Ultra Bust-a-Move

Ultra Bust-a-Move, released in Japan as Ultra Puzzle Bobble (ウルトラパズルボブル, Urutora Pazuru Boburu), is a 2004 puzzle video game developed by Dreams Co., Ltd. and published by Taito for the Xbox.

Ultra Bust-A-Move
North American box art
Developers	Dreams Co., Ltd.
Publishers	JP: Taito NA: Majesco Sales PAL: 505 GameStreet
Series	Puzzle Bobble
Platform	Xbox
Release	NA: November 4, 2004 JP: January 27, 2005 PAL: May 19, 2006
Genre	Puzzle
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

The game was the first in the Puzzle Bobble series to have online play via Xbox Live. Although this functionality stopped working in April 2010, the community-made Xbox Live replacement servers Insignia have since re-enabled online play.^[1][2]

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	74/100[3]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Famitsu	24/40[4]
Game Informer	7/10[5]
GameSpot	7.1/10[6]
GameZone	7.4/10[7]
IGN	7.3/10[8]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	8.8/10[9]
TeamXbox	7/10[10]

Ultra Bust-a-Move received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave the game a score of 24 out of 40.^[4]