Don’t just stand there, Bust-A-Move
We all remember that, in the ’90s, an absolutedelugeof colour/block-based puzzle titles swamped the arcade and home market, all looking for a piece of that L-shapedTetrispie. While many of these titles fell by the wayside, Taito’sPuzzle Bobblewas one of the more successful and memorable efforts, and would spawn a whole new franchise.
The first game in the series hit the arcades in 1994, before being ported to a host of home and handheld formats.Puzzle Bobblesees players controllingBubble Bobbleheroes Bublun and Boblun, who must destroy a fast-approaching wall of coloured bubbles with well-placed shots, matching colours in order to keep the heat off. Ehh, you know all this already. After clearing an area, our dino pals move on to tougher challenges.
This week, as part of their Arcade Archives range, Hamster has released the Neo Geo edition of this title on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Puzzle Bobbleis still a fast, frantic and fun puzzler, but it’s a shame it’s not one of the later releases in the series. Regardless,Puzzle Bobbleremains a perennial classic, if you want to check it out, then it’s available right now on PS4 in Japan and Xbox One and Nintendo Switch worldwide, priced at around $8.
