Bust-A-Move Universe

March 27, 2011 Square Enix
Puzzle
3DS
About

Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards. Depending on the aiming, the bubbles may float up directly or bounce off the walls, changing their trajectory. The goal is to aim the bubbles in such a way that they will touch identically colored ones. When such bubbles form a group of three or more, they pop and disappear from the screen.
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User Score
57.5
Critic Score
60.3
Total Score
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Game Info

Release Date March 27, 2011
Publisher Square Enix
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Fantasy