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Several weeks ago, Bubble Bobble was the topic of our Co-Op Classics column.  We waxed nostalgic at the cute widdle dinosaurs and co-op action.  A remake of Bubble Bobble, called Bubble Bobble Plus!, is available Nintendo's WiiWare service in Japan and Europe.  No North American release has been announced yet, but it seems the bubbles will soon be bobbled on Xbox Live Arcade, as well!

The German version of the ESRB has rated a game called Bubble Bobble Neo.  Unless this is a Bubble Bobble/Matrix crossover (which would be pretty cool, now that I think about it), it's a safe bet that Xbox 360 owners will be able to capture wacky enemies in colorful spit spheres sometime in the near future.  As you can see in the image above, Neo will support 4 player co-op  I call dibs on the pink one!  There are a few more screens at the link below.
 

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Halo.  Diablo.  Gears of War.  Each of these franchises feature co-op, and each of them are legendary.  They are also violent, grim, and gritty, for the most part.  For Co-Op Classics today, we will look at a co-op game at the opposite end of the spectrum.  There are no bullets, demons, or chainsaws in the world of Bubble Bobble.  But you won't care, because there is some top notch co-op here.

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