THE GOOD:More variety in gameplay than the arcade version. Fun characters and enemies. Passwords.
THE BAD:
Lots of graphic flicker/slowdown problems.
SUMMARY:
Based on an arcade game of the same name, Bubble Bobble's premise is simple-you control a cute little dinosaur who can blow bubbles to trap enemies in, then pop them and collect the goodies left behind. Your goal is to journey through 100 levels and face a big boss waiting at the end.
The graphics are arcade-perfect, relatively simple and clean. It's easy to see everything but when a lot of bubbles get bunched together, which happens often, there are some serious flickering issues and it also results in some slowdown at times. Sound effects are generally on the silly side, between blowing up bubbles and enemies' attacks, plus goofy music associated with plucking up certain items. It's appropriate for the game, though, but most of the music is extremely repetitive. Controls are...
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