<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Robotnik	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mean	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
a	O
falling	O
block	O
puzzle	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
/	I-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
Westernised	O
version	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
replaces	O
its	O
characters	O
with	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
primarily	O
the	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
character	O
Carbuncle	O
appears	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Has	O
Bean	O
"	O
and	O
makes	O
different	O
animations	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
puzzle	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
organises	O
coloured	O
shapes	O
as	O
they	O
descend	O
a	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
sees	O
Sonic	B-Application
antagonist	O
Doctor	O
Robotnik	O
kidnapping	O
residents	O
from	O
Beanville	O
and	O
turning	O
them	O
into	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Mobius	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
inhabited	O
by	O
bean-like	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Robotnik	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mean	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
falling-block	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Robotnik	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mean	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Westernised	O
version	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
falling-block	O
puzzle	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fearing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
popular	O
with	O
the	O
Western	O
audience	O
,	O
Sega	O
replaced	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
with	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
particularly	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
1993	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Robotnik	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mean	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
retrospective	O
compilations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
Plus	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
in	O
2004	O
;	O
which	O
also	O
contains	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Sega	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
Drive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
via	O
its	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
emulation	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	B-Application
Robotnik	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mean	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
similarly	O
echoed	O
Thomas	O
 '	O
opinion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intention	O
to	O
encourage	O
two-player	O
competition	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
provided	O
a	O
"	O
decent	O
"	O
challenge	O
despite	O
viewing	O
that	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
could	O
get	O
bored	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Thomas	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
difficult	O
to	O
recommend	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
free	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
clones	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
but	O
commended	O
its	O
basic	O
mechanics	O
,	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
gradually	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
labelled	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fairly	O
unapologetic	O
reskin	O
"	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
and	O
thought	O
that	O
Sega	O
decided	O
to	O
"	O
shoehorn	O
"	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
enhance	O
their	O
sales	O
,	O
although	O
Reed	O
admitted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
solid	O
and	O
addictive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amanda	O
Tipping	O
from	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
as	O
addictive	O
and	O
as	O
puzzling	O
as	O
the	O
Tetris	B-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
preferred	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
colourful	O
visuals	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
MegaZone	B-Application
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
In	O
History	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
