It was developed by Prism Kikaku and published by Hori Electric in Japan and by Atlus Software in North America.
The computer players come at three difficulty levels (easy, normal or hard) and feature a wide array of opponents, such as a crab made out of a rice bowl and a beautiful laughing mermaid.
GamePro's Earth Angel judged the game as "an interesting variation on the standard puzzler theme".
The magazine's team of five reviewers scored it an 8.2 out of 10[2] and later ranked it number 14 on their top 50 games from the past year.
[3] A reviewer for Next Generation commented positively on the large number of puzzles and the intensity of the two-player "Versus Mode", and gave the game three out of five stars, concluding, "Although it doesn't touch, say, Super Bomberman in the party game category, this title is still its own sort of blast.