Bubble Bobble Revolution
| Bubble Bobble Revolution | |
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 European Boxart. | |
| Developer(s) | Dreams |
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| Series | Bubble Bobble |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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| Genre(s) | platformer |
Bubble Bobble Revolution is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS. Developed by Rising Star Games and Marvelous Entertainment, it was released in Japan on November 24, 2005 by Taito Corporation (as Bubble Bobble DS), in Europe on December 2, 2005 by Atari, and in North America on October 3, 2006 by Codemasters.
Bubble Bobble Revolution became notorious for gaining negative reception shortly after its release, due to the presence of a major software bug that prevents the game from being completed.
Game
There are two primary gameplay modes in Bubble Bobble Revolution: "Classic", and "Revolution".
"Classic" mode is a conversion of the original Bubble Bobble to the DS hardware. Gameplay is nearly identical to the original game: players must control either Bub or Bob through 100 single-screen levels, in which they must defeat a certain amount of enemies in order to proceed; being hit by an enemy results in a loss of a life. Enemies are defeated by blowing bubbles to trap them and then colliding with them; each enemy produces a food item that can be collected for extra points. The original co-op multiplayer mode is also implemented; if two players own copies of the game, they can use DS Download Play to play together.[1]
"Revolution" plays similarly to the original game, with several key differences. Characters and levels are larger (spanning the DS's dual screen), and enemies and projectiles are faster. There are additionally boss fights every tenth level, and Bub and Bob can now take three hits instead of one before dying and have several new types of bubbles. Fans are also scattered around levels, and can be spun by blowing into the DS's microphone. Rather than a co-op mode, "Revolution" includes a four-player competitive mode in which players compete for the most points in ten different levels.[2]
Level 30 bug
All levels beyond #30 in the North American version are unplayable due to a programming error that causes the boss of that level not to spawn.[3] However, the company has not recalled the game from store shelves, and the official site makes no mention of this issue.[4] IGN also mentioned the bug on their review of the game.[1] A recent press release from Codemasters confirms that replacement games are ready and will also include a copy of Rainbow Islands Revolution. [1]
Reception
Due to the game-breaking bug, the game received mostly negative reviews and has a Metacritic score of 38/100 based on 19 reviews.[5] Frank Provo, writing for GameSpot, gave the game a score of 3.6/10, citing lackluster graphics and gameplay and a game-breaking bug.[2]
References
- ^ a b IGN review
- ^ a b Provo, Frank (11 October 2006). "Bubble Bobble Revolution Review - GameSpot.com". GameSpot. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ GoNintendo » Blog Archive » Bubble Bobble Revolution DS production issues confirmed *UPDATE*- What are you waiting for?
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- ^ "Bubble Bobble Revolution Critic Reviews for DS at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 April 2012.