Bubble Shooter Galaxy 10/22/2014

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Bubble Galaxy Shooter is a simple color match bubble game.  It is straightforward and no frills, getting you straight into the game.  The first few levels serve as a tutorial, telling you how the game is played.  If you've played any bubble shooter game, you already know how this is going to work: aim the launcher, fire the colored orb into a group of at least two of the same color, and clear it.

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The stages have a set number of moves (seen in the bottom left of the above image) in which the player has to "free" all the spaceships (the blue, red, and yellow orbs sandwiched in the colored orbs).  As you progress, boosts are earned which can do things such as make the orb being launched match any color, or giving you a aiming line that bounces off of the wall, making it easier to aim.  And if you're worried about progressing too quickly, the game offers a little over 200 stages.

You earn stars based on performance, but there is no criteria given as to how your score is calculated.  You also earn coins, but are given no real explanation as to how they're spent.  I'm assuming on boosts.  The boosts, in my opinion, would have been better unlocked in level, by either filling up a gauge or by popping certain bubbles.  The game is also a little ad heavy; this doesn't bother me as I understand that they have to make money.  However, you're hit with one as soon as the game launches, as well as in between each level.  This isn't overwhelming, but most of my matches lasted about a minute; after a while it felt like I was hit with a lot of ads.  It would have been less oppressive if they went with ads at the top or bottom of the game screen.

The game is solid for what it is.  It doesn't require a great amount of skill, and doesn't exactly revolutionize the genre.  It is colorful, cute, and fun.  The best part is it does not require any sort of Internet connection, which seems to be a dying trend in mobile gaming.  If you enjoy bubble shooter games, you'll probably enjoy this.