Bubble Bobble Plus!
{{Infobox video game
|title = Bubble Bobble Plus!
|image =
|caption =
|developer = Taito
Dreams Inc.
|publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Taito|WW|Square Enix}}
|engine =
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|February 10, 2009|PAL|April 10, 2009|NA|May 25, 2009}}
|genre = Platform
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms =WiiWare
}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Bubble Bobble Neo!
|image = Bubble Bobble Neo! Coverart.png
|developer = Taito
Dreams Inc.
|publisher = Taito
|designer = Fukio Mitsuji
|release = {{vgrelease|JP|August 5, 2009{{cite web | author=Spencer Yip | date=July 22, 2009 | title=Bubble Bobble Neo Bursting On Xbox Live In August | url=https://www.siliconera.com/bubble-bobble-neo-bursting-on-xbox-live-in-august/ | website=Siliconera | publisher=Enthusiast Gaming | accessdate=August 7, 2022 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117052206/https://www.siliconera.com/2009/07/22/bubble-bobble-neo-bursting-on-xbox-live-in-august/ | archivedate=November 17, 2018 | url-status=live}}|WW|September 16, 2009{{cite web | author=Microsoft | title=BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo! | url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/bubblebobbleneoxbla/ | website=Xbox.com | publisher=Microsoft | accessdate=September 14, 2009 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917080557/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/bubblebobbleneoxbla | archivedate=September 17, 2009 | url-status=dead}}}}
|genre = Platform
|modes = Up to 4 players simultaneously
|platforms = Xbox 360
}}
Bubble Bobble Plus! and {{nihongo|Bubble Bobble Neo!|バブルボブル {{ruby|Neo|ネオ}}!|Baburu Boburu Neo!}} are remakes of the 1986 arcade game Bubble Bobble. The games were developed and published by Taito. Bubble Bobble Plus! was released for WiiWare in Japan (as {{nihongo|Bubble Bobble Wii|バブルボブル Wii|Baburu Boburu Wii}}) on February 10, 2009,{{cite web | author=Spencer Yip | date=February 5, 2009 | title=Bubble Bobble Plus Out On WiiWare Next Week | url=https://www.siliconera.com/bubble-bobble-plus-out-on-wiiware-next-week/ | website=Siliconera | publisher=Enthusiast Gaming | accessdate=August 7, 2022 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218132327/https://www.siliconera.com/2009/02/05/bubble-bobble-plus-out-on-wiiware-next-week/ | archivedate=February 18, 2019 | url-status=live}} in the PAL regions on April 10, and in North America on May 25,{{cite web | date=May 25, 2019 | title=Pop-Powered Adventures Bubble Up through the Clay | url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/cNvEoQ-YDZpGumnH12q5M3DoMBE9DCL1 | website=Nintendo | accessdate=May 26, 2009 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612102047/http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/cNvEoQ-YDZpGumnH12q5M3DoMBE9DCL1 | archivedate=June 12, 2009 | url-status=dead}} while Bubble Bobble Neo! was released on the Xbox Live Arcade download service for the Xbox 360 in Japan on August 5, 2009 and in North America on September 16 of the same year.
Gameplay
As with previous games, the player will have to defeat all enemies across a number of screens by trapping them in bubbles and popping them. The normal mode features the original two playable characters, Bub and Bob, while the Arrange Mode adds support for up to 4 players, joined with female characters Peb and Pab,Bubble Bobble Plus Title Operations Guide, Wii Shop Channel as yellow and pink bubble dragons respectively.
The game contains several playing modes - a remake containing 100 classic stages and a new story mode with 100 new stages, as well as more difficult "Super" versions of those stages.
