In February Bubble Bobble Wii came to Japanese WiiWare, and I was oohing and aahing over it in hopes I might get to play one of my classic favorites with tons of extra maps including expert map packs. It seems that my wish will come true, as Gameguru reports that Square Enix has announced a release date for the title in the U.S. The game will be called Bubble Bobble Plus! in the states and will be coming to WiiWare on April 10th.
That's not all, though. Another Taito game is coming in May called Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! (is it just me or are these games all about exclamation points, by the way?) which puts you in the role of twin heroes Bubby and Bobby who must climb to the top of Rainbow Tower. The game features a story mode, challenge mode and time attack mode as well.
No word on pricing yet, but I'm sure we'll find out soon enough. I hate trading friend codes, but for Bubble Bobble Plus! I'm going to have to get off my ass and do it, because I am totally addicted to the Bubble Bobble universe.
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2:20 PM on 04.09.2009
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"One of my classic favorites with tons of extra maps including expert map packs."
I used to be good at reading comprehension...
But wait a minute...you said "Square Enix announced" the game? I thought Bubble Bobble was Taito. So, does Square Enix own Taito?
Bubble Bobble Plus features:
- Updated graphics
- Standard Mode & Super Standard Mode offer 200 levels of the arcade remake
- Arrange Mode & Super Arrange Mode offer 200 new levels and new bosses
- Vs. mode supports 4 players
- Ranking mode = online leader boards
- Expert Mode 1 & Expert Mode 2 packages are downloadable content offering 100 extra levels
RAINBOW ISLANDS: TOWERING ADVENTURE features:
- Story mode offers 7 environments
- Time Challenge mode - climbe the rainbow ladder as fast as youcan
- Time Attack mode - play from the hardest levels
Square Enix is the publisher of the game for North America and Europe.
I think I may have made a mistake. There might be just 100 classic levels in total for the Standard & Super Standard modes and 100 new levels and bosses for the Arrange and Super Arrange mode.
I think game cost 800 Wii points and 200 Wii points each for the downloadable content packages for the Japanese version.
I'm not sure if Taito managed to keep the rights to its original franchises after it was acquired by Square Enix.