History YMMV / BombermanTower

** One of the most advanced enemies in the game are the Zombers, undead Bombermen that can move around, jump over terrain, and lay bombs just like you. They are deceptively difficult to take out and avoid, and have immunity to their own blasts. The catch? they are only encountered in Artificial Forest, ''the second level.''

** [[https://youtu.be/MVsUEM5pm34?si=jhjtSQvdJ5c5Goul Special Ending]], an uniquely soothing, mellow tune that remixes the Password screen theme from ''Super Bomberman 3'' and uses it to mark your victory over the [[spoiler: BonusDungeon]] as you walk at sunset.
* BestBossEver: Bombpire is a great fight once you master him. He is challenging, has a killer atmosphere, a wide selection of attacks to keep you on your toes and a fantastic battle theme. [[spoiler: Devil Bomber, who you fight immediately right after, feels like an afterthought.]]

** [[spoiler: Devil Bomber is nowhere near as hard as Bombpire, even if he has two different phases.]]

** One of the most advanced enemies in the game are the Zombers, undead Bombermen that can move around, jump over terrain and lay bombs just like you. They are deceptively difficult to take out and avoid, and have immunity to their own blasts. The catch? they are only encountered in Artificial Forest, ''the second level.''
*** Pegi from the christmas Holiday Event behaves similarly, but trades the ability to place a bomb for a bomb pass where it doesn't have collision with explosives, it also can withstand two blasts instead of one.
** Faroh, the fire-spitting pharaoh enemies in Drifting Desert. They have long range and their flames can pass through walls, block explosions and not to mention having a case of HitboxDissonance as they are taller than they seem.
** Despider, an actual spider that wanders around Terror Tower. Their web attack is long-ranged and can happen from offscreen, frequently catching players off-guard. Updates nerfed their web range on lower-difficulties but every now and then they will surprise you.
** Baddo, a purple bat just spitting blood that stuns you. Not only you can fall into the bottomless pit due to lacking friction while stunned, but should you approach them, they will chase you for a while and due to the usual clamped enviroments you will most likely get hurt. Luckily, you can often avoid them.

** Drops are easy to dispatch, but sometimes they are able to fall onto you from off-screen if they positioned above a shaft.
** Maron, the purple ghost enemy, it moves slowly left and right just like a Ballom, but it is able to suddenly turn the opposite direction without any tell. On [[spoiler: Devil Mode]] it is one of the most dangerous enemies to deal with it as it also has double the speed.

** Any airborne enemy that moves a single tile in any direction as, although slow-moving, they have [[ArtificialBrilliance awareness of your bombs and on higher difficulties can properly navigate the map and coordinate an ambush with their fellow members]]. Two of "Destroy Generators" missions spawn them in sizable quantities.
*** Tuthanmen and Shadows are similar to the above enemies, right down to being the Generator fodder for their respective levels, but instead of directly following you, they move in an orbiting pattern, expanding and decreasing their radius around a certain spot, they must be destroyed before they fill the level. Shadows are more dangerous, as they can teleport and blend with the dark background of Terror Tower.
** Any enemy that bounces around, they get easily stuck, but tend to spawn at open spaces, and are actually active just slightly offscreen, [[FakeDifficulty meaning they can occasionally surprise you from above.]]

*** Yellow Skeletons are similar, but are already present in the map, instead they teleport around from time to time.
** Hurricanes are weak, predictable and take a while to turn on edges, but any bomb that has a free space above it will be lifted when they are close to one.
** Cursed Eyes, the invincible enemies seen in the "Destroy All Gems" stages, they have a predictable "turn right when on wall" pattern but the room layout can potentially get many of them stuck in a tight space.

* GoddamnedBoss: Bomber Wolf has a predictable pattern and low health, but he is deceptively hard to hit as he jumps around and is completely shielded for two of his attacks, leading to a lot of time being wasted during what is the game's ''first'' boss fight.

** All bosses when played on [[spoiler: [[HarderThanHard Devil Mode]]]] become this, as they are exactly the same as before, only with [[DamageSpongeBoss more health]]. 1.3d would bump their speed like normal enemies to make them harder.
* HilariousInHindsight: One of [[spoiler: White Bomber's character alts]] is based off [[spoiler: Pink Bomber from ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman R'']]. Come 1.3.1, and [[spoiler: she is now a playable character.]]
* NintendoHard: Although more accessible and not as unforgiving as the usual fare, it is still a RogueLike, you will die over and over again until you learn where to place your bombs, who you are fighting up against, what each item does and how to safely explore each room layout.
** [[spoiler: Taken to the '''EXTREME''' with Devil Mode difficulty. You're sent back to the start on death, thats potentially about 30 minutes of lost progress if you're near the final floors, not mention the complete dearth of health pickups anywhere.]]
* ScrappyMechanic: The game does not keep track of individual Gold Cards, only the full set from that particular fight, this leads to cases where you will have to reset the battle due to no longer meeting the requirements for certain cards. A notable case happens on the Bombpire fight where [[ViolationOfCommonSense you need to get hit by his bat projectile and burn the two item panels you lose]], if you happen to die and continue, those missing items will not return, making it UnintentionallyUnwinnable.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To the original ''Pocket Bomberman'', similarly featuring ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' in a 2D Platformer setting, but ''Bomberman Tower'' improves on its shortcomings with smoother movement, bigger levels, multiple characters to play as, new items, more elaborate enemies and replayability thanks to having RandomlyGeneratedLevels, serving as a worthwhile successor to the original Platform/GameBoy game.

