Puzzle Bobble 2
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| Developer(s) | Taito |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle game |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, PC, Game Boy |
| Input | Joystick (2-way); 1 button |
| Arcade cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system(s) | Neo-Geo, Taito F3 System |
| Arcade display | Raster, standard resolution |
Puzzle Bobble 2 is the first sequel to Puzzle Bobble, and is known as Bust-A-Move 2 in Europe and North America (in the latter market, the arcade version is called "Bust-A-Move Again). Released into the arcades in 1995, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64 and PC conversions followed.
The game builds on the original by adding a tournament style variation on the two player game for play against the computer and by adding a branching map to the one player game, allowing the player to periodically select one of two groups of five levels to play next, leading to different game endings. Some of the contestants in the new tournament mode are based on characters from Bubble Bobble, including variations on a Monsta and a Mighta.
Some versions of the game, including the PlayStation, feature time trial competitions in which a single player attempts to finish simple rounds quickly enough to beat previous time records or two players simultaneously attempt to beat the records and each other.
Completion of the single player game gives the player a code which can be entered to unlock 'Another World' for the single player game, which features subtle changes to the existing levels to increase their difficulty and changes to all backdrops to resemble levels from Bubble Bobble. The various enemies from Bubble Bobble also make an appearance in the background of the credits sequence.
[edit] Puzzle Bobble 2X
Taito later repacked Puzzle Bobble 2 with an optional alternative set of levels and some new attract mode animations as Puzzle Bobble 2X.
Ports of Puzzle Bobble 2 to the PC and Sega Saturn are of Puzzle Bobble 2X and additionally include a level editor/designer. A port of 2X was made to the PlayStation but was not released until some time after a port of Puzzle Bobble 2 was released; therefore, it is not so well known.
