Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure!
A spin-off of Bubble Bobble with rainbow-based platforming.
Taito brought out Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! for WiiWare and Xbox Live Arcade as the newest title in its Rainbow Islands franchise. Japan got it first on March 3, 2009, followed by PAL territories on May 8 and North America on June 15. The Xbox Live Arcade version arrived later that year on October 28.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Taito
- Publisher
- Taito (JP); Square Enix (WW)
- Series
- Rainbow Islands
- Platforms
- Wii, Xbox 360
- Genre
- Platform
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
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Did You Know?
- The game received mixed reviews on both platforms according to Metacritic.
- IGN reviewer Lucas M. Thomas disliked the Wii version's stiff gameplay and mediocre sound.
- Daemon Hatfield of IGN called the Xbox 360 version a fun little arcade game with unusual tricks.
Gameplay
In this spin-off from the Bubble Bobble series, players control Bubblun or Bobblun, or both, climbing long vertical stages by summoning rainbows. Rather than a health bar or limited lives, a countdown timer determines when the game ends. Taking damage from enemies subtracts time, while defeating foes with rainbows produces gems that add seconds back. A chain of consecutive enemy defeats yields more valuable gems and larger time bonuses. At intervals, Dr. Crescent appears from below piloting one of his machines; players may either fight him or avoid him until reaching a checkpoint. Gathering seven colored gems unlocks a special attack usable against these mini-bosses. The Xbox Live Arcade version lets players use their Avatars in Time Attack and Challenge modes.
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