One of the new features for this entry is the ability to upgrade the two heroic dragons - Bub and Bob - by collecting special letters that are scattered throughout each stage of a world. The system is called "EXTEND" (guess what letters you'll be collecting?) and if you manage to collect every letter in a world and then beat the boss, you'll be able to upgrade your dragon by granting it a new skill or enhancing an existing one. The skills you can acquire are: Long Shot, Thunder Bubble, Bomb Bubble, Stop Wind, and Dash Skill.

Honestly, the fact that the original title is so popular in Europe was almost equally as surprising, to me, as the fact that a sequel has been in development and is coming out soon. We checked with Sam, our resident European, and he confirmed that yes, he is fond of Bubble Bobble, so we'll just say that he speaks for everyone and that information checks out. There's not a whole lot of other information for the game right now outside of the release dates and that it ups the couch co-op player count from two to four. Enjoy the announce trailer!