

Stunningly, the game contains over 600 individual puzzle stages. There are a number of different game modes in Bust -a- Move 4, but the core gameplay mechanics are the same throughout. The player controls a sort of launcher at the bottom of the puzzle board which shoots colored bubbles upward.
#BUST A MOVE 4 MADAME LUNA SERIES#
Puzzle Bobble 4 (also known as Bust-a-Move 4 for the North American and European console versions) is the third sequel to the video game Puzzle Bobble and is the final appearance of the series on the PlayStation and Dreamcast. The player attempts to launch bubbles at pre-arranged orbs on the board in order to link three or more same-colored bubbles together. While the player launches bubbles, the bubbles on the board drop closer and closer to the bottom at set intervals. If the bubbles reach the bottom of the board, the player loses and can either quit or continue. If the player pops all of the bubbles on the board, the player wins and progresses to the next level until clearing all of the puzzles in the selected game mode. In addition to these simple puzzle mechanics, there are two new mechanics added. The “pulley system” presents the player with two groups of bubbles attached to either side of a rope stretched across two stationary puleys. Popping bubbles on one side of the rope will cause that side to be "lighter" and therefore rise higher, and when this happens, the other side lowers in response.

This requires strategy to prevent one side of the rope from lowering so far that the lowest bubble touches the bottom of the board. In addition, the pulley and rope will eventually start shaking if one side is overloaded, causing the whole thing to drop down. “Chain reactions” occur in the two-player or player-versus-CPU modes. When a bubble is dropped, it can move to another place on the board, which can cause more bubbles to pop. If this then causes even more bubbles to drop then the chain reaction continues. There are many modes in Bust -a- Move 4, including the following. Puzzle Mode - a field of stages labelled A-Z arranged in a stacked pyramid. To proceed through the alphabet, the player must beat a stage and then choose one of two branching paths until the player reaches the end of the alphabet.

This means there are many possible routes to completing the puzzle mode. Story Puzzle - a landscape with multiple tarot cards on it. The aim is to complete each of the tarot card stages. New tarot cards are revealed when each of the stages currently shown is completed. Story Versus - the player's chosen character regains the seven light bubbles. They must face each of the main characters and defeat them to move on. Eventually, they reach Madame Luna and upon her defeat she is be revealed to be Dreg, the main antagonist in the series. Win Contest - a tournament where the player must defeat as many opponents as possible.
#BUST A MOVE 4 MADAME LUNA PC#
Sega Dreamcast NA Also on Platforms: DC AU DC EU GBC EU GBC NA PC EU PS1 EU PS1 NA PSone Classics NA. Once defeated, the characters encountered can be used in other modes.Įdit Mode - a puzzle creation mode. Not until youve faced Bust-A-Move 4 With intense multiplayer competition, all new graphics, and create a level mode, youve never busted bubbles like these And with 16 mysterious characters to save, youll be bustin.
