<s>
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
arcade	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
by	O
Vic	O
Tokai	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1994	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Columns	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Voyage	I-Application
Through	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Columns	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
competitive	O
two	O
player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Columns	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Sega	O
titles	O
launched	O
under	O
Sega	O
's	O
short-lived	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
RealOne	O
Arcade	O
download	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
download	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
most	O
recently	O
ported	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
“	O
Here	O
is	O
another	O
highly	O
addictive	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
theme	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Pac	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
