A well-crafted and addictive puzzle game.

User Rating: 7.5 | Puzzle Bobble MOBI
Puzzle Bobble is a well-crafted and addictive puzzle game. The object of the game is to use a bubble cannon (which produces randomly-colored bubbles) to aim at descending rows of bubbles. Anytime a bubble hits an assemblage of at least two similarly colored bubbles, the entire assemblage disappears. Thus, the game has a tetris-like feel.

What makes Puzzle Bobble compelling is its combination of strategy (where do I aim the bubble?) and angular analysis (how do I get the bubble where I want it to go?). Moreover, it's not time-sensitive, so it's not as frenetic as tetris, making it a game well-suited for the phone set.

The game has made the transition to cell phones well. The main downside to the game is that its basic premise is, like tetris, repetitive. You shoot bubbles, and then you shoot more bubbles, and then you shoot more bubbles. It's fun, but it's more a diversion you'll play a lot at first, then less over time. Nonetheless, for what it is, it's darn good.