<s>
Thunderbirds	B-Device
is	O
a	O
2004	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Saffire	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
,	O
licensed	O
from	O
the	O
Thunderbirds	B-Device
franchise	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
2001	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
Thunderbirds	B-Device
:	O
International	O
Rescue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thunderbirds	B-Device
contains	O
two	O
core	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
over	O
nine	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Lost	O
Vikings-style	O
co-operative	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
,	O
involves	O
players	O
clearing	O
puzzles	O
by	O
controlling	O
three	O
characters	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
to	O
manipulate	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
mode	O
features	O
brief	O
sections	O
of	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
the	O
International	O
Rescue	O
fleet	O
of	O
Thunderbirds	B-Device
whilst	O
avoiding	O
and	O
shooting	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thunderbirds	B-Device
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
publications	O
critiquing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
puzzle	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dismissing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
worst	O
shooter	O
you	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
critiqued	O
Thunderbirds	B-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
bad	O
licensed	O
game	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
product	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
uninspired	O
development	O
team	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
particularly	O
found	O
fault	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Thunderbirds'''	O
puzzles	O
take	O
seconds	O
to	O
solve	O
and	O
a	O
lifetime	O
to	O
finish	O
"	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
hours	O
of	O
backtracking	O
and	O
character	O
switching	O
"	O
to	O
complete	O
simple	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cube	O
recommended	O
readers	O
not	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Thunderbirds	B-Device
featured	O
the	O
"	O
clumsiest	O
,	O
most	O
cumbersome	O
(	O
control	O
)	O
system	O
...	O
the	O
mechanics	O
are	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
such	O
an	O
utter	O
waste	O
of	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Rob	O
Burman	O
similarly	O
expressed	O
frustration	O
with	O
the	O
puzzle	O
mechanics	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
"	O
startlingly	O
similar	O
levels	O
"	O
,	O
whilst	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
action	B-Application
levels	O
"	O
are	O
slightly	O
more	O
terrible	O
...	O
the	O
missions	O
range	O
from	O
dull	O
to	O
beyond	O
boring	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
