Puzzle Bobble (Mobile)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Damon Brown
• Reviewed on: 04/26/2004
• Updated on: 04/28/2004
• Released on: 08/04/2003
• Originally published on GameSpot: Puzzle Bobble (Mobile) Review

Puzzle Bobble, staring the enduring duo of Bub and Bob, is one of the few puzzle games that is not naturally suited for the small portable screen. Despite this, Digital Bridges does a good job of squeezing Taito's arcade classic Bust-A-Move onto the cell.

The little dinosaurs shoot bubbles upward, getting points by eliminating groups of bubbles by matching three or more of the same color. The game ends when the dropping ceiling of bubbles reaches the bottom of the screen--kind of like an upside-down Tetris.

The controls, like the game, are extremely simple. The 6 and 4 keys move the bubble shooter clockwise and counterclockwise, and the 5 key shoots the bubble up. The 2 key centers the gun.

Like pool, Puzzle Bobble is really a game of angles. Getting bubbles to where you want them often requires bouncing them off the walls. Missing the angle makes the bubble stick somewhere else, usually blocking your other potential color combinations.

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