<s>
Touhou	B-Device
Spell	I-Device
Bubble	I-Device
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
based	O
competitive	O
arcade	O
puzzle	O
game	O
developed	O
in	O
2020	O
by	O
Taito	O
as	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
spin-off	O
in	O
the	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
Taito	O
also	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
meets	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
"	O
implying	O
that	O
they	O
consider	O
it	O
to	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
spinoff	O
of	O
both	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Touhou	B-Device
Spell	I-Device
Bubble	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
colored	O
bubbles	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
fire	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
onto	O
a	O
pile	O
towards	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rate	O
at	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
fire	O
bubbles	O
corresponds	O
to	O
the	O
tempo	B-Application
of	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touhou	B-Device
Spell	I-Device
Bubble	I-Device
features	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
told	O
from	O
either	O
Reimu	O
and	O
Marisa	O
's	O
perspectives	O
,	O
both	O
containing	O
22	O
levels	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Taito	O
released	O
a	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
for	O
Touhou	B-Device
Spell	I-Device
Bubble	I-Device
on	O
their	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
internationally	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Device
Spell	I-Device
Bubble	I-Device
was	O
used	O
in	O
promotional	O
material	O
,	O
with	O
Taito	O
releasing	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
composers	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
three	O
separate	O
music	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
side	O
story	O
content	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
DLC	B-Protocol
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touhou	B-Device
Spell	I-Device
Bubble	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digitally	O
Downloadeds	O
Harvard	O
L	O
.	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
elegant	O
simplicity	O
of	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
was	O
being	O
tainted	O
"	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
instincts	O
rather	O
than	O
planning	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
both	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
understand	O
,	O
and	O
argued	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Blasts	O
Juliana	O
Paiva	O
Zapparoli	O
criticized	O
the	O
high	O
retail	O
price	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
licensed	O
music	O
and	O
translation	O
issues	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cubed3s	O
Shane	O
Jury	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
stands	O
above	O
most	O
puzzle	O
titles	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
brilliant	O
audio	O
collection	O
"	O
and	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
system	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	O
Arcades	O
Shaun	O
Musgrave	O
called	O
Touhou	B-Device
Spell	I-Device
Bubble	I-Device
one	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
best	O
puzzle	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
Switch	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
it	O
’s	O
missing	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
is	O
admittedly	O
a	O
big	O
omission	O
given	O
what	O
a	O
blast	O
the	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
is.	O
"	O
</s>
