<s>
,	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
Japanese	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
puzzle	O
games	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
primarily	O
for	O
several	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Bandai	B-Operating_System
WonderSwan	I-Operating_System
,	O
GBC	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
;	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chains	O
are	O
formed	O
either	O
when	O
a	O
single	O
drop	O
caused	O
a	O
chain	B-Application
reaction	I-Application
,	O
or	O
when	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
group	O
of	O
bubbles	O
is	O
destroyed	O
in	O
quick	O
succession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Drop-Drop	O
created	O
by	O
Russ	O
Ltd	O
,	O
a	O
Russian	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
titled	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Chain	B-Application
Reaction	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
became	O
better	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
sequels	O
,	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
were	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
and	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-mode	O
bought	O
and	O
currently	O
now	O
owns	O
the	O
intellectual	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
franchise	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
of	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
franchises	O
and	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Data	O
East	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
other	O
publishers	O
have	O
re-released	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
titles	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
3	I-Application
+	O
Wonderful	O
and	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
F	O
.	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
III	I-Application
are	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
subscription	O
service	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
title	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
G-mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
versions	O
of	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
and	O
September	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
by	O
G-mode	O
in	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Data	B-Application
East	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UTV	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
published	O
a	O
new	O
sequel	O
,	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Handled	O
by	O
the	O
French	O
developer	O
Golgoth	O
Studio	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
staff	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
G-mode	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Chain	B-Application
Reaction	I-Application
is	O
proving	O
quite	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
around	O
now	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
five	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
an	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reviewers	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
addictive	O
and	O
offers	O
numerous	O
options	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
frustratingly	O
difficult	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
disagreed	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
it	O
is	O
better	O
or	O
worse	O
than	O
its	O
competitor	O
Baku	B-Application
Baku	I-Application
Animal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
II	I-Application
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
becomes	O
monotonous	O
after	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
overall	O
solid	O
and	O
reasonably	O
addictive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
praising	O
the	O
colorful	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
catchy	O
music	O
,	O
engaging	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
ideal	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controller	O
,	O
he	O
gave	O
it	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
III	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
and	O
Destructoid	O
gave	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
V	I-Application
mixed-to-negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
citing	O
numerous	O
glitches	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
series-staple	O
features	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
incredibly	O
poor	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
