Graphically, Bust-A-Move 4 is impressive and has both a retro and cutting edge anime feel at the same time. While all the visual flair is not necessary, without it, the game would not have the same positive impact. Take that, single-mode Tetris clones! The bubbles, backgrounds and other features of Bust-A-Move 4 are eye-popping and gratifying, even though the game itself is very simple. While burnout is easy with most puzzle games, Bust-A-Move 4 keeps the fun alive by allowing gamers to switch from one mode to another. Even more important are those times when you reach a feeling of satisfaction from knowing you made it through 12 increasingly difficult levels. At times the results might include a good thrashing of a friend who has agreed to play with you, while at other times, the results advance a story to its conclusion. While the goal of busting bubbles is essentially the same in every form of the game, the results are different in each mode. The action is good, especially with the many game modes available to keep you occupied. It's essentially the same old formula, but there are a few new twists that make this game worth buying and playing. One notable exception is the Bust-A-Move franchise of games.īust-A-Move 4 continues the tradition of fun puzzle games with steadily advancing bubbles instead of falling blocks and cute little dinosaurs calling the shots. Two player, not so good.While there are literally hundreds of games in the puzzle genre that began in earnest in the late 1980s with the launch of Tetris, very few have made any improvements on the foundation that classic established. Taking this into account, Bust-a-Move 4 is just fine. But the single-player puzzle games are the main attraction this time. You now have to think before you shoot, because if you overload one side with bubbles, you're screwed.Īs a two-player game, Bust-a-Move 4 disappoints ¿ so keep a hold onto your copy of Bust-a-Move 2 (or wait until Bust-a-Move 3 comes out). On the other hand, the pulley system really adds to the game design of the single player modes. ![]() Sure, you can keep your eye out and stack together two bubbles together in hopes that you'll create a chain reaction, but most of the time its entirely random, and you can wipe your board clean without the necessary effort of the past couple of games. Unfortunately, the new chain-reactions of this sequel are a bit too much and take away from the overall simplistic nature of the game. Still, it's always been a favorite of mine. Pretty nifty.īust-a-Move isn't entirely a puzzle game, since it still requires quick hand-eye coordination of a shooter. And with the DexDrive, you can download your buddies' own levels off the Net. See if your friends can beat your best designs. Causing one side's bubbles to disappear will lower the other side, and you'll need to keep a healthy balance before one side drops beyond the line.Īlso included is the ability to make your own boards and save them to a memory card. In the single player rounds, pulleys enter into the design ¿ two sides of a rope have their own set of bubbles. ![]() In a successful chain reaction, you can potentially wipe your board clean of all the bubbles. New to the series are Chain Reactions, where in VS mode (against the CPU or another player), if you cause a few bubbles to fall from your stack, the falling bubbles will seek out two of its own color and connect with them, making them disappear as well. The idea has gotten a few enhancements in each of the sequels, and Bust-A-Move 4 adds a handful as well. Problem is, the stack of bubbles falls down a notch every few turns, and if a bubble falls passed the bottom of the board, it's game over. If you do, they disappear, sometimes causing a few to fall. ![]() One by one you toss colored bubbles up to the stack, trying to connect three bubbles of the same color. Bust-a-Move 4 (Acclaim will be releasing Bust-a-Move 3 as Bust-a-Move '99 next year) builds on the successful design of the first two games, where you're given a stack of bubbles of different colors.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |