![]() Continued use of these apps may cause your IP to be blocked indefinitely. This triggers our anti-spambot measures, which are designed to stop automated systems from flooding the site with traffic. Some unofficial phone apps appear to be using GameFAQs as a back-end, but they do not behave like a real web browser does.Using GameFAQs regularly with these browsers can cause temporary and even permanent IP blocks due to these additional requests. If you are using Maxthon or Brave as a browser, or have installed the Ghostery add-on, you should know that these programs send extra traffic to our servers for every page on the site that you browse.The most common causes of this issue are: ![]() Gameplay 2 (MPEG) - Bub versus Bob in versus story mode.Your IP address has been temporarily blocked due to a large number of HTTP requests.Gameplay 1 (MPEG) - Develon plays in arcade mode, but gets owned by pulleys.Other: 1-2 Players, VMU Compatible, Jump Pack Compatible. Lows: Some frame rate slowdown, no 4-person or online multiplayer. Highs: Good graphics, fun for all ages, lots of gameplay modes and puzzles. If you like puzzle games (or baby green dinosaurs with pointed teeth), you should probably "bust a move" (get it?) down to the local store and pick it up. The Final Word Bust-A-Move 4 is a quality puzzle game with lots of replayability, tons of gameplay modes, and a nifty theme that's great for kids and adults alike.Lastly, the "next piece" indicator is placed at the bottom of the screen and is kind of hard to view, since it's out of your normal line of sight. It's not bad in and of itself, but there don't seem to be many tracks, so it can get repetitive. Another minor annoyances involves the music. The N64 version had 4-way multiplayer, so it's surprising that wasn't included in this Dreamcast version. Blame this on Windows CE, which the game runs on. This can sometimes interfere with gameplay, but mostly it's just a distracting little annoyance. Surprisingly, there's a noticeable amount of graphical slowdown, especially after hitting multiple combos in multiplayer mode. But heck, you could say the same thing about Tetris, so that certainly isn't a serious flaw. Like all puzzle games, Bust-A-Move 4 can get a wee bit boring after awhile, since it's so simple. Versus mode is fun, but it's a shame that there's slowdown once things get hot and heavy. You can change the game's difficulty, match point, handicap, chain reaction, challenge, and guideline settings along with your standard sound, controller, and memory card options.įinally, the affordable $29.99 retail price certainly doesn't hurt at all. The abundance of options makes the game even more customizable. Since thousands of puzzles come with the game you'll probably never use this feature because you're bored with the existing ones, but it is a nice little addition and fun to play with. There's a neat, easy to use edit mode that allows you to create your own puzzles. The interface is really easy to use and well laid out, although it may take you a minute to figure out how to adjust the in-game options, since you need to pause the game and then hit Y to access them. It should also be noted that the load times are pretty darn short, so you won't spend too much time waiting. The bubbles looks vibrant and sharp in 640x480, and the animation of the characters really adds to the game's charm.Īs far as sound goes, Acclaim didn't bother to translate any of the character's little exclamations of joy or pain, but that was probably a good decision since the original Japanese sounds are really well-done and suitably weird. The graphics are appropriately all cute and cartoony, which is good. You play for high score, and "challenge" puzzles tend to be harder than normal puzzles. In challenge mode, you are given five rounds per stage, and will progress to the next stage even if you lose. The characters vary from our old friends Bub and Bob to Kurol, a weirdo baby who comes from a planet where everybody wears costumes to G, an old man who is rumored to like tea.įinally, there's challenge mode. And in some modes, like challenge, you get different puzzles depending on which character you play. In versus mode, the character you pick (you can play as one of sixteen characters, BTW) actually makes a difference, since this determines what kinds of bubbles are dropped on your opponent's playfield when you score chain reaction or clear a lot of bubbles. Like in all good puzzle games, it's surprisingly fun and competitive to play against a friend. Player versus player is obviously the multiplayer mode, and plays almost exactly like the player versus computer mode. PlanetDreamcast | Games | Reviews | Bust-A-Move 4īust it out, bubble brains - Review By Fragmaster ![]()
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