Gamefly reveals North American box art for Space Bust-a-Move
by JC Fletcher 
{ May 4th 2009 at 4:30PM }
It's no secret that we're big fans of Taito's DS lineup. The revamps of Taito classics have ranged from good (Arkanoid) to surprisingly great (The Legend of Kage 2) to the very best of the DS (Space Invaders Extreme). When Taito unveiled a new DS version of Puzzle Bobble (known here as Bust-a-Move), we couldn't wait to hear news of a localization. Well, there still hasn't been any announcement, but a box art image has popped up on GameFly for what is now called Space Bust-a-Move, which is official enough for us. The Bub and Bob on the box are even competently drawn, which hasn't always been the case.
Even though previews suggest that the game didn't turn out that great, we're still too tempted by the combination of Bust-a-Move, online play, and paddle support to move this off our radar.
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Tim @ May 4th 2009 10:05PM
I'm in; this better be $19.99, Square Enix.
ecco6t9 @ May 5th 2009 1:28AM
I'm thinking it will be and for the record it seems like everybody hated Arkanoid.
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ May 5th 2009 2:27AM
I liked Arkanoid, but it was a bit frustrating. Often I'd get the ball stuck bouncing between two blocks or such, and it would speed it up endlessly. I think the issue was the mechanics of the older Arkanoid games (which they probably reused for Arkanoid DS) were not meant for perfectly square blocks, but rectangular blocks.
Still fun, and the Paddle Controller makes it awesome.
Since the Paddle Controller is used here, too, I can't wait for it. Really makes me wish DSi could use it, though.
Garst @ May 5th 2009 5:04AM
I'm still waiting for the Bubble Bobble WiiWare game that's been promised, but is still a no-show. I refuse to move forward on Bubble Bobble until I get it!
Heavytoka @ May 5th 2009 8:23AM
Looks good