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Bust-a-Move: Deluxe

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Classic bubble-matching puzzles and new challenges on PSP

The briefing

About this game

Bust-a-Move Deluxe is a puzzle game for PlayStation Portable, released on April 4, 2006. Players launch colored bubbles from the bottom of the screen and match at least three of the same color to clear the field before it is forced downward.

Modes and Features

  • Classic mode: Includes 300 puzzles.
  • Ghost mode: Bubbles pass through objects until reaching a wall, then attach to another orb. Failed clears raise a heart meter, and reaching five ends the game. Clearing many bubbles can send a ghost to the opponent's screen to mask bubble colors.
  • Challenge Puzzle modes: Eight modes with six rounds each, featuring mechanics such as board balancing, temporarily hidden colors, a cannon on a horizontally moving conveyor belt, changing colors, single-shot puzzles, altered time and speed, and skill-shot scoring.
  • Multiplayer: Supports competitive play.

The roster includes Bub, Bob, Monsta, and Dorank, along with six new playable characters, including Goon, Chick'n, Banebow, and Propella, plus unlockables.