Product Description

Bust a move has finally arrived on DS! New and improved graphics, new levels, new characters and a brand new interface. The huge potential of the DS` touch screen has been fully implemented. Now you can touch the screen and choose the direction of the bubbles with your bare hands! Aim and shoot with your fingers! Alongside the classic game mode there is also a new set of bubble-puzzles never before seen: ability and wit are both required. You can choose six new characters (plus the classic Bub and Bob) and play against many different enemies with an increasingly competitive AI. And of course, you can play with many friends using wireless feature!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2991 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: 505 Games
• Released on: 2006-03-01
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Subtitled in: German
• Dimensions: .79" h x 5.39" w x 4.92" l, .26 pounds

Manufacturer's Description
Bust a move has finally arrived on DS! New and improved graphics, new levels, new characters and a brand new interface. The huge potential of the DS' touch screen has been fully implemented. Now you can touch the screen and choose the direction of the bubbles with your bare hands! Aim and shoot with your fingers!

Alongside the classic game mode there is also a new set of bubble-puzzles never before seen: ability and wit are both required. You can choose six new characters (plus the classic Bub and Bob) and play against many different enemies with an increasingly competitive AI. And of course, you can play with many friends using wireless feature!

Customer Reviews

Bust-a-Move is back
Bust-a-Move is up there with the greats of puzzle gaming - unfortunately, as with most others in the genre, the franchise has stagnated recently. Many regard Bust-a-Move 2 (which gained a VS mode over its predecessor) to be the definitive version of the game, with later sequels only offering updated presentation and some largely unsuccessful attempts at new gameplay mechanics.

Bust-a-Move DS, though, breathes new life into the series, mainly thanks to the DS hardware. The slingshot-esque control system, using the stylus to aim the bubbles and then releasing to fire, is completely natural and just a hell of a lot of fun - it feels like it should have been on the DS all along.

This version offers three main game modes - Puzzle, VS and Endless. Puzzle features 500 puzzles in groups of 10 (without the traditional Bust-a-Move puzzle map that was really just a throwback to the arcade versions - you can complete the puzzles at your leisure). The computer isn't very good at VS, so I'd recommend playing it with other people if at all possible - the game supports Download Play, you only need one copy. And Endless is self-explanatory - randomly generated bubbles, only stops when you cock it up.

The music is pretty much perfectly suited to the game, although it's that sort of upbeat happy Japanese game music that seems to irritate everyone except the person actually playing, and the sound effects are the same as they've been since 1994. As for the graphics, the coloured bubbles are about as well-drawn as you could expect coloured bubbles to be, there's the usual cute character jumping around in the bottom right (including a few newcomers alongside the classic Bub and Bob), and a few static backgrounds featuring Bub in random situations.

Anyway, in summary, this is the best thing to happen to Bust-a-Move in ten years, it's more addictive than it's ever been, it's brilliantly suited to the DS, and at just over a tenner you really should buy it.

Simplicity Itself
For you parents out there with an 8yrs old with a DS this game is a must, no frustration on unable to complete levels, they just direct bubbles with their syles to attatch to other bubbles, then when you get three or more of the same colour they pop - aim is to clear the screen. Fun!!!! and best of all not £29.99 as most DS games are. TOTALLY ADDICTIVE and that's just for us parents when we get a go!

The mother of puzzles...!
I am a huge fan of games like Tetris, but this is up amongst the greats. The simplicity is brilliant and with the delightful Bubble Bobble characters, there is a huge familiarity to this game. I am hooked for hours on end completing all the different levels available. My only complaint is there should be more puzzle levels, however there is more then enough to completely run down the DS battery! Anyone who wants something simple, addictive and completable will love this test of speed and accuracy. For children and adults alike, this affordable game is for any serious gamer.