Dr. Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog's archenemy, is the malicious mastermind of planet Mobius. His favorite hobby is teasing, taunting and tormenting the world and its people. His latest criminal creation is the Mean Bean-Steaming Machine, an infernal contraption that changes the jolly folk of Beanville into devious little robots bent on ridding Mobious of music and fun forever. His henchbots have rounded up the bean people of Mobius and thrown them into a dungeon, where they await their turn in the machine. Now it's up to you to help the beans escape.

To carry out his plan, Robotnik has sent his henchbots to round up the beans and group them together in dungeons. This is where you come in: as each pair of beans comes into the dungeon, you must maneuver and rotate them into place, similar to how you would maneuver and rotate the blocks in Tetris or the gems in Columns. When two beans of the same color touch, they link. To make beans disappear from the dungeon, you must link together four or more of the same color.

When you drop a pair of beans horizontally on an uneven surface, the bean left suspended will separate from the pair and drop to the lowest point in the column. When you cause a grouping of beans to disappear, any beans remaining above the action will drop into place. This can be used to create chain reactions, which give you bonus points. In two-player games, chain reactions help you dump refugee beans into your opponent's dungeon. Refugee beans don't belong to any specific clan and can only be removed by a neighboring group of four or more beans.

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine includes three modes of play: Scenario Mode, 1P vs. 2P Mode, and Exercise Mode. A password feature is available in the Scenario Mode, enabling you to begin play at the next level at a later time. The game ends when your dungeon fills to the top with beans. Occasionally, when all seems lost, a couple of friends will drop in to lend a hand: Has Bean changes beans he walks over to the same color, and Big Bean clears the screen of beans just by dropping on them.

In this fun-filled action-fest, you'll be up against some of your favorite villains from the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series. Get ready to help the citizens of Mobius, and defeat Dr. Robotnik in the process!

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine features:

• SONIC-themed puzzle action
• Help the beans of Mobius escape
• Line up four like-colored beans to free them
• Battle familiar villains from the TV show
• Three gameplay modes

A series of cute chan-style characters engage each other in a Tetris-like game involving stacked blobs. Based on the exploits of one Aruru Nadja, red-headed warrior babe extraordinare, and her many friends and enemies. Spawned many sequels and even an RPG or four.

I am 10 Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. This game is sort of like columns which is really boooring and this game makes you want to fall asleep.