<s>
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bitstep	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
15	O
stages	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
battle	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Big	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
,	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Floating	B-Device
Continent	I-Device
and	O
Devastator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
stages	O
offer	O
occasional	O
hazards	O
that	O
will	O
disrupt	O
battle	O
and	O
inflict	O
additional	O
damage	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
floating	O
Medusa	B-Application
heads	O
in	O
Dracula	B-Application
's	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
recurring	O
Bomberman	B-Application
villain	O
Mujoe	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Fighters	O
hosts	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
his	O
Hige-Hige	O
Bandits	O
.	O
</s>
