Bust a Move Deluxe Review (no fat)

Game Description

Taito brings a classic arcade puzzle game to one of the latest video gaming platforms in Bust a Move Deluxe; also know as Puzzle Bobble Pocket in Japan. While lighting up the Playstation Portable screen with colorful animation and cute dinosaurs, there are hardly any new additions to this classic game. A couple of new modes and characters are inserted for good measure, but other then that it’s just the same game we have played since 1994.

Bust a Move Deluxe Gameplay

Bob and Bub are still the same dinos that man the cannon, shooting the colored bubbles high into the air hoping for a match of 3 to pop. Gamers can meet new characters in the game by playing the VS. mode. This mode allows you to play against one of six characters in winner-take-all type battles. Survival mode pits you against the computer, with their rankings carried over to the next level until they lose. Bust a Move Deluxe also offers hardcore gamers a never-ending mode. This is where players can play for hours at a time, days at a time, or however long their eyes stay open, and never stop. The point of this is beyond me, but it’s a nice addition for all of the Bust a Move addicts in the world.

Bust a Move Deluxe doesn’t have any time of multiplayer mode, which is kind of sad. No wi-fi connectivity, no link-up availability, no passing it between friends play. The developers of this game missed a great feature that could have been added to up the status of the game. It would have been much more fun to pop bubbles with friends, but gamers will manage.

All of the classic “special” bubbles are available in this version of the Bust a Move version, just like any other version. There are rainbow bubbles, star bubbles, metal bubbles, normal bubbles and bomb bubbles. All of these will give gamers a special move in the game. Rainbow bubbles can be used as any color the gamer wishes, metal bubbles can smash into things that are in the way, and bomb bubbles blow up blocks of one color. These special moves can come in handy when players reach difficult levels, but are annoying in the earlier levels of the game.

Bust a Move Deluxe Graphics

Bust a Move is known for its colorful graphics, and this version follows the lead. It’s loaded with bright, sometimes overbearing, bubbles on a bright green background. While gamers actually play the game in a small area in the middle of the screen, the sides of the screen are filled with colorful characters and artwork. Some gamers may complain that while the sides of the game display the score and information, that the artwork and the area in general are a waste of space.

Bust a Move Deluxe Audio

Wacky, techno-like music fills the air when gamers pop in this game. The music on the game seems a little outdated though, as do the graphics. There is no actual voice acting in Bust a Move Deluxe, as no one talks. The sound effects of the bubbles popping in the game have more of a cartoonish sound than a realistic sound. Basically it’s just music and sound effects as gamers pop bubbles into oblivion.

Bust a Move Deluxe 2cent

Avid followers of the Bust a Move series and die hard fans will love this game. This game has an appeal to women also, so females can totally get into this game and not worry about gun fighting or manly battles. Young children could get into the game also, as it is easy to play and the bright colors will fascinate them. The price of the game is a little steep for a puzzle game though, coming in at $39.99.