<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
falling	O
block	O
puzzle	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
Cosmo	O
Gang	O
series	O
,	O
succeeding	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Video	I-Application
,	O
players	O
stack	O
groups	O
of	O
blocks	O
and	O
aliens	O
known	O
as	O
Jammers	O
in	O
a	O
vertical-oriented	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reworked	O
and	O
reskinned	O
as	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2009	O
—	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
ports	O
were	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
falling	O
tile	O
puzzle	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Video	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
third	O
Cosmo	O
Gang	O
game	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
other	O
falling	O
tile	O
puzzlers	O
,	O
namely	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Hatris	B-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
entered	O
production	O
in	O
mid-1992	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
on	O
a	O
tight	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
released	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
in	O
November	O
1992	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	O
NA-1	O
arcade	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
began	O
development	O
shortly	O
after	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Hometek	O
suggested	O
retooling	O
The	O
Puzzle	O
into	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
game	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
versions	O
of	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
;	O
one	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
i-Mode	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
retooling	O
of	O
The	O
Puzzle	O
that	O
replaced	O
the	O
characters	O
with	O
those	O
from	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Korogashi	B-Device
Puzzle	I-Device
Katamari	I-Device
Damacy	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
DSiWare	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
rereleased	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
was	O
only	O
a	O
moderate	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
an	O
original	O
concept	O
by	O
any	O
means	O
,	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
was	O
still	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
solid	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Device
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
,	O
reviewers	O
often	O
complained	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
n't	O
as	O
gratifying	O
or	O
well-designed	O
as	O
other	O
puzzle	O
games	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
refinement	O
as	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
or	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Lowe	O
from	O
GamesMaster	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
felt	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
possessed	O
more	O
"	O
involved	O
"	O
gameplay	O
than	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
it	O
lacked	O
substance	O
and	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
as	O
many	O
features	O
that	O
other	O
similar	O
games	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
showed	O
appreciation	O
towards	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
for	O
its	O
novelty	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lowe	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
wider	O
scope	O
than	O
other	O
Tetris	B-Device
clone	I-Device
games	O
did	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
features	O
some	O
devilishly	O
strategic	O
touches	O
"	O
that	O
other	O
titles	O
lacked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writers	O
for	O
both	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Magazine	O
liked	O
the	O
multiple	O
gamemodes	O
for	O
offering	O
a	O
different	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
falling	O
tile	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Magazine	O
concluded	O
their	O
review	O
by	O
writing	O
that	O
Puzzle	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
nice	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
library	O
,	O
and	O
outclassed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
with	O
its	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
