Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
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Puzzle Bobble 2 is a 1995 tile-matching puzzle video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. The first sequel to Puzzle Bobble, it is also known in Europe and North America as Bust-A-Move Again for arcades and Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition for home consoles. Released into the arcades in 1995, home conversions followed for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, and Windows platforms.
The game builds on the original by adding a tournament-style variation on the two-player game for play against the computer and by adding a branching map to the one-player game, allowing the player to periodically select one of two groups of five levels to play next, leading to different game endings. Some of the contestants in the new tournament mode are based on characters from Bubble Bobble, including variations on a Monsta and a Mighta. Some versions of the game, including the PlayStation, feature time trial competitions in which a single player attempts to finish simple rounds quickly enough to beat previous time records or two players simultaneously attempt to beat the records and each other.
Completion of the single-player game gives the player a code that can be entered to unlock "Another World" for the single-player game, which features subtle changes to the existing levels to increase their difficulty and changes to all backdrops to resemble levels from Bubble Bobble. The various enemies from Bubble Bobble also make an appearance in the background of the credits sequence.
From Wikipedia's article Puzzle Bobble 2
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
4.0 Great job!
GameRankings 81%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 81%. Overall source The same 81/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsclunkyunfairaddictiveengagingchallengingfun
What the critics said
A Next Generation critic gave the game a rave review, calling it "One of the most addictive puzzle games in the arcades right now".
— Next Generation
Echoing Next Generation, he remarked that "whilst Bust-a-Move 2 maintains the sweet harmless exterior of a sherbert bonbon, inside beats the addictive heart of a malteser."
— Next Generation, 1996
A brief review of the PlayStation version in Next Generation said it was "sure to please, especially in two-player mode."
— Next Generation, 1997 · about another version
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Puzzle Bobble 2 article.
Scores
- 80 N64 Magazine1998 true; 80%
- 80 IGN1998 8/10
- 71 GameSpot 7.1/10; 5.7/10
- 90 PlayStation Official Magazine – UK1999 9/10 · other versions
- 80 Computer and Video Games 4/5; 4/5 · other versions
- 80 Edge 8/10 · other versions
- 80 Electronic Gaming Monthly 8/10 · other versions
- 67 Next Generation 3/5; 3/5; 4/5 · other versions
- 63 Famitsu1996 7/10, 5/10, 8/10, 5/10 · other versions
- 30 PC Zone 30% · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's Puzzle Bobble 2 article.
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