<s>
is	O
a	O
1987	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
subtitled	O
"	O
The	O
Story	O
of	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Taito	O
's	O
hit	O
game	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
from	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
four	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
series	O
(	O
followed	O
by	O
Bubble	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
and	O
Bubble	B-Application
Memories	I-Application
,	O
but	O
itself	O
has	O
two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
:	O
Parasol	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
and	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
Part	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
numerous	O
home	O
computers	O
and	O
game	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
are	O
Bubblun	O
and	O
Bobblun	O
,	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Bub	O
and	O
Bob	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
western	O
releases	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
Bubby	O
and	O
Bobby	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
"	O
Dark	O
Shadow	O
"	O
and	O
rescue	O
the	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Shadow	O
is	O
the	O
entity	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
before	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
multiple	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
Extra	O
Version	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
;	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
except	O
the	O
stages	O
 '	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
appear	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
order	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
Bubble	O
Bobble'''s	O
Super	O
Mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
Extra	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platform	O
Year	O
Company	O
NotesCommodore	O
64	O
1989	O
Graftgold/OceanZX	O
SpectrumAmstrad	O
CPCAmiga	O
1990	O
Converted	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Braybrook.Atari	O
STMega	O
DriveAisystem	O
Tokyo/TaitoReleased	O
as	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
Extra.Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System1988Taito	O
US	O
JPReleased	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
as	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
,	O
this	O
version	O
has	O
different	O
level	O
layout	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
island	O
based	O
on	O
KiKi	B-Application
KaiKai	I-Application
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Magical	O
Island.1991Ocean	O
EU	O
AUSReleased	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
:	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
alternative	O
Japanese	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
and	O
plays	O
more	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game.Master	O
System	O
1993Taito/I.T.L./SegaThis	O
version	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
US/Japanese	O
NES/Famicom	O
version	O
,	O
even	O
including	O
the	O
KiKi	B-Application
KaiKai	I-Application
island	O
from	O
that	O
version.PC	O
Engine/TurboGrafx	O
-16NEC	O
AvenueMS-DOS	O
1996	O
Graftgold/Acclaim	O
Released	O
as	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
also	O
featuring	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
,	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
with	O
redrawn	O
sprites	O
and	O
backgrounds.Sega	O
SaturnPlayStationWonderSwan2000BandaiReleased	O
as	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
:	O
Putty	O
's	O
Party.Game	O
Boy	O
Color2001TDK	O
MediactiveIncludes	O
the	O
KiKi	B-Application
KaiKai	I-Application
island	O
from	O
the	O
US/Japanese	O
NES/Famicom	O
version	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
island.PlayStation	O
2	O
2005	O
Empire	O
Interactive/Sega	O
Released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Taito	O
LegendsXboxMobileTaitoReleased	O
as	O
mobile	O
version	O
for	O
various	O
handsets.Xbox	O
3602009TaitoReleased	O
with	O
updated	O
"	O
2.5D	O
"	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
song	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD	O
and	O
Famicom	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
at	O
the	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
home	O
Computer	O
ports	O
(	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
later	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
NES	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PS1	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Taito	O
Memories	O
and	O
international	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
collections	O
)	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
chorus	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
music	O
was	O
changed	O
so	O
as	O
not	O
to	O
infringe	O
copyright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hidden	O
eight	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
simply	O
use	O
the	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
theme	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Rainbow	O
Island	O
:	O
The	O
Story	O
of	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	B-Application
1	I-Application
,	I-Application
1987	I-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Amiga	B-Device
budget	O
title	O
in	O
March	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
readers	O
of	O
Crash	O
voted	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
the	O
#1	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
December	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTech	O
magazine	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
virtually	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
flickery	O
sprites	O
letting	O
the	O
side	O
down	O
"	O
.Edge	O
stated	O
in	O
1994	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Taito	O
's	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
has	O
all	O
the	O
ingredients	O
for	O
a	O
superb	O
videogame	O
–	O
incentives	O
,	O
copious	O
rewards	O
and	O
bonuses	O
,	O
and	O
intelligent	O
bosses	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
accomplishments	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
Featuring	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
pack	O
,	O
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
was	O
"	O
vastly	O
underrated	O
and	O
over-looked	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
make	O
#1	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
's	O
annual	O
All	O
Time	O
Top	O
100	O
list	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
All-Time	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
held	O
the	O
spot	O
for	O
years	O
until	O
losing	O
to	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
retained	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
9th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Mega	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
Mega	O
Top	O
100	O
Carts	O
"	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
Graftgold	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
five	O
home	O
computer	O
formats	O
:	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
O'Connor	O
did	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Turner	O
did	O
the	O
management	O
and	O
the	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
8-bit	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
