Granted, the original never had spot-on perfect controls. Having played both games, I can definitely see why. Interestingly enough, with over two thirds of the game being inaccessible due to an utterly inexcusable bug, the game's metascore is still over 20% better than Deal or No Deal.

Thus, many reviews for this title tend to stray from discussing the actual gameplay and instead focus on the neglect of the developer and publisher. The critics were fairly brutal to this game, due mostly to a game-ending bug in the original version that caused the game to become unplayable at the end of the 30th level. ' That was a comment from one of the highest scoring reviews this game received, courtesy of GameZone. 'The new game is frustrating, repetitive, and not as memorable as the first. Things are looking bad for poor Bubble Bobble Revolution. Furthermore, developer Marvelous Interactive is the publisher behind the ill-created Space Invaders Revolution. So, like many other publishers, the team of Rising Star Games, Atari, Codemasters - all of which are shovelwaring repeat offenders - decided to tap the well of nostalgia and remake the original. Despite how outdated one may find the original title to be, its legacy as a pioneer deserves kudos. While many games offered two player modes and most sports titles offered simultaneous play, Bubble Bobble was one of the first titles to have players working together towards a common goal.

In particular, Bubble Bobble was a pioneer for two-player cooperative gameplay. Games such as Ninja Gaiden and Bionic Commando were successful in the arcades, but the home ports were often tweaked for the technically inferior systems, but usually to great success. Though certainly not as revered as Mario or Zelda, the Bubble Bobble franchise falls into the category of 1980s arcade games that were made legendary when ported to the NES.

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