<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
produced	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
oversight	O
of	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
release	O
following	O
in	O
2002	O
;	O
its	O
late	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
resulted	O
in	O
minimal	O
press	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
simple	O
and	O
accessible	O
,	O
lacked	O
polish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
installments	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
Digimon	O
media	O
franchise	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
gameplay	O
style	O
closely	O
resembling	O
that	O
of	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
its	O
single-button	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
Digimon	O
and	O
fights	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
,	O
unlocking	O
new	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clearing	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
unlocks	O
three	O
mini-games	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
against	O
a	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
or	O
human	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two-player	O
mode	O
allows	O
two	O
human	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Vs	O
.	O
Computer	O
"	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponent	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
initially	O
includes	O
nine	O
playable	O
characters	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
roster	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
Digimon	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
02	O
,	O
and	O
Digimon	O
Tamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Bandai	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Ayano	O
Fujiwara	O
and	O
Yukio	O
Umematsu	O
of	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Digimon	B-Application
Tamers	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
late	O
February	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
was	O
released	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
little	O
coverage	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Fennec	O
Fox	O
of	O
GamePro	O
,	O
regarded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
solid	O
fighter	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
budget	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
though	O
he	O
lamented	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
four-player	O
gameplay	O
and	O
substantial	O
features	O
compared	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Johnston	O
determined	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
Digimon	O
title	O
he	O
had	O
played	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
Sam	O
Kennedy	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
awkward	O
controls	O
,	O
stiff	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
uneven	O
character	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujita	O
considered	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
satisfactory	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digimon	B-Application
All-Star	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Digimon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
