Difference between revisions of "Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition"
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| Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition | |||||
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| System(s): Sega Saturn | |||||
| Publisher: Taito (JP), Acclaim | |||||
| Developer: Taito | |||||
| Genre: Puzzle | |||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | |||||
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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.
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.
Physical Scans
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| Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Islands games for Sega systems |
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| Bubble Bobble (1988) | Rainbow Islands Extra (1990) | Rainbow Islands (1993) | Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands (1996) | Bubble Symphony (1997) |
| Puzzle Bobble/Bust-a-Move games for Sega systems |
| Bust-A-Move (1996) | Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition (1996) | Bust-A-Move 3 (1997) | Bust-A-Move 4 (2000) | Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble (2002) |
| Unlicensed Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Islands games for Sega systems |
| Super Bubble Bobble MD (1995) |
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-09), page 80
- ↑ 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