<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9821	I-Operating_System
,	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
saw	O
a	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panic	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
is	O
a	O
falling	O
block	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
goal	O
being	O
to	O
clear	O
matching	O
blocks	O
using	O
bombs	B-Device
,	O
ensuring	O
that	O
their	O
screen	O
does	O
not	O
fill	O
and	O
that	O
their	O
opponents	O
 '	O
screens	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
falling	O
block	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
for	O
its	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
visual	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Panic	I-Application
Bomber	I-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
falling	O
blocks	O
"	O
puzzle	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
causing	O
chains	O
of	O
bombs	B-Device
to	O
explode	O
,	O
sending	O
useless	O
rubble	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
field	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
must	O
then	O
remove	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bombs	B-Device
are	O
earned	O
by	O
causing	O
chains	O
of	O
three	O
identical	O
blocks	O
to	O
disappear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bombs	B-Device
can	O
only	O
be	O
blown	O
up	O
with	O
an	O
explosion	O
from	O
a	O
lit	O
bomb	B-Device
,	O
which	O
falls	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
every	O
so	O
often	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
causes	O
enough	O
damage	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
eventually	O
earn	O
a	O
giant	O
bomb	B-Device
,	O
which	O
will	O
remove	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
debris	O
from	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
,	O
and	O
cause	O
their	O
opponent	O
a	O
good	O
deal	O
of	O
trouble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
regular	O
story	O
mode	O
revolves	O
around	O
Bomberman	B-Application
's	O
hunt	O
for	O
the	O
Golden	O
Bomber	O
statue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panic	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
uses	O
a	O
red-and-black	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
parallax	B-Device
,	O
an	O
optical	O
trick	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
3D	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mini-game	O
similar	O
to	O
Panic	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Land	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC-Engine	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
Panic	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2015	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
release	O
also	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
albeit	O
untranslated	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Panic	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
was	O
a	O
moderate	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
22	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
a	O
20	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
decent	O
if	O
unexceptional	O
Tetris	B-Device
clone	I-Device
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
genre	O
is	O
so	O
flooded	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
angle	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
n't	O
one	O
for	O
Panic	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
enough	O
originality	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
stand	O
on	O
its	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
are	O
too	O
simple	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appearance	O
on	O
the	O
powerful	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
but	O
praised	O
its	O
play	O
mechanics	O
and	O
addictive	O
nature	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
a	O
system	O
renowned	O
for	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
Panic	O
is	O
a	O
refreshing	O
presence.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
a	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
"	O
decent	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
poorly	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
since	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
and	O
is	O
less	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
without	O
colors	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
different	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
pushes	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
engine	O
to	O
its	O
max	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
admitting	O
the	O
3D	O
effects	O
are	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
timid	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
hailed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
as	O
addictive	O
as	O
Zoop	B-Application
or	O
Tetris.	O
"	O
</s>
