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Codemasters has confirmed that the entire shipment of Bubble Bobble Revolution is defective.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 15 / 19
Date: October 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

(The article below is one that I read on Advanced Media Network today, October 19th 2006.)

If your old enough to remember the days of the NES you'll surely remember a little classic known as Bubble Bobble which featured two dragons along their journey through the Cave of Mystery as they attempt to rescue their beloved girlfriends. The game's difficult, but addicting nature of manipulating bubbles and traversing assorted platforms was one enjoyed by a wide variety of gamers.

Recently Codemasters revamped the classic game for the Nintendo DS with their title, Bubble Bobble Revolution which released a couple weeks back on October 3rd. However, a disheartening piece of news was confirmed today by the company; the entire allotment of games shipped to North America are defective.

In Bubble Bobble Revolution a glitch in the game exists which inhibits players from progressing past the game's 30th stage. Those interested in the game are strongly encouraged to avoid a potential purchase for at least 8-10 weeks as the company is only now beginning the process of correcting the defective game cartridges.

Codemasters issued a statement today declaring that they "have been looking very hard into this issue with Nintendo and have now determined that all of the cartridges that have been shipped in North America are faulty.Needless to say we are extremely sorry that this situation has arisen and would like to apologise to you for this issue.We have already started the process whereby a corrected version is to be manufactured and will ensure that all customers have their copies replaced. Unfortunately this will take 8-10 weeks (simply because of the time required to manufacture new carts). We will update you with what you will need to do to get a replacement game, as soon as this has been determined."

There you have it, if you have previously purchased a copy of the game your guaranteed to receive a corrected copy albeit in a number of weeks. Interested party's are encouraged to stick with the Advanced Media Network for the latest information regarding the process of obtaining replacement copies and also when it is deemed safe to purchase the game from retail locations.

DO NOT BUY, NOT PLAYABLE PAST LEVEL 30.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

ok, we ALL love classic Bubble Bobble. The classic game is here in all its glory. The "new" version... is terrible. One stage spans 4 screens so there is alot of not see whats going on. whats more the characters are bigger and so are the pixels. indeed the "new" version, actually looks worse in spite of the brighter colors.

The new version also has a MAJOR BUG THAT MAKES THE GAME UNPLAYABLE past level 30. There a boss is supposed to appear, which never does and as you can move on other levels before beating the boss you are stuck. which is just as well because you wont want to play the "new" version for more than 2 seconds anyway.

For this reason the game gets one star.

Now if you are interested in Bubble Bobble on a portable, get Bubble Bobble Old and New for the GBA. This 2002 version of the game is not only graphically more impressive, the "New" version in that title is an amazing joy to play and offers many features (like a museum) that are absent here.

Pop.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: October 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Bubble Bobble...isn't that that colored-bubble puzzle game that was popular in the arcades? Wasn't it also called Bust-A-Move or something like that? Everything was even more confusing when Bust-A-Groove came out for the PlayStation. Bubble Bobble, unbeknownst to me, was a Taito arcade classic from the late 1980's. It featured Bub and Bob, the green and blue little monsters that showed up in Bubble Bobble and Bust-A-Move games, only instead of firing bubbles and making combos, they spat the bubbles at enemies and progressed through a cave full of monsters. Rising Star Games, in a recent trio of re-makes, decided to revise the classic and release it on the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP.

Bubble Bobble Revolution features two styles of play, and essentially two different games. The first and far superior mode of play is Classic Bubble Bobble. It's essentially a ROM of the arcade classic, and it lets you play through all of the levels, trapping the same enemies in bubbles using the same controls, graphics, and sound effects. Retro gaming fans will really enjoy this mode, but it's a shame that the DS wireless multiplayer function requires two game cards for multiplayer. This game's ROM is probably the half the file size of a stomped Goomba in New Super Mario Bros, making the two-card requirement pretty stiff.

New Age Bubble Bobble is terrible in every single way. It shames the Bubble Bobble name to the point that fans of the original shouldn't touch it. The person in charge of designing these levels should be slapped in the face with the game case. Rather than the small, one-screen levels from Classic mode, you'll walk around scrolling levels that are far too big with very little to do. The visuals have been "improved," but when I say that, keep in mind that I mean they aren't two-colored 8-bit sprites on black backgrounds with colorful platforms. The new music and sound effects are painful, to say the least--I really don't think I've ever been so annoyed by sound waves. Crying babies, alarm clocks beeping, and screeching car brakes all sound more tolerable than this game does. The new gameplay functions, like jumping on bubbles, blowing charged-up bubbles, and activating a ghost that lets you pass through walls are all pointless and shouldn't have even been implemented. Even more useless is the advertised use of the DS microphone because you never get to use it. And I encountered the same bug that other reviewers around the 'net have found: This game promises 100 levels in New Age mode, but only offers 30, because a bug stops you in an empty area with no way to die and no boss to get killed by.

