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Rainbow Islands Revolution

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Rainbow Islands Revolution
Developer(s)Marvelous Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: 29 December 2005
  • AU: 14 April 2006
  • EU: 28 April 2006
  • NA: 3 October 2006
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Rainbow Islands Revolution, known in Japan as New Rainbow Islands (ニューレインボーアイランド, Nyū Reinbō Airando), is a platform game for the Nintendo DS. It is an update of the original game, Rainbow Islands. Unlike in the original, the main character, Bub, rides in a bubble, and the player has to guide him with the stylus, and draw rainbows with it as well. The game uses mainly the DS's touch screen.

Gameplay

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The player has to drag Bub around using the stylus. Contact with enemies or dangerous objects such as spikes causes the player to lose a heart. When all hearts have been lost, the player loses a life and must begin the level anew.

When the player drags the stylus anywhere on the screen that isn't Bub, the player can create a rainbow. The rainbow serves as a barrier through which enemies can't cross. If the rainbow is drawn over an enemy, the enemy is killed. Additionally, when the player taps a rainbow, it falls down removing any enemies that lie below.

The player can also draw some special shapes which create rainbows with special effects.

Reception

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The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens and two sixes for a total of 26 out of 40.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rainbow Islands Revolution for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ Kautz, Paul (18 April 2006). "Test: Rainbow Islands: Revolution [sic]". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ Reed, Kristan (21 April 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "New Famitsu scores". NeoGAF. NeoGaf LLC. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ Provo, Frank (11 October 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ Bedigian, Louis (9 October 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ^ Harris, Craig (6 October 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Rainbow Islands Revolution". NGC Magazine. Future plc. April 2006. p. 47.
  9. ^ "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Nintendo Power. Vol. 208. Nintendo of America. October 2006. p. 90.
  10. ^ Jordan, Jon (29 April 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  11. ^ Jones, Darren (30 March 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Retro Gamer. No. 23. Imagine Publishing. p. 92. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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