Bust-A-Move 4

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Wednesday July 19, 2000

 

 

Time to play with Bubbles!

 

Club Acclaim the division of Acclaim that focus on the publicizing games that are gear toward the the family and the younger gamers. Bust-A-Move 4 is puzzle game that everyone can enjoy.

The game is quite simple you have different color of bubbles that you need to eliminate by pointing to them with one of the same color. But you must hurry because the the puzzle is sliding toward every few seconds when they are all cleared you win.

You have also special bubble either to help you or not. Like the Star and the Rainbow bubbles will help you as of the Block and Budblock Bubbles will not.

Develon is winning

Your main characters are Bub, Bob, Alkanet, Marino, Kurol, Tamtam, Cleon, Gigant, Develon, Bramb and G. More characters can be unlocked in the Win Contest mode also. Each speak, move and reacts when they win or lose.

You have 5 game mode that you can play. The Puzzle is the main mode where it revolve around the story of sealing the mystical cards called The Arcana and is divided in Arcade where you need the clear 5 puzzles, Story is where you move on within the story and the collection mode allows you to play a collection of over the best 200 puzzles ever created.

Player vs Computer and Player vs Player is divided in 2 different games, Story or Win contest. With Story you can read and follow it as you go. The Win Contest is where you can unlocked secret characters like Monsta, Maita Woolen and Packy. Once unlocked you can play with them.

Or play as Gigant

Feel the raft of Develon

The Challenge mode consist of 5 stage where you see your performance after each one then at the end you receive a certificate depending on how you did.

The edit is where you can create and play your own puzzle.

When you play you earn point and when they appear they impair your vision for a few seconds which is annoying because when you play against an other it will slow you down. You will notice when a lot of special effect happens at the same time the pointer will slow down when you turn it. Also a four multiplayer would have been welcome.

The gameplay and the graphics is where the game excel. This game as a lot of depth with all these playing mode on top plus the edit mode in order to make this a forever played game. the graphics are very well done from the characters to the background to bubbles. Even the bubbles has bubbles inside.

Play as Bramb

The animation also of the characters are fun to watch through out the game. The control is pretty good you can turn it on easy in order to get a trail to show you where the bubble will land.

Bust-A-Move 4 a great puzzle game that will give hours of play and please their fans a must own in your collection if you are a fan of that sort of puzzle.

Companies

Developer
Taito

Publisher
Club Acclaim

Category
Puzzle

Notes

Originality: 91%
Gameplay: 96 %
Graphic: 97%
Interest: 94%

Control: 92%
Sound: 90%

TOTAL: 93 %

Requirements

Console
Dreamcast

VMU
Compatible

VGA Cord
Compatible

Controller
Standard

Jump Pack
Compatible

Memory Card
15 Blocks

Multiplayer
1-2 Players

Rated by ESRB
"E" Everyone

Julie Meyer

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