Bubble Bobble blows onto PSPs

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Jan 5, 2006 5:38 pm PT

Rising Star brings bubble-popping dinosaurs to Sony's handheld with new gameplay elements.

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UK-based Rising Star today announced that it is publishing Bubble Bobble Evolution for the PSP. The game is the latest iteration of the popular franchise, and the first for Sony's handheld.

Bubble Bobble Evolution will feature the classic gameplay of the series, pitting enemies against heroes Bub and Bob, who are armed with...bubbles. However, in addition to having you trap foes in spheres, Rising Star is adding some new elements.

The game will feature three screens on a "spindle," which the player can move between. Puzzle solving is added to the mix, as gamers will explore the three screens to get items needed for use in other screens.

"This isn't Bubble Bobble as fans of the series are used to," says the game's producer, Tony Byus. "This is an entirely new game, and with these puzzle elements included, it is literally an evolution of the original game design concept."

Rising Star has not announced a release date for Bubble Bobble Evolution.

24 Comments

  • Megavideogamer

    Posted Jan 8, 2006 8:09 pm PT

    A game that just might inspire me the get the PSP. Even though I have a hunch that this latest installment will flop. But being a Bubble bobble fan you i'll just have to have this game.

  • ZeroGravX

    Posted Jan 8, 2006 8:09 pm PT

    YES! OMG, Bubble Bobble was one of my favorite games growing up!

  • wayens

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 5:10 pm PT

    I have to admit my reaction is a bit mixed, especially with the sample image in the article. Why don suits, I wonder? ;p But aesthetics aside, I am also a bit hesitant to say their evolution in gameplay would be the best. Yet it does sound promising. Let's just hope the "puzzle-solving" doesn't detract from the bubble-blowing and idyllic bouncing of the original.

    I suspect the spindle just means cycling through as if going into different rooms, though by description it sounds like you have 3 screens shown on the PSP at once and you jump into each. That's a bit crazy because PSP screen though large is not that large. But I would like to see something like my first impression, because that would make the game look truly dynamic.

    Either case, I salute Rising Star for its courage to add innovation to a classic game. Good luck!

    Oh, 22nd. ;p

  • obscured00

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 12:47 pm PT

    wow. this really should be on the DS... but since it isn't, I might actually have to get a PSP. DS > PSP hands down

  • cutmaster24

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 12:05 pm PT

    i cant wait for this game to come out

  • Choodle

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 9:31 am PT

    hope this is like the old one

  • dg_stream

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 7:45 am PT

    Considering that a lot of the psp games aren't 50 dollars...
    Also, I don't think Rising Star would be stupid enough to do that. They know what price to sell it at; it won't be 50.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 5:09 am PT

    i bet bubble bobble won't be worth the $50..... just a hunch.

  • Zilch06

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 4:08 am PT

    Ah, for the days of my youth and NES...Bubble Bobble kicks serious tukus. It deserved a remake.

  • Kilik_Raizen

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 2:17 am PT

    Great the bubble series kicks ass, and a mix with puzzles should add some more interesting elements in here

  • fynne

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 1:29 am PT

    I might be excited....except that I've played every version that I could get my hands on and am kinda bored with it. I'll have to wait and see if this new version has enough new elements.

  • RoyalRook

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 12:38 am PT

    Wow an ok game is coming out for PSP and makes the headline.....it's just sad compare to DS's success story....read for yourself....it's just way too sad. More like Sony's Bobbles are begin to break lol. PSP blows.

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted Jan 6, 2006 12:21 am PT

    Finally.. something.. fun.

  • forever_blank

    Posted Jan 5, 2006 11:38 pm PT

    That is an old franchise... I remember playing that when I was like 5... on the GameBoy... wow... memorys...

  • Lay5354

    Posted Jan 5, 2006 10:30 pm PT

    "Finally a game like Bubble Bobble will last for ages.........but from the pictures hopefully the game hasn't lost its innocence."

  • _sean_05

    Posted Jan 5, 2006 10:03 pm PT

    sweet, a good psp title.

  • KalebGrace

    Posted Jan 5, 2006 9:30 pm PT

    Bub and Bob are human. They were turned into dragons at the start of the original game, and returned to human form at the conclusion. Their dragon forms are just more popular/identifiable, and thus is the reason for their use in Puzzle Bobble and other spin-offs.

  • FreakmanJ

    Posted Jan 5, 2006 8:04 pm PT

    WHAT THE HELL HAVE THEY DONE TO BUB AND BOB?! OH GOD THEY'VE RUINED THEM!

  • Jorge_Cav

    Posted Jan 5, 2006 7:32 pm PT

    "This is an entirely new game and with these puzzle elements included, it is literally an evolution of the original game design concept." Let`s hope it is still fun.

  • CMakaCreative

    Posted Jan 5, 2006 6:47 pm PT

    they got the original on ps2 now...i remember spending many many quarters in the arcade. wonder how different will it be on the psp & if it makes or breaks the game.

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