*** His homing red bat attack is particularly nasty during his second phase. Everytime you hit him, he will shoot one at the end of his movement cycle, it can't hurt you, but it is hard to avoid, will stun you and make you lose two of your items, potentially making you fall into the fire below and lose a lot of health.
** [[spoiler: Devil Bomber's]] laser attack is one of the few from that fight that will pose trouble, as they cover a good portion of the arena and has the tendency of happening while you are in the air attempting to hit his weakpoint.
** [[spoiler: Machine Bomber's]] tower bomb attack, which deploys several bombs with high firepower in a vertical pattern, it virtually has no telegraphing, often corners you, and the only way you will avoid it is by squeezing through the gaps between each bomb and moving somewhere safe.
** Before they were patched out to be easier to tell, [[spoiler: Jolly Rocket's]] projectile attack not only had three different patterns, but also little telegraphing and delay when they launched. The worst is arguably the one that bounces around the field, as their height is inconsistent.
* ThatOneComponent: Getting the Gold Cards can be a serious hassle. Not only you have to collect all 5 in each fight for it to count, but their hints are vague, either telling you the time limit or who has it, with the player left to figure out the rest.

* ThatOneSideQuest: Getting the Gold Cards can be a serious hassle. Not only you have to collect all 5 in each fight for it to count, but their hints are vague, either telling you the time limit or who has it, with the player left to figure out the rest.

*** Pegi from the christmas Holiday Event behaves similarly, but trades the ability to place bomb for a bomb pass where it doesn't have collision with explosives, it also can withstand two blasts instead of one.

* ScrappyMechanic: The game does not keep track of individual Gold Cards, only the full set from that particular fight, this leads to cases where you will have to reset the battle due to no longer meeting the requirements for certain cards. A notable case happens on the Bombpire fight where you need to get hit by his bat projectile and burn the two item panels you lose, if you happen to die and continue, those missing items will not return, making it UnintentionallyUnwinnable.

*** His homing red bat attack is particularly nasty during his second phase. Everytime you hit him, he will shoot one at the end of his movement cycle, it can't hurt you, but it is hard to avoid and will stun you, potentially making you fall into the fire below and lose a lot of health.

** Before they were patched out to be easier to tell, [[spoiler: Jolly Rocket's]] projectile attack not only had three different patterns, but also little telegraphing and delay when they launched. The worst is arguably the one that bounces around the field, as their height is inconsistent.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: The TrueFinalBoss Devil Bomber is one of the easier challenges to overcome, with his first phase having an unusual fixed attack pattern, low health and being overall easy to telegraph, and his second one being only slightly harder in spite of having more health, a wider pool of attacks and the advantage of large size.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To the original ''Pocket Bomberman'', similarly featuring ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' in a 2D Platformer setting, but ''Bomberman Tower'' improves on its shortcomings by featuring smoother movement, bigger levels, multiple characters to play as, new items, more elaborate enemies and replayability thanks to having RandomlyGeneratedLevels, serving as a worthwhile successor to the original Platform/GameBoy game.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: The TrueFinalBoss Devil Bomber is one of the easier challenges to overcome, with his first phase having fixed patterns, low health and being overall easy to telegraph, and his second one being only slightly harder in spite of having more health, a wider pool of attacks and the advantage of large size.]]

** [[https://youtu.be/MVsUEM5pm34?si=jhjtSQvdJ5c5Goul Special Ending]], an uniquely soothing, mellow tune that remixes the Password screen theme from ''Super Bomberman 3'' and uses it to mark your victory over the BonusDungeon as you walk at sunset.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: The TrueFinalBoss Devil Bomber is one of the easier challenges to overcome, with his first phase having fixed patterns, low health and being overall easy to telegraph, and his second one being only slightly harder in spite of having a wider pool of attacks and the advantage of large size.]]

** One of the most advanced enemies are the Zombers, undead Bombermen that can move around, jump over terrain and lay bombs just like you. They are deceptively difficult to take out and avoid, and have immunity to their own blasts. The catch? they are only encountered on the ''second level.''

** Any enemy that bounces around, they get easily stuck, but tend to spawn at open spaces, and are actually active just slightly offscreen, [[FakeDifficulty meaning they can occasionally surprise you.]]

** [[spoiler: Taken to the '''EXTREME''' with Devil Mode difficulty. You're sent back to the start on death, thats potentially about 30 minutes of lost progress if you're near the final floors, not mention the complete dearth of health pickups anywhere.]]

** Despider, an actual, spider that wanders around Terror Tower. Their web attack is long-ranged and can happen from offscreen, frequently catching players off-guard. Updates nerfed their web range on lower-difficulties but every now and then they will surprise you.

** Any airborne enemy that moves a single tile in any direction as, although slow-moving, they have awareness of your bombs and on higher difficulties can properly navigate the map and coordinate an ambush with their fellow members. Two of "Destroy Generators" missions spawn them in sizable quantities.