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Bubble Bobble series

Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2

Released in Europe and Australia, this version is different from the alternative Japanese and North American NES version and plays more like the original arcade game.

31 December 1991

Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2 is an arcade developed by Taito, released 31 December 1991 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2 is

Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2 is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1991. It was published by Ocean. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Bubby and Bobby set off to rescue the inhabitants of the Rainbow Islands, who have been turned into Bubble Dragons by the evil Boss of Shadow. They must collect the big gems and mirrors on the ten Rainbow Islands and defeat the Boss of Shadow to return the islanders to normal.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Bubble Bobble series

Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2 is the 19th of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. It arrived 10 months after Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III. The next entry was Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II in 1992.

See all 95 Bubble Bobble games in release order →

What it launched against

Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2 launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2 come out?
Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2 was released on 31 December 1991 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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