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A cult platform classic, Rainbow Islands was as ridiculously hard to complete as it was sickeningly cute.
A complete sugar rush of cartoon graphics and power ups!
Graham 'Bones' Jones
Taito went for the cutesy platform jugular offering a complete sugar rush of vibrant cartoony graphics, collectable items, power-ups and accompanied it all with a nauseating compu-jazz rendition of 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' (which would have you going by the volume control by level 2!)
Like all good confectionery though this didn't stop the game from being annoyingly addictive with secret items and hidden levels giving the game unexpected layers of depth.
Taito also weren't afraid to self reference and managed to not only continue the Bubble Bobble story, but reference other notable games; with level 5's Doh's Island (Arkanoid), Level 8's Magical Island (Fairyland Story), 9's Darius Island (Darius)and the final island Bubble Island. It was these nuggets of detail that made the game an enjoyably veritable feast.
Review by Graham 'Bones' Jones
Amiga: Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble
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Taito / Midway
- FormatVideo Game
- TypePlatform
- SystemMicrocomputer
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