WorthPlaying writes: "It's hard to believe that the Bust-A-Move series (also known as Puzzle Bobble in Japan) is 15 years old. The arcade game, which was a puzzle-themed version of Bubble Bobble and included characters from that series, was an instant hit with fans thanks to the easy-to-understand rules and constant pressure to finish the level before the ceiling drops on you. That success has helped bring the series out of the arcades and onto several consoles, both home and portable, over the past few years. While fans have loved the game, they've also been particular about any drastic changes to the series, dismissing any version that messes with the classic formula. After the last Nintendo DS version bombed with fans, Taito and Square Enix have gone back to the drawing board with Space Bust-A-Move, a game that purists will love because the changes aren't very drastic."
Diehard GameFAN: Welcome back to the fourth installment of “What’s Worth Keeping?” where we help me pare my game collection down to twenty games per system. After all, I own pretty much every system, handheld or console out there and there’s no chance of me ever playing all of these games again, so it make sense to keep only the ones I know I’ll come back to regularly, giving other gamers a chance to own (and hopefully play) the titles I jettison. So far we’ve looked at the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox and Sony Playstation. This time we’re going to look at a handheld – specifically the Nintendo DS.
Man, If I had to review all the shovelware and crap this guy has had to for the DS, I'd have trouble trying to think of good games for the system too.
GamingTrend writes: "Several puzzle games have a "Match 3" mechanic to them. Some more recent examples are Bejeweled and Puzzle Quest. One of the earliest games with this kind of mechanic was Bust-A-Move, which premiered in the US in 1994 in the arcades featuring the characters from Bubble Bobble. Since then several versions have shown up on most of the major and portable consoles. The series is still going strong with the latest iteration, Space Bust-A-Move on the Nintendo DS."
DreamStation writes: "Space Bust-A-Move for Nintendo DS has you going on an adventure again with your dragon friends, Bub and Bob. This time they are on a mission to collect "Cosmo Bubbles" in order to stop the evil Devilin from taking over the galaxy and they need your help. Travel from planet-to-planet busting bubbles as they move down the screen. Match three or more bubbles and you knock them out just like in Tetris, Bejeweled, Lumines, and lots of other puzzle games."
