Software:Rainbow Islands Evolution

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Rainbow Islands Evolution
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European cover art
Developer(s)Marvelous Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable
Release
  • JP: February 8, 2007
  • EU: March 23, 2007
  • AU: March 29, 2007
  • NA: January 24, 2008
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Rainbow Islands Evolution is a game in the Bubble Bobble series for the PSP system. It is also known as New Rainbow Island: Hurdy Gurdy Daibōken!! (NEW (ニュー)レインボーアイランド ハーディガーディ大冒険!!, Nyū Reinbō Airando Hādi Gādi Daibōken!!) in Japan. It is an enhanced remake of the arcade game Rainbow Islands.

Bub and Bob, the two main characters in the series, are against an evil recording company that seeks to pollute the Rainbow Islands' atmosphere by creating constant musical noise, therefore wilting the flora and mutating the fauna. Bub and Bob use a hurdy-gurdy as a weapon to create the rainbows.

The game follows the same vertical-scrolling system from the original, but it expands to a third dimension as there are platforms in the background which become accessible through the course of the game.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic47/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
4Players16%[2]
Eurogamer4/10[3]
Famitsu16/40[4]
GameSpot4.5/10[5]
GameZone6/10[6]
IGN5/10[7]
Jeuxvideo.com8/20[8]
OPM (UK)4/10[9]
VideoGamer.com4/10[10]

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 16 out of 40.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Rainbow Islands Evolution for PSP Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/rainbow-islands-evolution/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. 
  2. Wöbbeking, Jan (April 25, 2007). "Test: Rainbow Islands Evolution" (in de). 4Players GmbH. https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PSP/Test/8897/5424/0/Rainbow_Islands_Evolution.html. 
  3. Whitehead, Dan (April 3, 2007). "Rainbow Islands Evolution". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/rainbow-islands-evolution-review. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "NEWレインボーアイランド ハーディガーディ大冒険!!" (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=1344&redirect=no. Retrieved August 3, 2022. 
  5. Fishman, Brian (March 25, 2008). "Rainbow Islands Evolution Review". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rainbow-islands-evolution-review/1900-6188328/. 
  6. David, Mike (March 20, 2008). "Rainbow Islands Evolution - PSP - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/rainbow_islands_evolution_psp_review/. 
  7. Bishop, Sam (February 26, 2008). "Rainbow Islands Evolution Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/27/rainbow-islands-evolution-review. 
  8. hiro (July 27, 2007). "Test: Rainbow Islands Evolution" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007862-rainbow-islands-evolution-test.htm. 
  9. "Rainbow Islands Evolution". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK (Future plc) (4): 120. February 2007. 
  10. Freeman, Will (April 9, 2007). "Rainbow Islands Evolution Review". Resero Network. https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/rainbow-islands-evolution-review.