| Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 | |
|---|---|
 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Taito |
| Publisher(s) | Taito Romstar (NA) |
| Designer(s) | Fukio Mitsuji |
| Composer(s) | Hisayoshi Ogura |
| Series | Bubble Bobble |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, Nintendo Entertainment System, Master System, PC Engine CD, FM Towns, WonderSwan, Game Boy Color, Saturn, PlayStation, Mega Drive, Mobile |
| Release | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 players alternating turns |
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (レインボーアイランド) is a 1987 arcade video game developed and published by Taito,[1] with the arcade version licensed to Romstar for North American manufacturing and distribution. The game is the sequel to Bubble Bobble from the previous year, and it is the second of four arcade games in the series (followed by Bubble Symphony and Bubble Memories, but itself has two direct sequels: Parasol Stars and Bubble Bobble Part 2). The game was ported to home computers and home video game consoles.
The "bubble dragons" of the first game, Bubblun and Bobblun (known as "Bub and Bob" in the western releases) appear in Rainbow Islands in their human forms as "Bubby" and "Bobby". Also unlike the first game, players must now "alternate" (i.e., take turns), with player one as Bubby (green shirt), and player 2 as Bobby (blue shirt).
- ^ "Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 2014-06-24.