Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition

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Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment (US, Europe), Taito (Japan)

Developer: Taito

Distributor: Arcadia Software (ES), , Roadshow Interactive (AU)

Licensor: Taito (US/EU)

Original system(s): Taito F3 System

Developer(s) of original games: Taito

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (20 tracks)

Genre: Puzzle^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-07-26^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-1106G
JP (Satakore)	1998-07-23	¥2,8002,800	T-1114G
US	1996-08-26^[3]		T-8132H
EU	1996		T-8132H-50
PT	1996		STJAK0318
UK	1996-08-28^[4]	£44.9944.99^[5]	T-8132H-50
PL	1996
AU	199x

Non-Sega versions
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Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition, known in Japan as Puzzle Bobble 2X (パズルボブル２Ｘ) is the sequel to the arcade version of Bust-A-Move. Like its prequel, Bust-A-Move 2 also started life out in the arcades, but was brought to home consoles including the Sega Saturn in 1996. Bust-A-Move 2 adds staples to the series such as the branching, tournament-style gameplay when playing against the computer. There is also a level editor.

Despite its name, Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition is an slight upgrade on the standard Bust-A-Move 2 released for other consoles. It includes an alternative set of levels as well as the original.

History

Release

The North American Saturn version of the game is notorious for having oddly designed box art, depicting severed heads in bubbles with sticks holding their eyes open. As such, it is freqently placed in top x worst covers lists. Similar complaints have been made for the later PlayStation 2 release of Super Bust-A-Move. The Japanese version of the game was later bundled with Space Invaders.

Legacy

In 2023, the Saturn versions of Bust-A-Move 2 and Bust-A-Move 3 were packaged together in a re-release by City Connection entitled Puzzle Bobble 2X/Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition & Puzzle Bobble 3/Bust-A-Move 3 S-Tribute for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Steam.^[6]

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition	Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
English (US)	Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition	Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
Japanese	パズルボブル２Ｘ	Puzzle Bobble 2X

Production credits

Game Design: Seiichi Nakakuki, Yuji Koga
Program: Takeshi Sasaki, Hiroshi Kyoku
Character Editors: Kenichi Morita, Ryousuke Hayase
Character Design: Bawbaw, Ko-Ji Terada, KAT, Miwa Kamiya, Masami Kikuchi
Sound: Nakayama Joutohei (Zuntata), Karu (Zuntata), YAG (Zuntata), Yasuko (Zuntata), SYU (Zuntata)
Map Design: Makoto Osaka, NOB, Naomitsu Abe
Manual Design: Toshiki Sakai
Special Thanks: Takafumi Fujimoto, Katsuyuki Fujita, Kazuhiro Ohhara, OGR (Zuntata), Babi (Zuntata), Hiroshi Maruyama, Junichiro Noguchi, FJT, Harumi.K, Shunsuke Ono, Tomohiro Houjou, Masakazu Takeda, Atsushi Horimizu, Kazunari Ishida, TMR, T.Saitou, Mari, Toshio Harada, Y.Nagata
Director: Yoshio Imamura
Producer: Masaki Ogata
Executive Producer: Seizo Matsutaka

Congratulations!

Taito®

Source:

In-game credits^[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Next Generation (US) #18: "June 1996" (1996-05-21)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #93: "June 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[8]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #179: "October 1996" (1996-09-09)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

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Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[10]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

90

^[11]

Joypad (FR)

90

^[12]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

88

^[13]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

86

^[14]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

92

^[15]

Player One (FR)

89

^[16]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[17]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[18]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

87

^[19]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

93

^[20]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[21]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

83

^[22]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

90

^[23]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

85

^[24]

	84
Based on 16 reviews

Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, JP (Satakore)
Cover
Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc File:BAM2-Saturn-EU-Manual.pdf Manual

Saturn, PT

Disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition/Technical information.

References

↑ File:BustAMove2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-02 10:31)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/GzVwABo1TF0/m/305_PdPmuQ0J
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 49
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 80
↑ https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/02/01/metal-black-bust-a-move-collection-s-tribute-release-on-modern-platforms/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-02-01 23:54)
↑ File:Puzzle Bobble 2X Saturn credits.pdf
↑ GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 41
↑ GamesMaster, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-09-26), page 55
↑ Famitsu, "1996-07-26" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 72
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 90
↑ MAN!AC, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 61
↑ Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 62
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-03), page 72
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 120
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 15" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 168
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 19" (JP; 1996-09-06), page 80
↑ Sega Power, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 48
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 78
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-12 (1996-07-26)" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 220
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12
↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 15
↑ Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 99

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[:File:BustAMove2_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:BustAMove2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20191002103132.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fss.2Fsoft_licensee2.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-10-02 10:31)

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[:File:CVG_UK_179.pdf_p49-4] Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 49

[:File:CVG_UK_179.pdf_p80-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 80

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230201235445.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.segasaturnshiro.com.2F2023.2F02.2F01.2Fmetal-black-bust-a-move-collection-s-tribute-release-on-modern-platforms.2F-6] ttps://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/02/01/metal-black-bust-a-move-collection-s-tribute-release-on-modern-platforms/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-02-01 23:54)

[:File:Puzzle_Bobble_2X_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Puzzle Bobble 2X Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:GamePro_US_093.pdf_p41-8] GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 41

[9] GamesMaster, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-09-26), page 55

[10] Famitsu, "1996-07-26" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-10.pdf_p72-11] Fun Generation, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 72

[:File:Joypad_FR_056.pdf_p90-12] Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-10.pdf_p61-13] MAN!AC, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 61

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-10.pdf_p62-14] Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 62

[:File:MeanMachinesSega48UK.pdf_p72-15] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-03), page 72

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_068.pdf_p120-16] Player One, "Octobre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 120

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-15_19960719.pdf_p168-17] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 15" (JP; 1996-07-05), page 168

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-19_19960920.pdf_p80-18] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 19" (JP; 1996-09-06), page 80

[:File:SegaPower_UK_84.pdf_p48-19] Sega Power, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 48

[:File:SSM_UK_11.pdf_p78-20] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 78

[:File:SSM_JP_19960726_1996-12.pdf_p220-21] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-12 (1996-07-26)" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 220

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p15-23] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 15

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-09.pdf_p99-24] Video Games, "9/96" (DE; 1996-08-28), page 99

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Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition

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Contents

History

Release

Legacy

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References