Game entry

Bust-A-Move

1994 · Puzzle, Arcade · PC, DOS, PlayStation 4, Super Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Arcade, 3DO, WonderSwan · Taito

Bust-A-Move is ranked no. 1,405 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,532 and 46% of duels won.

World rank

no. 1,405

ELO score

1,532

Wins

46%

Duels played

26

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About Bust-A-Move

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.

If the ceiling of the area is covered by too many bubbles, it will gradually descend; the game is over when it nearly reaches the player-controlled pointer. Should the player fail to release the bubbles within a specific time limit, they will be released automatically, unaffected by the pointer's aiming.