Blast writes: "The Bubble Bobble series, born in 1986 as an arcade title, has since been ported to everything from the Commodore 64 to the Sega Game Gear to even the TI-86 line of graphing calculators. Taito, the Japanese developer of the franchise since day one brewed a most delectable game formula that to this day has fans crying out for more. The simple recipe of jumping, pushing, and popping bubbles to defeat your enemies has proven to be timeless and always enjoyable."
"Taito's arcade library remains one of the most impressive in gaming history so let's revisit 2 of their most iconic series and see which one offers better bubble-busting games." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
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Another classic arcade game receives a 21st century makeover on XBox Live with Bub and Bob returning in Bubble Bobble Neo. Paying homage to the original game, it's hard to believe that this franchise is over 23-years old and best of all the quirky nature of the original still remains intake in this modern remake as colourful dragons shoot bubbles out of their mouths.
GameFocus writes: "I honestly tried to keep my expectations low but for a while now, I've become more and more dubious about the whole retro-remake trend.
Time and again, the value-added content in retro-remakes is dwindling and they're beginning to feel more and more like cheap cash grabs. Take an existing IP, or hell, just take the existing 8 bit or 16 bit version of an IP, slap a new coat of paint on it and call it a remake. But when the new content doesn't pan out or the new paint isn't so slick, it just feels like game companies think we're stupid."
