Buster Bros.: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Buster Bros. (1989) is a shooter, platform, arcade video game developed by Mitchell Corporation, available on Arcade, C64, ZXS, SNES, Atari-ST, DOS, Amiga, ACPC. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 76/100 on IGDB.

What is Buster Bros. about?

Pang, originally released in Japan as Pomping World and in North America as Buster Bros., is a 1989 arcade action game developed by Mitchell Corporation. Its core gameplay is similar to the 1983 Japanese MSX game Cannon Ball, also released that year for the ZX Spectrum as Bubble Buster.

Players embark on a round-the-world quest to destroy bouncing balloons that are threatening landmarks and cities across the globe. The game features 50 stages set in 17 locations, including Mt. Fuji, Mt. Keirin, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Angkor Wat, Ayers Rock, the Taj Mahal, Leningrad, Paris, London, Barcelona, Athens, Egypt, Kenya, New York, Maya ruins, Antarctica, and Easter Island. Later versions added additional locations. Each stage includes a background depicting local landmarks, along with a unique arrangement of blocks, some destructible, some permanent, and some hidden with bonus items.

Key details

Buster Bros. was released in 1989 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: Arcade, C64, ZXS, SNES, Atari-ST, DOS, Amiga, ACPC. Developer: Mitchell Corporation.

Should you play Buster Bros.?

A solid 76/100 aggregate score makes Buster Bros. a safe pick for fans of shooter, platform, arcade.