<s>
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Warp	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
falling	O
block	O
puzzle	O
format	O
,	O
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
presents	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
triads	O
of	O
colored	O
,	O
tile-shaped	O
eggs	O
that	O
gradually	O
descend	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
stack	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asmik	O
released	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
1995	O
while	O
Panasonic	O
localized	O
another	O
version	O
as	O
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
that	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mediocre	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
is	O
a	O
falling	O
block	O
puzzle	O
game	O
where	O
triads	O
of	O
colored	O
,	O
tile-shaped	O
eggs	O
gradually	O
descend	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
stack	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
the	O
stack	O
of	O
eggs	O
reach	O
the	O
line	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
play	O
field	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
option	O
in	O
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
acts	O
as	O
a	O
practice	O
or	O
survival	O
mode	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
score	O
that	O
increases	O
when	O
eggs	O
and	O
Deow'Nz	O
are	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
two	O
versus	O
modes	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
either	O
battle	O
a	O
second	O
human	O
opponent	O
or	O
choose	O
a	O
match	O
against	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
of	O
varying	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Trip'Dance	O
"	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
music	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
gamepad	B-Device
's	O
buttons	O
corresponding	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
instrument	O
and	O
psychedelic	O
visual	O
displayed	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Warp	O
's	O
second	O
release	O
after	O
the	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
Totsugeki	O
Karakuri	O
Megadasu	O
!!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
works	O
were	O
created	O
out	O
of	O
Eno	O
's	O
philosophy	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
company	O
with	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
simpler	O
,	O
casual	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
larger	O
,	O
more	O
serious	O
projects	O
like	O
the	O
horror	O
title	O
D	B-Application
.	O
Alongside	O
Eno	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
consisted	O
of	O
graphic	O
designer	O
Tomohiro	O
Miyazaki	O
and	O
programmers	O
Hideki	O
Miura	O
and	O
Hirofumi	O
Hayashida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
1994	O
by	O
San-ei	O
Shobo	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
by	O
Asmik	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localized	O
version	O
,	O
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
3DO	B-Device
by	O
Panasonic	O
in	O
August	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
as	O
Warp	O
's	O
first	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
is	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
founder	O
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
poked	O
fun	O
at	O
stereotypical	B-Language
Western	O
views	O
of	O
Japan	O
like	O
depicting	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
Warp	O
's	O
office	O
with	O
images	O
of	O
Mount	O
Fuji	O
,	O
a	O
Shinto	O
shrine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bullet	O
train	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
introducing	O
its	O
designers	O
as	O
the	O
children	O
of	O
people	O
like	O
geisha	B-Application
,	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
sumo	O
wrestlers	O
,	O
and	O
ninjas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
with	O
more	O
varied	O
gameplay	O
options	O
titled	O
Flopon	O
World	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
3DO	B-Device
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
rendition	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Short	O
Warp	O
,	O
a	O
minigame	O
compilation	O
of	O
parodies	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
previous	O
works	O
that	O
would	O
serve	O
as	O
their	O
final	O
3DO	B-Device
title	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eno	O
was	O
asked	O
by	O
1UP.com	O
in	O
2008	O
if	O
he	O
had	O
any	O
interest	O
in	O
bringing	O
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
to	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
3DO	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
generally	O
mediocre	O
reaction	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Stuart	O
Wynne	O
of	O
3DO	B-Device
Magazine	O
was	O
bored	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
experience	O
,	O
he	O
lauded	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
as	O
"	O
arguably	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
a	O
Tetris	B-Device
variant	I-Device
"	O
and	O
similarly	O
admitted	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
never	O
been	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
has	O
got	O
us	O
so	O
addicted	O
as	O
two-player	O
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Gaksch	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
publication	O
MAN	O
!	O
AC	O
labeled	O
Trip	B-Application
'd	I-Application
as	O
a	O
competent	O
blend	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Columns	B-Application
and	O
felt	O
it	O
offered	O
solid	O
computer	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contraily	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
felt	O
that	O
Trip'ds	B-Application
additions	O
to	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Puyo	O
Puyo	O
"	O
really	O
only	O
serve	O
to	O
complicate	O
a	O
wonderfully	O
simple	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
frustrating	O
than	O
innovative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
reporter	O
Dan	O
Granett	O
echoed	O
this	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
took	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
physical	O
energy	O
to	O
perform	O
quick	O
reactions	O
using	O
the	O
stock	O
3DO	B-Device
gamepad	B-Device
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
solitary	O
blemish	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
would-be	O
flawless	O
puzzler.	O
"	O
</s>
