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Bubble Bobble Double Shot

Topic: Software

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Short description: 2007 video game
Bubble Bobble Double Shot
European cover art
Developer(s)Dreams
Publisher(s)
SeriesBubble Bobble
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • EU: March 23, 2007
  • AU: April 5, 2007
  • NA: February 26, 2008
Genre(s)Platform, action
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Bubble Bobble Double Shot is a platform action game for the Nintendo DS, part of the Bubble Bobble series. It was released in Europe on March 23, 2007 and Australia on April 5, 2007 by Rising Star Games, and by Ignition Entertainment in North America on February 26, 2008.[1]

Plot

The story involves Bub and Bob visiting their cousin Bubu (an orange/red bubble dragon) and their grandfather. In the attic of their house, they find a treasure map. They decide to explore the island that Bubu resides on to search for treasure.

Gameplay

The gameplay uses similar mechanics to the original Bubble Bobble game - the standard way to kill enemies is as usual: blowing a bubble to trap them and then popping the bubble before they can escape. Each stage is laid out over the Nintendo DS's dual screens, so there is no scrolling. The game also supports co-operative multiplayer for multiple DS cards, for up to three players.

One of the newest features of Double Shot is the color scheme. Players can switch between Bub, Bob and Bubu on the fly, with each character shooting a different color bubble. As usual, Bub shoots green bubbles, Bob shoots blue bubbles and Bubu shoots red bubbles. However, a gameplay change is that some enemies can only be attacked by a bubble of a specific color, while others require being trapped by two bubbles of different colors. Every 10 levels, there is a boss stage, and there are 100 stages in all. If the player loses all lives, a touch screen minigame must be successfully completed in order to continue.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic50/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
4Players70%[3]
Eurogamer2/10[4]
GamesRadar+StarHalf star[5]
GameZone5.2/10[6]
IGN5.9/10[7]
Jeuxvideo.com10/20[8]
NGamer50%[9]
ONM40%[10]
Pocket GamerStarHalf star[11]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] Official Nintendo Magazine criticized the game for lack of seriously new gameplay features, rendering mechanics such as the ability to switch between Bub, Bob and Bubu, and stated that completing a minigame in order to pass a game over was completely pointless.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Who's Making Games for Nintendo Systems? Everyone!". October 11, 2007. http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/4PPg7G1t2Qccq9eNUX13MWB5LiOwAHzF. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bubble Bobble Double Shot". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/bubble-bobble-double-shot/. 
  3. ↑ Wöbbeking, Jan (April 3, 2007). "Test: Bubble Bobble Double Shot" (in de). 4Players GmbH. https://www.4p.de/test/bubble_bobble_double_shot/5355. 
  4. ↑ Lyon, James (April 9, 2008). "DS Roundup". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/ds-roundup. 
  5. ↑ Neigher, Eric (April 7, 2008). "Bubble Bobble: Double Shot review". Future plc. https://www.gamesradar.com/bubble-bobble-double-shot-review/. 
  6. ↑ Aceinet (March 12, 2008). "Bubble Bobble Double Shot - NDS - Review". https://gamezone.com/reviews/bubble_bobble_double_shot_nds_review/. 
  7. ↑ Harris, Craig (March 6, 2008). "Bubble Bobble Double Shot Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/03/06/bubble-bobble-double-shot-review. 
  8. ↑ hiro (April 10, 2007). "Test: Bubble Bobble Double Shot" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007543-bubble-bobble-double-shot-test.htm. 
  9. ↑ "Review: Bubble Bobble Double Shot". NGamer (Future plc) (April 2007): 56. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Bubble Bobble Double Shot review". Official Nintendo Magazine (Future plc) (14): 77. March 2007. 
  11. ↑ Hearn, Rob (April 10, 2008). "Bubble Bobble Double Shot [US Import"]. Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/bubble-bobble-double-shot/bubble-bobble-double-shot/. 
  12. ↑ Jones, Darren (May 24, 2007). "Bubble Bobble Double Shot". Retro Gamer (Imagine Publishing) (38): 94. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

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History

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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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