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Gameplay

Although a sequel to Bubble Bobble, the game does almost nothing to change the gameplay formula of that title. The small changes that have been made are that a boss is now encountered every five to ten levels, giving those scenes a similar prominence to Rainbow Islands and the player takes a branching route through the levels by selecting one of two doors after every boss. The players must collect a rod to turn their characters from their dragon to human forms during the course of the game or face an early false ending. Also, the characters have to collect certain square cards with music notes inside, in order to get the 4 keys that lead to the final world. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rainbow Islands is a 1987 arcade game from Taito. ...

For this adventure, Bubblun and Bobblun, the typical green and blue dragons, are joined by girls Kululun (an orange dragon) and Cororon (a magenta dragon). These are stated as the four children of the starring characters from Bubble Bobble. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Each character shoots bubbles in a certain pattern when the bubble button is held and released after a few seconds:

• Bubblun is the well-rounded character; he can fire three bubbles straight ahead when powered up.
• Bobblun has faster speed in exchange for shorter range. He can shoot three bubbles in a spread pattern when powered up.
• Kululun has the longest available range, but is slow. She can shoot her bubbles in a 'T' pattern when powered up. Her powerup formation makes her the best character for jumping up to higher areas.
• Cororon has the fastest bubble blowing and can shoot her bubbles in an inverted-'T' pattern when powered up.

Trivia

The game features cameos by other notable Taito characters or settings from games as diverse as New Zealand Story, Darius, Space Invaders, Arkanoid, Liquid Kids, Kiki Kaikai, Quiz by Yu Yu, Pulirula and Fairyland Story. The Taito Corporation (タイトー株式会社, taitou kabushikigaisha) TYO: 9646 is a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware. ... The New Zealand Story (also known as Kiwi Kraze in its American NES version) is a 1988 arcade game by Taito. ... Darius (pronounced Da-RYE-us) is a series of horizontally scrolling shoot em up computer game produced by Taito and first released in video arcades in 1986, with many subsequent titles in the series. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Arkanoid is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. ... Liquid Kids is an arcade videogame released by Taito in 1990. ... KiKi KaiKai ) is an arcade shooting game developed and published by Taito Corporation in 1986. ... The Fairyland Story is a classical arcade platform video game released by Taito in 1985 in its arcade form. ...

Notes

• Although the Sega Saturn version was only released in Japan, a cheat code allows the game to be switched to a full English text.
• Within the context of the game world, Bubble Memories - The Story of Bubble Bobble III takes place before Bubble Symphony.
• All the enemies from the original Bubble Bobble appear in this game, along with a lot of newer enemies (including a dark purple bubble dragon who blows fireballs that electrify the character and kill it). The credits (in the arcade version) show all the enemies' names.
• The player can very slightly alter their character's falling speed by holding the joystick up or down.
• A PlayStation version was completed, but never released.

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External links

• Taitolegends2 Bubble Symphony game page - Includes flyers and screenshots.