Lives

The Lives is a recurring gameplay element in the Bomberman series.
==Description==
Lives are commonly used in video games, and so does Bomberman as well. In the classic Bomberman games, basically, the player starts with a certain number of lifes (that could varies from 2 to 5 depending of the games), and when they run out of stock, it leads to a Game Over. The lives counter is most of the time displayed on the hud directly visible on the screen, and in less common cases, when pausing the game. The maximum limit of lives is generally 9 in most games (99 in very rare occasions).
The player generally loses a life when they collide with an enemy, a projectile, certain traps, being blasted by their own Bombs, or in some occasions if they don't finish a stage under the Time Limit. When that happens, the player generally restarts at the beginning of the stage, with enemies, Time Limit and destroyed Soft Blocks reseted. In less common cases, they could also have their previously acquired Power-Ups downgraded, or completely lose them.
Lives counter can be increased by collecting 1-Up power-ups, some special items (like Mini Bomber), or after reaching a certain score. In addition, Hearts or rideable creatures obtained from eggs could also protect the players from losing lives.
In Bomberman games that features a Health Points system, such as the rpg games, there is no lives system, and running out of HP would automatically lead to a Game Over.
When clearing some games or modes, such is the case of the Classic Mode of Bomberman Portable, remaining lives will be converted into score points.
Category:Mechanics