Rainbow Islands Evolution

This article is about the PSP-only video game. For the Nintendo DS game, see Rainbow Islands Revolution.

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.

Rainbow Islands Evolution
European cover art
Developer(s)	Marvelous Entertainment
Publisher(s)	JP: Marvelous Entertainment EU: Rising Star Games NA: Ignition Entertainment
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

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

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	47/100[1]

Review scores

Publication	Score
4Players	16%[2]
Eurogamer	4/10[3]
Famitsu	16/40[4]
GameSpot	4.5/10[5]
GameZone	6/10[6]
IGN	5/10[7]
Jeuxvideo.com	8/20[8]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	4/10[9]
VideoGamer.com	4/10[10]

Reception

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. "Rainbow Islands Evolution for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
2. Wöbbeking, Jan (April 25, 2007). "Test: Rainbow Islands Evolution". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
3. Whitehead, Dan (April 3, 2007). "Rainbow Islands Evolution". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
4. "NEWレインボーアイランド ハーディガーディ大冒険!!". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
5. Fishman, Brian (March 25, 2008). "Rainbow Islands Evolution Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
6. David, Mike (March 20, 2008). "Rainbow Islands Evolution - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
7. Bishop, Sam (February 26, 2008). "Rainbow Islands Evolution Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
8. hiro (July 27, 2007). "Test: Rainbow Islands Evolution". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
9. "Rainbow Islands Evolution". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. No. 4. Future plc. February 2007. p. 120.
10. Freeman, Will (April 9, 2007). "Rainbow Islands Evolution Review". VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2020.