Bust-a-Move DS, known as Hippatte Puzzle Bobble in Japan, is a puzzle video game

Computer and video games

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 developed by Happy Happening

Happy Happening

Happy Happening is a Japanese game development studio. Under commission from Taito, the studio created Bust-A-Move DS and Bust-A-Move Bash! for the Nintendo DS and Wii systems, respectively. Not to be confused with Bust-A-Move DS, the Japan-only Puzzle Bobble DS was developed by Lancarse.More...

 and published by Majesco Games for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...

 handheld video game console

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Instead of the usual firing mechanism used in previous games in the series, a slingshot system is used to fire bubbles.

This game should not be confused with Puzzle Bobble DS, an entirely different game released only in Japan

Japan

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The game received mixed reaction due to the game lacking new features apart from the new slingshot system.