<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Fill-in-Cafe	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Banpresto	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Mad	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Full	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Forth	I-Application
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
,	O
sources	O
have	O
since	O
gone	O
scarce	O
with	O
the	O
reduction	O
in	O
energy	O
that	O
is	O
consistently	O
used	O
by	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzer	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
Axion	O
,	O
an	O
unreleased	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
under	O
development	O
by	O
Treasure	O
before	O
being	O
reworked	O
into	O
Yu	B-Application
Yu	I-Application
Hakusho	I-Application
Makyō	I-Application
Tōitsusen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
reviews	O
for	O
Panzer	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
were	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consoles	O
+	O
favorably	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
games	O
,	O
enjoying	O
its	O
action-filled	O
gameplay	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
sticking	O
out	O
from	O
Banpresto	O
's	O
other	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
anime	O
licenses	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
critics	O
pointed	O
out	O
similarities	O
between	O
Panzer	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
and	O
Treasure	O
's	O
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
;	O
GameFan	O
believed	O
Banpresto	O
's	O
offering	O
was	O
different	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
showed	O
enthusiasm	O
towards	O
its	O
combat	O
and	O
enemy	O
juggling	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reception	O
for	O
Panzer	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
n't	O
as	O
well-designed	O
as	O
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
but	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
combat	O
sequences	O
made	O
it	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
in	O
2019	O
wrote	O
that	O
Panzer	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
was	O
a	O
far	O
better	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
than	O
the	O
official	O
sequel	O
,	O
Guardian	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
said	O
Panzer	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
made	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
spitting	O
image	O
"	O
of	O
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
worth	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
