At first glance, you might think I'm a little wacky for suggesting this Flash game from Funyamora.com in Japan. Bubble is cute and sweet, almost sickeningly so, and offers very simple gameplay mechanics. You control a floating spirit by using the arrow keys to catch bubbles that rise up out of the ground and float into the sky. You might even be thinking that you could build such a game yourself, and you'd probably be right. There is nothing very complicated going on here.
What I think is so special about this game is the care that went into balancing the gameplay, thus providing 10 increasingly more difficult levels to clear. All you need to move on to the next level is to catch enough bubbles. How many you need to catch is determined by how many total bubbles there are for that level. The number of bubbles caught is tallied in the top left corner along with the total for that level. Once your score turns yellow, you have caught enough to advance. Catching more than you need will award you a bonus score. And if you catch all of the bubbles for a level, a special bonus fruit will appear for you to catch during the following level. The backgrounds and music change about every 3 levels, which adds to the overall balance of the game.
Again, this is not a very deep or complex game by any means, and you may even think I'm a little nuts for mentioning it. However, there is definitely some enjoyment to be found in this simple yet well-executed game that I just had to share. Click.
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Is not a marshmallow, is a Spirit!
Posted by: Bycho | March 6, 2005 12:40 PM
Thank you, Bycho, I didn't know what it was. I have updated the entry.
Posted by: jay | March 27, 2005 1:22 AM
wow.. this site rox!
jay ur heaps cool!
Posted by: Apple | April 1, 2006 11:58 PM
this game rocks..nice work finding this game
Posted by: mysterygurl | January 22, 2007 10:32 PM
yes, perhaps you are a bit wacky :P
haha, just kidding, this game is nice.
though it gets frustrating too (or maybe I just lack any skills whatsoever)
thanks though :)
Posted by: OfficiallyHaphazard
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May 7, 2007 2:38 PM
This was cute for a while then it got boring once it got harder. Great game anyways Jay
Posted by: Lynni Baker | December 11, 2007 11:39 AM
dang. i am having a problem with keyboard focus today. three games i have tried so far dont recognise my keyboard
Posted by: hampster
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February 13, 2008 10:56 PM