Bust-a-Move Universe
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, also known as Puzzle Bobble Universe, is a puzzle video game developed by Arika
and published by Square Enix
for the Nintendo 3DS
. It was released in Japan as a launch title on February 26, 2011, and was released in North America on March 27th.
score of 49/100 based on 30 critical reviews.
Arika
is a Japanese video game developer. It was formed in 1995 by former Capcom employees. The name of the company itself is the reverse of the name of the company's founder, Akira Nishitani, who created Street Fighter II. Arika's first arcade game was Street Fighter EX...
and published by Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
for the Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...
. It was released in Japan as a launch title on February 26, 2011, and was released in North America on March 27th.
Gameplay
Bust-a-Move Universe is similar to its predecessors in that the goal is to connect three bubbles of the same color to make them disappear. Different modes of play include boss battles, 100-second, 300-second, or Challenge Mode. Dinosaur duo Bub and Bob travel the universe in a spaceship as doors open on planets, which release bubbles that turn into space debris. Bub must save Bob from being captured.Development
First shown at Nintendo World 2011, it was later revealed to be a Japanese launch title.Reception
The game received mostly mixed to negative reviews from critics with a MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
score of 49/100 based on 30 critical reviews.