The graphics and level design received criticism. Review aggregator Metacritic scored it a 38 out of 100, indicating 'Generally negative reviews.' Upon its release in North America, Bubble Bobble Revolution received highly negative reviews from critics. The 'Revolution' mode has two to four players competing to get the most points across ten levels. Some levels contain fans that require the player to blow into the Nintendo DS's microphone to activate. Bub and Bob both take three hits instead of one before losing a life and have new types of bubbles that can be used. In every tenth level, there is a boss fight.

The 'New-Age' mode is like the original Bubble Bobble, but with larger characters and levels, faster enemies, and faster projectiles. When multiple enemies are defeated, they drop food items that players can pick up for extra points. To defeat an enemy, the player must trap it inside a bubble then pop it using Bub or Bob's spikes. If a player is hit by an enemy, they lose a life. Much like the original game, players are tasked with clearing 100 levels as either Bub or Bob, which they must defeat enemies in order to proceed. The 'Classic' mode has players playing through the original arcade game Bubble Bobble. There are three modes the player can choose from in Bubble Bobble Revolution: 'Classic', 'New-Age', and 'Revolution'.

Taito confirmed this glitch and re-released Bubble Bobble Revolution with a free copy of the video game Rainbow Islands Revolution in North America. Upon its releases, Bubble Bobble Revolution was met with high derision from critics for its graphics, level design, and a major bug in the North American version of the game that occurs on level 30, preventing the game from being completed. It, developed by Dreams, was released by Taito in Japan on Novemunder the name Bubble Bobble DS, in Europe by Rising Star Games on December 2, 2005, and in North America by Codemasters on October 3, 2006. Bubble Bobble Revolution is a game for the Nintendo DS that uses both screens as the playfield.

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