I think the last issue discussed above sums up Bubble Bobble Revolution pretty well. You can't even finish the New Age Bubble Bobble, though there's no reason why I'd suspect anyone would want to. The gameplay is awful. The classic style of Classic Bubble Bobble is much better, but the $30 price point for this game is unjustified, even by that. I'm absolutely clueless and wondering why Rising Star Games didn't just revise Classic Bubble Bobble with new visuals and improved sound quality. That would have been a much better decision. Passing up any of the plentiful quality DS titles for Bubble Bobble Revolution would be a sin, so move along.

Not exactly what it used to be ...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: October 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I just purchased Bubble Bobble Revolution and only purchased it to play the classic version which was well remade but the new version of Bubble Bobble totally blows. The designing of the case is terrible. Bubble Bobble don't look like fat dinosaurs that look like they swallowed a balloon. They were cute characters and the rest of the game is kinda cheezy and cheaply made. This is what happens when they recreate a game they personally aren't exactly interested in. So you get cheap work but if it's something they're interested in like say Final Fantasy they'll go to every detail to make it GREAT !! I'd say wait til the price goes down or there's a sale of some sort. Not worth $30 bucks if you ask me. And the glitch problem seems to have been fixed cuz I just got mine and I can go past lvl 30.

Bubble Bobble

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a very fun and exciting game! as the levels get much more challenging you get more addicted to it! I love it!!!!

Get it for the classic game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Bubble Bobble was one of the best games for the original Nintendo system. The game was simple--play as one of two cartoonish little dragons (or play 2 player mode with a friend) and guide them on their journey through the cave of mysteries (all 100 or so levels of it), using bubbles to entrap and then 'pop' enemies of various types and abilities. Like many NES games it was deceptively simple--easy to get the hang of but pretty tough to master--and insanely addictive. The whole game was corny (enemies turn into fruit, ice cream, and other goodies when you kill them) but it was a lot of fun.

Well, the good news is that the original game is back, in all its 80's graphic glory and without any lame modifications to hurt the gameplay. You can play again as Bub or Bob and even link up with a friend wirelessly (you both need a copy of the game, which is incredibly lame considering how easy it would have been to share a cartridge) and either relive this incredible game or discover it for the first time if that's the case.

The bad news is that this title is actually packaged with a new game, which is nowhere near as fun as the original. The "New Age" Bubble Bobble includes unlockable characters, new moves and variations on the bubble blowing, better graphics, and DS dual screen action. The question I have, however, is who cares? The game isn't nearly as fun as the old one. The simple 1 screen levels from classic Bubble Bobble have been replaced with larger levels, and much of the challenge, which really just consisted of blowing your bubbles while staying out of the way of the enemies, is gone.

If you can find this title and are interested in playing the old Bubble Bobble I highly recommend it, though I suppose the Game Boy Advance version, which also includes the old game, would serve just as well (the ability to play wirelessly on the DS is nice, though). But be aware that you're essentially paying for a 20 year old game--the new one is so inferior to the classic you'll find yourself going back to classic Bubble Bobble time and again.

Four Stars for the Classic, Negative One for the New

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The original Bubble Bobble is one of the all time great classic video games and for a game having passed the two decade mark it remains as enjoyable today as it did when it was first created in 1986. My girlfriend, who is totally not into video games, found Bubble Bobble to be perhaps the most enjoyable game she has ever played. It's 100 levels of bubble blowing, puzzle solving action with the tension cranked up by the inevitable appearance of the invincible Baron von Blubba if players take too long. My only knock is that the game mechanics can occasionally be frustrating making it difficult to move from point A to point B. One of the wonderful things about this game is the number of secrets hidden all around as well as the always surprising amount of different treasures and food items in the game. This is a great pick up and go game for a portable system and the DS version allows you to start at any level you've previously beaten. I seriously can't say enough about how ahead of its time and well executed this game is.

Now onto Bubble Bobble Revolution by Dreams Interactive. The bubble is an appropriate icon for this game because IT BLOWS. Game makers have had 20+ years to refine their craft. Budgets are much higher, development tools are significantly better and THIS is the garbage that gets produced? It is beyond belief. First, the instructions mention that unlike the classic BB the new offers a life bar so that the player won't die from a single hit. The problem is that the player will be killed within 10 seconds regardless. The enemies are relentless, throwing fireballs ceaselessly. I'm saying that the player will be lucky to get through the first screen. The second problem is that moving from the bottom screen to the top is completely disorienting. The less said about the new version the better. It is utter garbage.

If you love the original Bubble Bobble I recommend this cart but get it cheap because the classic version is the only worthwhile thing on it and as good as the 1986 Bubble Bobble is I would never pay more than 20 bucks for it. By the way, the new Bubble Bobble version has or had a bug in it that wouldn't allow players to advance past level 30 cutting out 70 levels. I don't know if this bug was solved because I have no interest in playing the new Bubble Bobble long enough to even reach level 30.

This game is AWFUL!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Let me say that both versions are awful. The new and old. This has to be the worst game I have ever played. It is difficult to move in the game and really has no point. Don't waste your $$$. Glad I only paid $14.99!

Don't freak out about the bug

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: October 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The bug will be corrected in the reprint of the game coming out in a few weeks. Codemasters will provide info on how to get a free replacement of the cart. The entire NA print run has the glitch in it.

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