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Bust-a-Move 4

Puzzle Bobble 4 (also known as Bust-a-Move 4 in North America and Europe) is the third sequel to the video game Puzzle Bobble and is the final appearance of the series on the Arcade, PlayStation and Dreamcast…

6 August 1998

Bust-a-Move 4 is a puzzle developed by Taito, released 6 August 1998 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast and Game Boy Color.

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What Bust-a-Move 4 is

Bust-a-Move 4 is a puzzle game developed by Taito and released in 1998. It was published by Acclaim. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Puzzle Bobble 4 (also known as Bust-a-Move 4 in North America and Europe) is the third sequel to the video game Puzzle Bobble and is the final appearance of the series on the Arcade, PlayStation and Dreamcast. The game is also the final title to be recognizably similar in presentation to the original. Building upon the success of Puzzle Bobble 3, the game adds a pulley system that requires two sets of bubbles, attached to either side of a rope hanging across two pulleys. The game contains a story mode for single player play. In total, the game features 640 levels. The console version features a level editor to either create and save a level, set a succession of levels, or to create an…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Bubble Bobble series

Bust-a-Move 4 is the 37th of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. It arrived 6 months after Pop'n Pop. The next entry was Bust-A-Move Pocket in 1999.

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What it launched against

Bust-a-Move 4 launched on 6 August 1998, within three weeks of SoulCalibur, F-1 World Grand Prix and The King of Fighters '98.

Released around the same time: SoulCalibur, F-1 World Grand Prix, The King of Fighters '98.

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When did Bust-a-Move 4 come out?
Bust-a-Move 4 was released on 6 August 1998 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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