Rainbow Islands Revolution
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| Rainbow Islands Revolution | |
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 Box art (EU) | |
| Developer | Marvelous Entertainment |
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| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre | Platform |
| Mode | 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 54/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| 4Players | 63%[3] |
| Eurogamer | 6/10[4] |
| Famitsu | 26/40[5] |
| GameSpot | 6.2/10[6] |
| GameZone | 5/10[7] |
| IGN | 5/10[8] |
| NGC Magazine | 68%[9] |
| Nintendo Power | 4.5/10[10] |
| Pocket Gamer | 2/5[11] |
| Retro Gamer | 51%[12] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of two sevens and two sixes for a total of 26 out of 40.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111211021416/http://www.uk.namcobandaigames.eu/index.php/product/rainbow-islands-revolution/nintendo-ds
- 1 2 "Rainbow Islands Revolution for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Kautz, Paul (18 April 2006). "Test: Rainbow Islands: Revolution [sic]". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ↑ Reed, Kristan (21 April 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- 1 2 "New Famitsu scores". NeoGAF. NeoGaf LLC. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ↑ Provo, Frank (11 October 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ↑ Bedigian, Louis (9 October 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ↑ Harris, Craig (6 October 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ↑ "Rainbow Islands Revolution". NGC Magazine. Future plc. April 2006. p. 47.
- ↑ "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Nintendo Power. Vol. 208. Nintendo of America. October 2006. p. 90.
- ↑ Jordan, Jon (29 April 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ↑ Jones, Darren (30 March 2006). "Rainbow Islands Revolution". Retro Gamer. No. 23. Imagine Publishing. p. 92. Retrieved 5 August 2022.[dead link]