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Bust-A-Move
Taito
January 20, 1994
Genres
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, ArcadeDevelopers
TaitoRelease Date
January 20, 1994 (31 years and 3 months ago)Publishers
TaitoContent Rating
E Mild Fantasy Violence
Franchises
Bubble Bobble
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Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards. Depending on the aiming, the bubbles may float up directly or bounce off the walls, changing their trajectory. The goal is to aim the bubbles in such a way that they will touch identically colored ones. When such bubbles form a group of three or more, they pop and disappear from the screen. If the ceiling of the area is covered by too many bubbles, it will gradually descend; the game is over when it nearly reaches the player-controlled pointer. Should the player fail to release the bubbles within a specific time limit, they will be released automatically, unaffected by the pointer's aiming.
Genres
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, ArcadePlatforms
Neo Geo AES, Arcade, Satellaview, Neo Geo MVS, WonderSwan, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Neo Geo CD, Nintendo Switch, Super FamicomDevelopers
TaitoRelease Date
January 20, 1994 (31 years and 3 months ago)Publishers
TaitoContent Rating
E Mild Fantasy Violence
Franchises
Bubble BobbleMore from Taito
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