Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back will launch for PlayStation 4 and Switch this fall in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, publisher ININ Games and developer Taito announced.
The game was previously planned for release on PlayStation 4 in November. While it is an updated version of the Switch game Bubble Bobble 4 Friends, a Switch version including the updated content on the cartridge will now also be available. Switch users who already own Bubble Bobble 4 Friends will also be able to download the additional content via a free update.
In Japan, Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is back will launch for PlayStation 4 alongside the free update for Switch on November 19.
Here is an overview of the game, via ININ Games:
Online Ranking Feature
A newly included feature for Switch will be the much requested online ranking. This will allow players worldwide to compare their high scores and compete against each other, giving the game an additional boost on replayability and fun.
More Stages, More Content
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends received a lot of praise from the critics and fans, with many requesting more content. Taito and ININ Games listened. The Baron is Back comes with 100 unique, new stages: twice as many stages as before!
The return of the fan-favorite villain, Baron von Blubba, brings additional thrills and makes the new stages quite challenging, given that he is invincible. The player has to dodge him while defeating the other enemies one by one to clear the stage.
About the Game
After the successful release of Bubble Bobble 4 Friends on Nintendo Switch, the cutesy adorable Bub and Bob mark their return with a bigger and more comprehensive offering that PlayStation 4 fans will be excited to play for the first time—Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back!
Switch fans haven’t been forgotten and are in for a special treat. Nintendo Switch fans who purchased the current Bubble Bobble 4 Friends will be able to download the new content with all new stages and features for free.
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is a single-screen platform action game released as a complete new addition to the legendary Bubble Bobble series, in which you control the bubble dragons Bub and Bob, clearing stages by blowing bubbles to trap enemies, then bursting them to defeat them. Players can acquire special skills by completing an area, and level them up by collecting letter bubbles that form the word “Extend.” You can play together in multiplayer with up to four players. Also included is the original arcade version of Bubble Bobble.
Watch anew trailer below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.
