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Bust a Move
Old skool fans will be
loving this one! Bub and Bob are back in this bubble flinging adventure
distributed by our good friends at Red-Ant on the DS. For those of you
who are saying who are Bub and Bob? Bubble Bobble anyone? Whilst the
game looks easy enough, let those bubbles get to the bottom of the
screen and it’s all over Red Rover.
The game has been developed with gamers in mind who
might be used to controlling the bubbles with traditional D-Pad pushes
and button presses, however in what I consider to be a fantastic use of
the stylus, you can flick the bubbles upward with what turns out to be a
fun and accurate way of getting the better of the game. I really enjoyed
this and it was possibly the best way I have seen it used on the DS this
far.
Some may question that comment, however I do find
with some titles that the use of the stylus is sometimes forced which
really impedes the overall fun that you can have when using the normal
control method would have been far better. By having the option of both,
you can choose what is best for you.
Using both screens, you can effectively aim by using
a guideline that will help you with the general aiming during gameplay.
I thought that the entire title was well put together and all gamers
should be able to jump in and really make the most of this neat little
title which feels like marbles on steroids.
There are different tactics that you can use when
playing the game that allow you to make up combos, do trick shots and
all other manner of trickery. It’s simply a matter of being able to make
decisions on the fly and also be pretty darn accurate at the same time.
Add to the fun the ability to have multiple people with DS units to play
at the same time from the one cartridge and you know that you are bound
for some good old fashioned gaming.
The overall look has been updated from what fans of
the series might be used to and look great on the screens. Bub and Bob
have been slightly updated and are shown on the screen in great colour
and sharp visuals. The game sounds great too and you get the feeling
that you are almost in arcade mode when it all starts up.
Get this game. The DS is totally made for puzzlers
and platformers like this and it simply will not disappoint anyone who
flings their money on the table. Love it!
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