Bust-a-Move Universe, known in Japan asTobidasu! Puzzle Bobble 3D[a], and in the PAL region asPuzzle Bobble Universe,[2] is apuzzle video game developed byTaito andArika and published bySquare Enix for theNintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan as a launch title on February 26, 2011, and was released in North America on March 27.
Bust-a-Move Universe is similar to its predecessors in that the goal is to connect three bubbles of the same color to make them disappear. Different modes of play include boss battles, 100-second, 300-second, or Challenge Mode.[3] Bubble dragon duo Bub and Bob travel the universe in a spaceship as doors open on planets, which release bubbles that turn into space debris. Bub must save Bob from being captured.[4]
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to thereview aggregation websiteMetacritic.[7]Nintendo Life said that the game was "a disappointingly thin package as it offers virtually nothing new to the series or long-time fans."[16] In Japan,Famitsu gave it a score of all four sixes for a total of 24 out of 40.[9]
^Audrey Drake (April 1, 2011)."Bust-A-Move Universe Review".IGN. Ziff Davis.Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 29, 2020.
^Neal Ronaghan (March 28, 2011)."Bust-A-Move Universe".Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC.Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 29, 2020.
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