Going back to a game like Angry Birds, the slingshot mechanic showed a dotted line of where the bird would go, while with Puzzle Bobble it feels more restricted and harder to aim, especially with puzzles that are farther away. It feels like the bubbles are on a grid while aiming, and that can make shooting them a little awkward. When aiming a bubble, it shows you a preview of the bubble snapping into place. The main issue I had with Puzzle Bobble was with how the bubbles line up.

Unfortunately while making the review I couldn’t find anyone online to try out the mode with, but upon looking into it, it’s basically the infinite mode but with another player by your side as you both try to outlast each other. This was my personal favorite mode of the three as it creates an intense puzzle-solving rush!Īnd finally, there is a duel mode that allows you to join players online, whether that’s friends or strangers, in a 1 versus 1 battle. Each level has 3 obtainable stars, adding some nice replayability for those who enjoy completing games.Īs for the infinite mode, you’ll have to solve an infinite amount of puzzles in an intense and fast-paced mode! As more puzzles appear, they slowly get sucked into the storm above, and if anything goes inside the storm it will end your run.

You can also use coins unlocked by playing the game to purchase abilities to assist you in the story mode. Story mode lets you play across 100 different puzzles where you’re limited in the number of bubbles (or sometimes time) you have. The game has 3 modes: Story, Infinite, and Duel. One notable feature is that you can also switch bubbles with your friend Bob if you need a different color. As a player, you can load randomly colored bubbles into your cannon, and pull back a string to fire! This cannon acts similarly to a slingshot. Each puzzle in this game stems from a puzzle core, where you’ll have to pop the bubbles from the outside to find the core and finish that puzzle by destroying it. In Puzzle Bobble 3D Vacation Odyssey, you’ll be matching and popping bubbles by matching 3 of the same color until you reach the bubble core. And while Survios made the leap to VR with this game, it very much contains that same concept. If you’re unfamiliar with how the Bubble Bobble series plays, at its core, consists of connecting and popping colored bubbles. So now that Puzzle Bobble 3D Vacation Odyssey is out, is it any good? And when it was announced to be arriving on PSVR, I was excited to check it out and see how well the series translates to VR, especially when seeing that Survios was developing the game.

I instantly recognized the two main characters, which I now know are named Bub and Bob, because of the original Bubble Bobble and Bust-A-Move games. Earlier this year my interest was sparked when I saw the announcement for Puzzle Bobble 3D Vacation Odyssey.

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