Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure
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Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! is a video game developed by Taito
for WiiWare
and Xbox Live Arcade
. It is the latest installment in the Rainbow Islands series. The game was released in Japan on March 3, 2009, in the PAL regions on May 8, 2009 and in North America on June 15, 2009. The Xbox Live Arcade version was released on October 28, 2009. http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109c3/
series, the game will feature slightly similar gameplay. The player will be able to play as either Bubblun or Bobblun (aka 'Bubby & Bobby' more commonly known as 'Bub & Bob'), or both, with a friend, and will have to make their way to the top of several long, vertical stages with the aid of rainbows, which they can create.
Instead of health or a set number of lives, the game uses a time limit, which ends the game if it reaches zero. Getting hit by enemies will lose valuable seconds, but defeating enemies with rainbows will sprout forth gems that can replenish time. By defeating multiple enemies in a row, more valuable gems with bigger time bonuses are awarded. At certain points in the game, Dr Crescent will attack from below in one of his machines. Players can either try to defeat him, or evade him until the next checkpoint. By collecting seven coloured gems, players can use a special attack against these mini-bosses.
In the Xbox Live Arcade version, players can use their Avatars in the Time Attack and Challenge modes.
reviewer Lucas Thomas disliked the game's stiff gameplay and mediocre sound, calling the game a "fair conversion of the arcade original Rainbow Islands' game design for WiiWare" and rating it a 6 out of 10. Daemon Hatfield, also of IGN, gave the Xbox Live Arcade
version 7.2, calling it "a fun little arcade game that has a couple unusual tricks up its sleeve."
Taito
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for WiiWare
WiiWare
WiiWare is a service that allows Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii video game console made by Nintendo. These games and applications can only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section...
and Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
. It is the latest installment in the Rainbow Islands series. The game was released in Japan on March 3, 2009, in the PAL regions on May 8, 2009 and in North America on June 15, 2009. The Xbox Live Arcade version was released on October 28, 2009. http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109c3/
Gameplay
As a spin-off of the Bubble BobbleBubble Bobble
is an arcade game by Taito, first released in 1986 and later ported to numerous home computers and game consoles. The game, starring the twin Bubble Dragons and , is an action-platform game in which players travel through one hundred different stages, blowing and bursting bubbles, avoiding...
series, the game will feature slightly similar gameplay. The player will be able to play as either Bubblun or Bobblun (aka 'Bubby & Bobby' more commonly known as 'Bub & Bob'), or both, with a friend, and will have to make their way to the top of several long, vertical stages with the aid of rainbows, which they can create.
Instead of health or a set number of lives, the game uses a time limit, which ends the game if it reaches zero. Getting hit by enemies will lose valuable seconds, but defeating enemies with rainbows will sprout forth gems that can replenish time. By defeating multiple enemies in a row, more valuable gems with bigger time bonuses are awarded. At certain points in the game, Dr Crescent will attack from below in one of his machines. Players can either try to defeat him, or evade him until the next checkpoint. By collecting seven coloured gems, players can use a special attack against these mini-bosses.
In the Xbox Live Arcade version, players can use their Avatars in the Time Attack and Challenge modes.
Reception
IGNIGN
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reviewer Lucas Thomas disliked the game's stiff gameplay and mediocre sound, calling the game a "fair conversion of the arcade original Rainbow Islands' game design for WiiWare" and rating it a 6 out of 10. Daemon Hatfield, also of IGN, gave the Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
version 7.2, calling it "a fun little arcade game that has a couple unusual tricks up its sleeve."