Bubble Bobble Revolution received a strongly negative reception after its release, because of poor graphics and level design, and the presence of a major software bug in the North American version that prevented the game from being completed.

There are additionally boss fights every tenth level, and Bub and Bob can now take three hits instead of one before dying and have several new types of bubbles.

[2] Codemasters ultimately responded by releasing a fixed version of the game, which included a free copy of Rainbow Islands Revolution.

[3] Many critics also made note of the level 30 glitch, which Craig Harris of IGN claimed "makes a bad game worse".

[2] John Walker of Eurogamer began his review off by giving praise for the original game before harshly criticizing the "new-age" remake.