Why-Bomberman-Act%3A-Zero-Rocks bare bones version]] that removed both the trash talking and the attempts to make the game sound super edgy.

* FranchiseKiller: The game's critical and commercial failure killed off what remained of the main ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' series... until 2017's ''Super Bomberman R''.