Bloom Paradise

Excellent Bubble Bobble-inspired arcade game. Nothing is explained but it doesn't take long to figure out that you need to plant flowers across each level, and you do that by walking over each section of grass. Your one power is a water spout which shoots from your character and sweeps away everything in front of it, but if you shoot it towards a wall and don't jump in time it'll sweep you up too. You also use your water spout power to turn patches of mud into grass so they can then be walked over to create flowers. Once a level is cleared all the enemies turn into tasty snacks and drinks, yep, like Bubble Bobble. Also letters occasionally appear, spell out EXTEND and get an extra life. And that's it, and that's all a good arcade game needs. It's cute, it's got a great core mechanic, and even the background song is good. A nice one! 8/10

Fun gameplay, an extremely fair credit/life system, great level designs and a great score system. Feels like a true lost arcade claasic

This game is a love letter to [i]Bubble Bobble[/i] and [i]Miner 2049er[/i] in gameplay and art style. It's challenging to complete, especially since it needs to be done with no skips and no way to save and restore progress, but such shouldn't be an insurmountable task. While its extra lives are tough to earn, its extra continues seem to come often enough to make a casual playthrough possible with some practice. Playing this game with a second player provides twice as much power to scrub away mud and enemies, which is helpful enough to make inviting a second player worthwhile.