Editing Puzzle Bobble (section)

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| Allgame = {{rating|3.5|5}} (Arcade)<ref name="Allgame">{{cite web |last1=Baize |first1=Anthony |title=Bust-a-Move - Review |url=https://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=9711&tab=review |website=[[Allgame]] |publisher=All Media Network |access-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115082045/https://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=9711&tab=review |archive-date=November 15, 2014 |date=1998}}</ref>
| EGM = 39/50 (SNES)<ref name="EGM68"/>
| NGen = {{rating|4|5}} (SNES)<ref name="NG5"/><br>{{rating|4|5}} (3DO)<ref name="NGen14"/>
| SP = 84% (SNES)<ref name="SPlay">{{cite news |title=Import Review - Puzzle Bobble |url=https://archive.org/details/super-play-34/page/n37/mode/2up |access-date=January 17, 2021 |agency=[[Super Play]] |issue=34 |publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |date=August 1995 |page=39}}</ref>
}}

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed the Neo Geo version of ''Puzzle Bobble'' on their February 15, 1995 issue as being the second most-popular arcade game at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)|magazine=Game Machine|issue=489|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc.|date=15 February 1995|page=21|lang=ja}}</ref> It went on to become Japan's second highest-grossing arcade [[printed circuit board]] (PCB) software [[1995 in video games|of 1995]], below ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title="Virtua Fighter 2" and "Virtua Cop" Top Videos|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=511|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 February 1996|page=22|lang=ja|url=https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19960201p.pdf#page=12 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19960201p.pdf#page=12 |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> In North America, ''RePlay'' reported the Neo Geo version of ''Puzzle Bobble'' to be the fourth most-popular arcade game in February 1995.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Player's Choice - Top Games Now in Operation, Based on Earnings-Opinion Poll of Operators: Best Video Software|magazine=RePlay|volume=20|issue=5|publisher=RePlay Publishing, Inc.|date=February 1995|page=6}}</ref>

Reviewing the Super NES version, Mike Weigand of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' called it "a thoroughly enjoyable and incredibly addicting puzzle game". He considered the two player mode the highlight, but also said that the one player mode provides a solid challenge.<ref name="EGM68">{{cite magazine|title=Review Crew: Bust A Move|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=68|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=March 1995|page=34|url=https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_68/page/n33/mode/1up?view=theater}}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' gave it a generally negative review, saying it starts out fun but that ultimately lacks intricacy and longevity. They elaborated that in one player mode all the levels feel the same, and that two player matches are over too quickly to build up any excitement. They also criticized the lack of any 3D effects in the graphics.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Bust-A-Move|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=69 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=April 1995|page=68}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' reviewed the SNES version of the game and called it "addictive as hell".<ref name="NG5">{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=5|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=May 1995|page=101}}</ref>

A reviewer for ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'', while questioning the continued viability of the action puzzle genre, admitted that the game is "very simple and ''very'' addictive". He remarked that though the 3DO version makes no significant additions, none are called for by a game with such simple enjoyment.<ref name="NGen14">{{cite magazine|title=Bust a Move|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=14 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1996|page=167}}</ref> ''GamePro''{{'}}s brief review of the 3DO version commented that the game's controls are responsive, and they also praised visuals and music.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Quick Hits: Bust-A-Move|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=93|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=March 1996|page=72}}</ref> [[Edge (magazine)|''Edge'']] magazine ranked the game 73rd on their 100 Best Video Games in 2007.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/EDGE.The.100.Best.Videogames.2007/page/60/mode/2up|title=EDGE presents: The 100 Best Videogames (2007)|date=16 August 2020|publisher=[[Future Publishing]]|location=[[United Kingdom]]|pages=60}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' rated the SNES version 54th in its Top 100 SNES Games.<ref>{{Citation |title=Top 100 SNES Games of All Time - IGN.com |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-snes-games |language=en |access-date=2022-08-24}}</ref>