<s>
is	O
an	O
action-maze	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Produce	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Panic	B-Application
Bomber	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
retain	O
its	O
traditional	O
top-down	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
(	O
arcade	O
)	O
and	O
has	O
not	O
received	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
release	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
original	O
Bomberman	B-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
until	O
Konami	O
's	O
Bombergirl	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Neo	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
revolves	O
around	O
White	O
Bomberman	B-Application
and	O
Black	O
Bomberman	B-Application
along	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
combatants	O
gathering	O
together	O
for	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Tournament	O
before	O
Professor	O
Bagura	O
appears	O
in	O
a	O
mobile	O
fortress	O
to	O
spoil	O
the	O
tournament	O
and	O
kidnaps	O
the	O
combatants	O
by	O
putting	O
them	O
into	O
cages	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
both	O
White	O
and	O
Black	O
Bomberman	B-Application
set	O
out	O
to	O
rescue	O
their	O
friends	O
and	O
stop	O
Bagura	O
alongside	O
Atomic	O
Bomber	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
creation	O
under	O
his	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
bears	O
similarity	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-maze	O
game	O
that	O
plays	O
similarly	O
like	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
levels	O
introduces	O
more	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
rescuing	O
other	O
Bomberman	B-Application
characters	O
–	O
who	O
will	O
then	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
–	O
and	O
enemies	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
ridden	O
or	O
driven	O
after	O
defeating	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Produce	O
!,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
three	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
sub-series	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
while	O
two	O
ADS	O
employees	O
collaborated	O
in	O
creating	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
audience	O
attending	O
the	O
Japan	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
and	O
Marketing	O
Association	O
(	O
JAMMA	O
)	O
trade	O
fair	O
in	O
September	O
1996	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
then-upcoming	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Kizuna	B-Application
Encounter	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Show	O
and	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
Show	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
held	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
never	O
received	O
a	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
Neo	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
,	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
of	O
AllGame	O
praised	O
its	O
colorful	O
visuals	O
,	O
tried-and-true	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
aspects	O
and	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
welcomed	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
