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.: September 10, 2008Mode(s)Up to 2 players simultaneouslyUpright,SoundSound chip:Display, standard resolutionPuzzle Bobble 2 is a. The first sequel to, it was titled in Europe and North America as Bust-A-Move Again on the arcade and Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition on the home consoles. Released into the arcades in 1995, and conversions followed.
The game was included in, but the US arcade version was included on US PS2 version instead. The game is a spin-off from.The game builds on the original by adding a tournament style variation on the two player game for play against the computer and by adding a branching map to the one player game, allowing the player to periodically select one of two groups of five levels to play next, leading to different game endings. Contents.USA version The USA version of the original arcade release is much different than the other versions. One of the most major changes in the USA version is that Bub and Bob were removed from the game and replaced with a pair of disembodied hands. Also, the characters that were in the Vs. CPU mode were removed and replaced with a generic computer. The backgrounds from the original version were also removed and replaced with 15 new backgrounds, but this also means that the backgrounds get looped in the Puzzle mode, which is 30 stages long.
The audio was also changed, and the voices in the game were removed, even though they were in English anyways. These changes were only made for the Taito F3 System version, since the Neo Geo and console releases are based on the original Japanese version. If this version was played in an emulator, it would have the Japanese audio, although the music would cut out in some levels. This emulation error was fixed in 2006 - although not before it appeared in.Bust-A-Move 2X Taito later repacked Bust-A-Move 2 with an optional alternative set of levels and some new attract mode animations (including holiday-themed ones) as Bust-A-Move 2X (also known as Puzzle Bobble 2X).Ports of Bust-A-Move 2 to the PC and Sega Saturn are of Bust-A-Move 2X and additionally include a level editor/designer. A port of 2X was made to the PlayStation but was not released until some time after a port of Bust-A-Move 2 was released.North American cover art In North America, print advertisements for the Saturn and PlayStation editions featured a picture of several large blue balls with human faces trapped inside, moaning in apparent agony, with white sticks forcing their eyes open. The shots of the game packaging in the lower right corner of the ad show that the North American release of the game was to use the same cover art as the PAL release. Instead, possibly due to a mix-up by Acclaim's marketing department, the North American release of both Saturn and PlayStation editions uses the main art from the advertisement as their cover art.
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This cover earned a place on 's Top Ten Worst Covers list, with journalist Kevin Bowen pointing out that the disturbing imagery was likely to frighten away the game's young target audience. Reception ReceptionReview scoresPublicationScore8/10 (PS1)(ARC, SAT)(PS1)93% (SAT)A critic gave the game a rave review, calling it 'One of the most addictive puzzle games in the arcades right now'.
He praised the challenging gameplay and the 'fascinating' trick of bouncing bubbles off the walls to ricochet into the right spot, and concluded, 'It's fast, fun, and because of the title's bright, innocent looks and unpretentious simplicity, it's almost unfair.' A brief review of the PlayStation version in Next Generation said it was 'sure to please, especially in two-player mode.' The four reviewers of applauded the game for its addictive puzzle play, its large amount of content, the usage of tricky bank shots in addition to the color-matching traditional to action puzzlers, and the fierce competitiveness of the two-player mode. Rad Automatic also commented positively on these aspects in, and said that though the game is best with two players, the single-player Puzzle Mode makes the game worth buying even for those who have no one to play with. Echoing Next Generation, he remarked that 'whilst Bust-a-Move 2 maintains the sweet harmless exterior of a sherbert, inside beats the addictive heart of a.' Electronic Gaming Monthly named the Saturn and PlayStation versions a runner-up for Puzzle Game of the Year (behind ).
It was also a finalist for the 's 1996 'Best Trivia or Puzzle Game', but lost the prize to. 'Bust-a-Move 2: Arcade Edition advertisement'.
June 1996. Bowen, Kevin (January 12, 2003). Archived from on June 26, 2011. ^ 'Review Crew: Bust-a-Move 2'. P. 23. ^ 'Bust a Move Again'. P. 98.
'Every Sega Saturn Game Played, Reviewed, and Rated'. January 1997.
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'Review: Bust-a-Move 2'. Pp. 78–79.
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April 28, 1997. From the original on July 3, 2011.
Contents.HistoryThe North American Saturn version of the game is notorious for having oddly designed box art, depicting severed heads in bubbles with sticks holding their eyes open. As such, it is freqently placed in top x worst covers lists. Similar complaints have been made for the later release of Super Bust-A-Move.
The Japanese version of the game was later bundled with.Versions Localised names Also known asLanguageLocalised NameEnglish TranslationEnglishBust-A-Move 2: Arcade EditionBust-A-Move 2: Arcade EditionEnglish (US)Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade EditionBust-A-Move 2: Arcade EditionJapaneseパズルボブル２ＸPuzzle Bobble 2XProduction credits. PDFPrint advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #179: 'October 1996' (1996-09-09)Physical scans Sega Retro AveragePublicationScoreSourceComputer & Video Games (UK)80No results91Weekly Famitsu (JP)60№397, p30GamesMaster (UK)91№48, p55MAN!AC (DE)88Mega Fun (DE)86(UK)92No resultsPlayer One (FR)89(UK)87№84, p48/49(UK)93(JP)80Sega Saturn Magazine (readers) (JP)83.