▁plan ets ▁of ▁the ▁Mag ellan ▁solar ▁system . ▁It ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ace ▁detect ive ▁Bom ber ▁Cop , ▁a ka ▁White ▁Bom ber man , ▁to ▁recover ▁them . ▁ ▁Game play ▁The ▁game play ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁basic ▁structure ▁as ▁the ▁previous ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁player ▁controls ▁Bom ber man ▁by ▁moving ▁him ▁around ▁block ▁filled ▁ma zes ▁and ▁lay ing ▁down ▁bomb s . ▁The ▁bomb s ▁er upt ▁into ▁a ▁cross - sh aped ▁explos ion ▁several ▁seconds ▁after ▁being ▁set . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁can ▁destroy ▁any ▁blocks ▁or ▁enemies ▁in ▁its ▁path , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Bom ber man ▁himself . ▁If ▁the ▁explos ion ▁touch es ▁another ▁bomb , ▁the ▁second ▁bomb ▁will ▁instantly ▁expl ode ▁as ▁well . ▁This ▁basic ▁formula ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁single ▁player ▁and ▁multi - player ▁modes . ▁ ▁Single - player ▁The ▁single ▁player ▁game ▁consists ▁of ▁seven ▁them ed ▁world s , ▁each ▁containing ▁eight ▁stages . ▁Each ▁stage ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁block ▁filled ▁ma ze , ▁with ▁enemies ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁it . ▁Using ▁bomb s , ▁the ▁player ▁must ▁destroy ▁the ▁blocks ▁in ▁their ▁path ▁and ▁defeat ▁the ▁enemies . ▁Once ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁enemies ▁are ▁defeated , ▁the ▁portal ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁stage ▁opens . ▁Power ups ▁are ▁hidden ▁beneath ▁certain ▁blocks , ▁which ▁can ▁give ▁the ▁player ▁increased ▁bomb s ▁and ▁fire power , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁useful ▁ab ilities ▁like ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁kick ▁bomb s .