Bubble Shooter
Encyclopedia
Bubble Shooter is a puzzle-shooter computer game originally developed for Microsoft Windows
by Absolutist Games in 2000. A clone of Puzzle Bobble
, it combines the features of puzzle, shooter, strategy and action games. Since 2000 the game has been updated and ported to many computer platforms.
Bubble Shooter Deluxe (version 1.6.) released in April 2004 is the latest version of Bubble Shooter game series released for Windows, Mac
, Linux
, Pocket PC
, Palm OS
, Symbian (series 60) and allows adjusting the game settings to the individual computer features.
In the game, the player is required to remove all bubbles from the playing field by shooting them with a bubble of the same color. As three or more bubbles of the same color are placed together, they disappear. Upon level completion, i.e. removing all the bubbles from the field, a player may see the so-called bubble fireworks, a number of multicolored bubbles exploding in a manner of firework and proceed to the next level.
Dead Whale has released a version of this game with the addition of a rotating platform to shoot the bubbles. It adds another level of difficulty and challenge to the game. The name of this game is called Bubble Spinner and can be found on several websites.
in the way bubbles are ricocheted from the walls.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
by Absolutist Games in 2000. A clone of Puzzle Bobble
Puzzle Bobble
, also known as Bust-a-Move, is a 1994 arcade puzzle game created by Taito Corporation, based on Taito's popular 1986 arcade game Bubble Bobble, featuring characters and themes from the original...
, it combines the features of puzzle, shooter, strategy and action games. Since 2000 the game has been updated and ported to many computer platforms.
Bubble Shooter Deluxe (version 1.6.) released in April 2004 is the latest version of Bubble Shooter game series released for Windows, Mac
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, Pocket PC
Pocket PC
A Pocket PC is also known by Microsoft as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer, personal digital assistant , that runs the Microsoft 'Windows Mobile Classic' operating system...
, Palm OS
Palm OS
Palm OS is a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management...
, Symbian (series 60) and allows adjusting the game settings to the individual computer features.
In the game, the player is required to remove all bubbles from the playing field by shooting them with a bubble of the same color. As three or more bubbles of the same color are placed together, they disappear. Upon level completion, i.e. removing all the bubbles from the field, a player may see the so-called bubble fireworks, a number of multicolored bubbles exploding in a manner of firework and proceed to the next level.
Dead Whale has released a version of this game with the addition of a rotating platform to shoot the bubbles. It adds another level of difficulty and challenge to the game. The name of this game is called Bubble Spinner and can be found on several websites.
Interface
A playing field of Bubble Shooter Deluxe is half-filled with multicolored bubbles on a pastel game background. A 2D interface of the game involves pseudo-3D effects.Features
During the game bubbles may wave, change their size, shake and explode. Bubble Shooter Deluxe has a similarity to billiardsBilliards
Cue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards...
in the way bubbles are ricocheted from the walls.