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Rainbow Islands Revolution
DS
Released On: Oct 3, 2006
54
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Metascore
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Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
54
5% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
63% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
32% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Rainbow Islands Revolution makes great use of the touch screen, aside from being a fun and addicting puzzler.
The graphics, audio, and overall gameplay still come across as decidedly old school, but this touch-centric platformer does at least manage to revive a classic in a way that some people should find interesting.
Fans of the original will no doubt like it more simply because it's based on Rainbow Islands and shares many of its virtues, but newcomers may find it somewhat lacking. [JPN Import]
Wasted potential.
This is by far the most disappointing of the Revolution series to date. Whilst the changes made to the game have been done to accommodate the various features of the Nintendo DS, the fact is that it just doesn't feel like Rainbow Islands. Key elements are missing, including the all important strategy of the original.
If this port/ remastering/ remake/whateveryou'dcallthis of Rainbow Islands Revolution was created with so little effort, I wouldn't recommend anybody make the effort to pull the box off a shelf and trade currency for it.
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Summary (Also known as "New Rainbow Islands") Rainbow Islands Revolution is an update of a Rainbow Islands, the sequel to Bubble Bobble, taking the form of a platform game where the player must ascend through vertical levels that are slowly sinking into the ocean. The objective of the source material is to reach the top of each level, taking ou...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- DS
Initial Release Date: Oct 3, 2006
Developer:
- Marvelous Entertainment
Publisher: Codemasters
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