DGS-Online writes: "In the past mascots were not only assigned to consoles, but also strove to developers having their own cute gun sales. Mr. Hudson had. Higgins, Titus had his eponymous fox and Taito, which had its dragons Bub and Bob. Bub and Bob were the stars from Taito's Bubble Bobble arcadehit and that success on the CV were Bub and Bob literally at the helm put in the many brilliant Puzzle Bobble. This simple but addictive concept was spread across dozens of platforms and appeared frequently in Europe under the name Bust-a-Move. Plus Puzzle Bobble for WiiWare, the original name, good gameplay, and Bub and Bob to the Wii, and with success. "
The WiiWare library has expanded considerably these past few months, with many games being excellent examples of what PALGN would like to see more of in the future. Of course for everything good, there's a heap of absolute rubbish. Once again, Bplus fails to deliver with their latest WiiWare game Bit Boy!!, while German elephants invade the service in one of the worst fighting games seen in years. Still, there's certainly something that will appeal to everyone, whether it's some glorious platforming in NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits or defending a castle in My Life as a Darklord. Until next time, stock up on those Wii points!
The popular 'endless' mode is nowhere to be seen in this version, which really limits the single player replay value. Maybe that's for a future DLC pack?
Puzzle Bobble Plus! is still a fun puzzle game, but the lackluster battle mode and overall lack of care and content hurts.
Nintendo Life writes: "Bubble Bobble was a great remake, while Rainbow Islands was a bit disappointing. With Puzzle Bobble, it seems Taito has covered all grounds, because it's right inbetween - It's good, but not exactly worth getting very excited over. If you've never played a Puzzle Bobble game before it's worth getting, but if you've played multiple games in the series this one really won't do anything special for you. The developers' decision to keep some of the more questionable gameplay elements from recent games in the series in might put you off as well".
