It's not at all like bust a move. Bust-a-move doesn't have gravity, and the ball doesn't bounce around after you shoot it. I find bust-a-move to be incredibly dull.
It's also not like arkanoid. You control the angle the ball goes. Nothing is left up to chance. If you know your angles you can ricochet the ball off one ball and hit another... and you need to do so to be able to beat the later levels as the layouts get more and more complex.
I'm sure I wouldn't go back and play it again after I beat the 45 levels and 75 expert challenges, but I was definitley hooked for the first 25 or 30 levels before my time ran out.
It's also not like arkanoid. You control the angle the ball goes. Nothing is left up to chance. If you know your angles you can ricochet the ball off one ball and hit another... and you need to do so to be able to beat the later levels as the layouts get more and more complex.
I'm sure I wouldn't go back and play it again after I beat the 45 levels and 75 expert challenges, but I was definitley hooked for the first 25 or 30 levels before my time ran out.