<s>
Blast	B-Application
Chamber	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
non-sports	O
four-player	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blast	B-Application
Chamber	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Smith	O
and	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
were	O
most	O
positive	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
almost	O
a	O
perfect	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
Bomberman	B-Application
for	O
the	O
next	O
generation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Best	O
Original	O
Concept	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
behind	O
Tecmo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
flawed	O
but	O
worth	O
getting	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
own	O
a	O
multitap	B-Device
and	O
enough	O
friends	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Glancey	O
wrote	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
that	O
the	O
concept	O
is	O
good	O
but	O
the	O
visuals	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
too	O
confusing	O
and	O
frustrating	O
to	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
