Bubble Symphony © 1994 Taito.
Bubble Symphony is the first direct sequel to Taito's 1986 platform classic, Bubble Bobble ('Rainbow Islands" was the first official sequel, but played very differently), in which one or two players take on the role of the famous bubble-blowing dinosaurs who must once again fight their way through a large number of single-screen platform-based levels, trapping monsters with their bubbles before bursting them to destroy the trapped enemies.
While the game plays identically to its predecessor, several new changes and additions have been made to breathe new life into the classic gameplay. As well as new bonuses, weapons, enemies and characters, players can now create 'Multiple Bubbles'; if the player holds the button down for a few seconds before releasing, up to three bubbles are produced at once.
Other gameplay changes include Boss encounters that occur every five to ten levels. These boss screens are part of a new 'branching level' structure; once a boss is defeated, players chose to enter one of two doors to determine what level set they tackle next.
In addition to Bubble Bobble's original heroes, Bub and Bob, two new selectable female characters have been added, called Kululun and Cororon. Each of the four dinosaurs possess different gameplay attributes, which are as follows :
* Bubblun - Average
* Bobblun - Faster speed
* Kululun - Bubbles float the furthest
* Cororon - Bubbles float the fastest
The game's graphics are, inevitably, a vast improvement over the original game, with lush, colourfully rendered backgrounds and detailed, smoothly animated sprites doing full justice to Bubble Bobble's legendary characters. The game also features cameo appearances by a number of characters from many other Taito classics.
The game features multiple endings.
Runs on the "Taito F3 System" Hardware.
Prom Stickers : D90
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
= > [1] Bubble, [2] Jump
Bubble Symphony was released in October 1994 in Europe, North America, and Japan.
This game was also known in Europe as Bubble Bobble II (both names for the game have been used in Europe) and is unofficially Bubble Bobble 4, since three earlier arcade games featuring the same characters exist (more if the 'Puzzle Bobble' series is included). It could even be called 'Bubble Bobble V', since a cartridge for the NES/Famicom exists as 'Bubble Bobble 2' in Japan and as 'Bubble Bobble Part 2' in the US.
In the attract mode title sequence, Bubblun appears in front of a closed red curtain (which will turn blue if the 'Game Mode Select' code is entered) announcing, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, this is... Bubble Bobble II!' The curtain then opens on the cast of enemies as follows :
* Bottom row (left to right) : Flhoop, Uni Bo, Drunk, Banebou, Invader, Zen-Chan, Mighta, Rappappa, Catch Maru, Roboj, Hattonton
* 2nd row from bottom (left to right) : Monsta, Komso, Kabukky, Mya-Ta, Heita-Kun, Warurin, Hidegonsu, No-No, Upper, Ame Da-Ma, PulPul
* 2nd row from top (left to right) : Robol, Rocketl, Yuki-Bombo, Mummy, Chu-Chu Man, Jiji Poppo, Kiri Kabu Kun, Bolt Man, Strong Shell
* Top row (left to right) : Dorabo, Ouji Sama, Knightron, Dranko, Magician, Denkyu-Kun, Ankororin
* Not pictured : Puka Puka, Bake Couchin, Killer Hijia, Ti Ta Ma, Kasabe, Kon-Chan, Mimic, Skel-Monsta, Nyororin, Rascal, Yu Bo, Unicoron, Cerberorin, Kabu-Chan, YZK-Takami, Golem
In the closing credits, PulPul's name is listed as 'Puru Puru'.
The enemy known as 'Catch Maru' can be seen in two different color schemes : one with a blue robe and purple shoes (as seen in the attract mode title sequence), and one with a green robe and blue shoes.
The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'H !'.
There are a grand total of 164 rooms in the game, including 18 boss rooms.
Sega Saturn (nov.27, 1997) Bubble Symphony [Model T-19905G] 
Sony PlayStation : Unmarketed game by Virgin. Microsoft XBOX (mar.31, 2006) Taito Legends 2 Sony PS2 (mar.29, 2007) Taito Memories II Gekan [Model SLPM-66713] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (mar.31, 2006) Taito Legends 2 
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (jul.10, 2007) Taito Legends 2