<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
builds	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
style	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
entry	O
,	O
2002	O
's	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
characters	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
the	O
2002	O
anime	O
series	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Jetters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
utilizes	O
cel-shaded	O
graphics	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
by	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Generation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
Pokémon-style	O
battles	O
to	O
acquire	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
either	O
hidden	O
in	O
certain	O
levels	O
or	O
must	O
be	O
rescued	O
from	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
mode	O
in	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
lasts	O
five	O
stages	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
gain	O
different	O
ranks	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
well	O
they	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
voice-acting	O
,	O
character	O
's	O
personalities	O
being	O
altered	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
being	O
unimproved	O
from	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Generation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
's	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
wasted	O
improvement	O
and	O
the	O
charabom	O
system	O
was	O
slightly	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
an	O
imitation	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
for	O
being	O
required	O
to	O
get	O
through	O
some	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
