Bubble Bobble 4 Friends
2019 video game
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is a 2019 platform game developed and published by Taito in Japan, and published by ININ games worldwide. It is the first entry in the Bubble Bobble series since 2009's Bubble Bobble Plus! The game's reception had been mixed when it was first released on the Nintendo Switch, but the PlayStation 4 version was better received a year later.
Gameplay
The game has a gameplay similar to other titles in the franchise. The game characters are 3D models, with only the background in 2D. Players control two dragons, Bub or Bob, that can trap enemies in bubbles and pop them in order to eliminate them from the screen. When eliminating an enemy, a fruit is generated that can be collected as a reward to increase the player's score.
The game contains 50 different stages that can be played in two difficulty levels. To unlock the most difficult level, the player must first complete the 50 stages in the normal level. Also included is the original Bubble Bobble arcade game released in 1986. In addition, there is an "Arcade of the Future" feature that can only be completed with ten lives and no continues, consisting of 100 levels (one on each floor in a tower) where players can complete it by getting past the 100th floor.
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