Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition

Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition is a bubble-shooting puzzle game developed by Taito Corporation and published by Acclaim Entertainment, following Bub and Bob as players shoot and match coloured bubbles in an ever-descending ceiling. The original PAL release arrived on 15 August 1996.

Five variants are catalogued in the database, spanning the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands. All known releases come in Full Jewel PAL cases with English language content, and are single-disk releases. Hologram presence varies: original editions carry no hologram on the case, while later Platinum, Acclaim Range, and Value Series Black Label editions feature a hologram on the case. Loose paperwork documented across some editions includes an Acclaim Orange Catalogue and a Grey Acclaim Catalogue. The Platinum range saw wide multi-territory distribution, while a UK-only Platinum edition is noted as having a Toys ‘R’ Us bundle banner and an English-only 13-page manual. The spread of release types and associated paperwork makes this a particularly well-documented and collectible title in the Acclaim PAL catalogue.