In addition, for Bubble Bobble Plus!, two downloadable content packs (Extra 1 and Extra 2) were released consisting of 50 "very hard" stages each, as well as new boss characters.{{cite web | author=Marcel van Duyn | date=January 21, 2009 | title=Bubble Bobble Wii - Now With 4 Player Support | url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/01/bubble_bobble_wii_now_with_4_player_support | website=Nintendo Life | publisher=Gamer Network | accessdate=August 7, 2022 | archive-date=February 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205111612/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/01/bubble_bobble_wii_now_with_4_player_support | url-status=live }} These Extra modes also include four player support.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| X360 = true
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| MC_WII = 76/100{{cite web | title=Bubble Bobble Plus! Critic Reviews for Wii | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bubble-bobble-neo/critic-reviews/?platform=wii | website=Metacritic | publisher=Red Ventures | accessdate=August 7, 2022}}
| GamePro_WII = {{Rating|4.5|5}}
| GSpot_X360 = 7/10{{cite web | author=Tom McShea | date=September 23, 2009 | title=Bubble Bobble Neo Review | url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bubble-bobble-neo-review/1900-6229007/ | website=GameSpot | publisher=Red Ventures | accessdate=August 7, 2022 | archive-date=February 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205111612/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bubble-bobble-neo-review/1900-6229007/ | url-status=live }}
| IGN_WII = 8/10{{cite web | author=Lucas M. Thomas | date=June 9, 2009 | title=Bubble Bobble Plus! Review | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/09/bubble-bobble-plus-review | website=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | accessdate=August 7, 2022 | archive-date=February 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205111612/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/09/bubble-bobble-plus-review | url-status=live }}
| JXV_WII = 13/20{{cite web | author=dharn | date=April 22, 2009 | title=Test: Bubble Bobble Plus | url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010690-bubble-bobble-plus-test.htm | language=fr | website=Jeuxvideo.com | publisher=Webedia | accessdate=August 7, 2022 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301043122/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00010690-bubble-bobble-plus-test.htm | archivedate=March 1, 2021 | url-status=live}}
| ONM_WII = 74%{{cite magazine | title=Bubble Bobble Plus! review | magazine=Official Nintendo Magazine | publisher=Future plc | issue=43 | date=June 2009 | page=88}}
| OXMUK_X360 = 6/10{{cite magazine | title=Bubble Bobble Neo! | magazine=Official Xbox Magazine UK | publisher=Future plc | date=December 2009 | page=107}}
| OXM_X360 = 6/10{{cite magazine | title=Bubble Bobble Neo! | magazine=Official Xbox Magazine | publisher=Future US | date=October 2009 | page=73}}
| rev1 = Teletext GameCentral
| rev1_WII = 8/10{{cite web | author=Roger Hargreaves | date=April 2009 | title=Bubble Bobble Plus! (Wii) | url=http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/42c45f30225a654fabeb8b25f43b5e75/Bubble%2BBobble%2BPlus%21%2B%28Wii%29.aspx | website=Teletext GameCentral | publisher=Teletext Ltd. | accessdate=August 7, 2022 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424132534/http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/features-reviews/42c45f30225a654fabeb8b25f43b5e75/Bubble+Bobble+Plus!+(Wii).aspx | archivedate=April 24, 2009 | url-status=dead}}
}}
Bubble Bobble Plus! received "generally favorable reviews", while Bubble Bobble Neo! received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. N-Europe praised the Wii version, saying it had a wealth of content to enjoy, while the downloadable packs were fairly reasonably priced and offered a significantly ramped up challenge from the standard levels.{{cite web | author=Sam Gittins | date=April 22, 2009 | url=http://n-europe.com/review.php?rid=451 | title=Bubble Bobble Plus! | website=N-Europe | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211115755/http://n-europe.com/review.php?rid=451 | archivedate=February 11, 2010 | url-status=dead}}
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External links
- [https://www.famitsu.com/image/912/QUc7C9h8HtUelLI6s7hH5uNb2YsCm9d3.html Famitsu scans]
- {{moby game|id=/wii/bubble-bobble-plus}}
- {{moby game|id=/xbox360/bubble-bobble-neo|name=Bubble Bobble Neo!}}
{{Bubble Bobble series}}
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games
Category:Video games developed in Japan