

In the end, what's not to love about this game? It's addictive cooperative arcade gameplay at its best. You could always pop a bubble with water in it and ride the waves to success. If this happens when an enemy is inside then watch out because it's going to be angry. The bubbles slowly move along preset paths and pop automatically after a while. Some items act as power-ups that allow you to breathe fire or warp to a later level. There are so many things that after all these years, I still come across stuff that I don't recognize.

These items add a lot to the fun because you never know what'll show up next.

Upon popping a trapped enemy, they perish and transform into a random object that grants you points when you pick it up. You control them by jumping and blowing bubbles to trap all of the enemies on each single-screen stage. You and a friend play as Bub and Bob who have been transformed into dragons and their girlfriends have been kidnapped. Anyway, if you don't know what Bubble Bobble is then let me explain. Therefore, I'll try my best to stay objective throughout this review but keep in mind that while writing this, I'm incredibly excited that I can finally play this gem on my PlayStation 4. Not only that, Taito is probably my favourite old-school arcade developer. 👍 Spelling "EXTEND" has never felt so awesomeīefore I start this review, I should say that I'm a huge Bubble Bobble fan. │ Video Chums loves promoting hard-working indie devs so check out our Indie Game of the Month Awards and Rapid Fire Reviews. Believe it or not, it's been thirty years since its initial release so let's pay Bub and Bob a visit and see how the years have treated them. Very few classic arcade games hold up as well as Bubble Bobble. Maciejewski playing a PS4 on March 15, 2016Īrcade Archives: Bubble Bobble is also available for Nintendo Switch
