<s>
Bust-a-Move	B-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Happy	O
Happening	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
firing	O
mechanism	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
slingshot	O
system	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
fire	O
bubbles	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
preview	O
,	O
Carrie	O
Gouskos	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
took	O
some	O
getting	O
used	O
to	O
and	O
lacked	O
precision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Nix	O
of	O
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
were	O
cool	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
purchase	O
when	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bust-a-Move	B-Application
DS	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mathew	O
Kumar	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
slingshot	O
controls	O
were	O
interesting	O
and	O
mechanically	O
satisfying	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
them	O
useless	O
on	O
later	O
levels	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
much	O
longer	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
beat	O
these	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Ryan	O
Davis	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
found	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
support	O
to	O
be	O
solid	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
while	O
expressing	O
disappointment	O
over	O
its	O
"	O
weak	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
and	O
difficulty	O
aiming	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
directional	O
pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
option	O
allows	O
for	O
more	O
precision	O
than	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
similarly	O
found	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
valuable	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
wished	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
new	O
things	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-Play	O
review	O
also	O
wished	O
there	O
was	O
more	O
new	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
on-the-go	O
puzzle	O
games	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
the	O
dual	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
