The game’s main mode is a modern take on the formula. Nice to play through once or twice but not something that we see ourselves returning to very often. It’s nice to have it there but the controls feel clumsy, the visuals have dated quite hard and the gameplay can be quite frustrating. However, at over 34 years old, it is starting to get a little long in the tooth. The DualShock 4’s analog controls make it a struggle but with the d-pad it’s not too bad. This offers players unlimited continues which allows even novices to get through the daunting task of beating this old classic. But anyway, the game essentially has three parts to it that are all variations on the same theme.īefore the main event of the game’s primary campaign mode, there is a full emulation of the original Bubble Bobble arcade game. For clarity, we reviewed it in one and two player modes because, if you hadn’t noticed, we’re in a lockdown. This game is nominally the fourth in the series (kind of) and also a four-player game. Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands have been revisited with ports and remakes over the years but they’ve often felt a bit ‘off’ and are often hampered by ugly visuals that didn’t capture the spirit of the originals. It was followed up by Rainbow Islands (a brilliant vertically-scrolling platformer with some annoyingly difficult bosses) and the lesser-known Parasol Stars (lesser-known because it didn’t get an arcade release). It was known for its cutesy graphics, intuitive gameplay, some intense difficulty spikes and great co-op.
To be honest, the story of the Bubble Bobble‘s series is far too complicated (check out this excellent article by Stuart Campbell for the full history) but if you’re new to the series, here is what you need to know.īubble Bobble was the original game and was a single screen platformer where you’d use bubbles to trap enemies before they could crash into you. The series has been punctuated with iterations ever since it’s original 1986 release, certainly more than the three that Bubble Bobble 4 Friends dual meant title suggests. When it comes to genre-defining, all-time classic coin-ops, it doesn’t get more iconic than Taito’s famous Bubble Bobble series. Novemin PS4 / Reviews tagged arcade / bubble bobble 4 friends / Classic / coin-op / neo-retro / retro / update by Richie
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