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Bubble Bobble series

Bust-a-Move DS

Bust-A-Move DS brings all of the bubble bursting, puzzle fun onto the Nintendo DS. This time Bub and Bob return to center stage as they fling bubbles from the bottom screen to the top in an attempt to match 3…

60 13 January 2006

Bust-a-Move DS is a puzzle, released 13 January 2006 on Nintendo DS.

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What Bust-a-Move DS is

Bust-a-Move DS was released in 2006. It was published by Majesco. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Bust-A-Move DS brings all of the bubble bursting, puzzle fun onto the Nintendo DS. This time Bub and Bob return to center stage as they fling bubbles from the bottom screen to the top in an attempt to match 3 bubbles causing them to pop. With a multiplayer mode allowing 5 people to play via the Nintendo DS' wireless link, this Bust-A-Move will prove to be the ultimate battle party game.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Bubble Bobble series

Bust-a-Move DS is the 58th of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. The next entry was Bust-a-Move: Deluxe in 2006. Its critic score of 60 is 8 points below the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is Space Bust-A-Move at 100.

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How it was received

Bust-a-Move DS holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Bust-a-Move DS launched on 13 January 2006, within three weeks of Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition, 25 To Life and Dead or Alive 4. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition, 25 To Life, Dead or Alive 4.

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When did Bust-a-Move DS come out?
Bust-a-Move DS was released on 13 January 2006 for Nintendo DS.

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