In Battle Mode, 2 players (4 with a multitap) can face off against one another in one of 10 arenas designed specifically for multiplayer.

5 evil cyborgs called the Five Dastardly Bombers are bent on taking over the universe.

Scary Larry of GamePro gave the game a positive review, praising the strategic gameplay, cute graphics, and music, though he remarked that the single player mode is considerably less engaging than the multiplayer.

The control is superb, the graphics are ultimately functional ... the play is balanced to perfection - and four players won't have more fun doing anything else.

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Quake, Daytona USA - they're all great multiplayer games.

"[21] In 1999, Next Generation also listed Super Bomberman 2 as number 30 on their "Top 50 Games of All Time", commenting that, "Of all the games that came out of the 16-bit era, Super Bomberman 2 remains a timeless reminder of the ingenuity and purity of gameplay that characterized Nintendo's world-beating console.