Baku Baku Animal

Baku Baku Animal
Screenshot of Baku Baku Animal
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	Arcade Game, Sega Saturn, Sega Game Gear, PC, Sega Master System, Mobile phones
Release date(s)	1995 (Arcade) August 31, 1996 (Sega Saturn) 1996 (Sega Game Gear) 1996 (Windows 95) 1996 (Sega Master System) 2002 (mobile phone)
Genre(s)	Puzzle game
Mode(s)	Single player, 2-player
Cabinet	Horizontal
Arcade system	Sega Titan Video hardware (STV)
Display	Raster, 704 x 513 pixels, 6144 colors

Baku Baku Animal (ばくばくアニマル, Baku Baku Animaru^?) is a falling block puzzle arcade game released by Sega in 1995. Outside Japan, the game was released as simply Baku Baku.

The player must line up falling blocks of animals and foodstuffs. When an animal is aligned adjacent to a tile of its favoured food, the animal eats the food. Larger groups of connected food of the same type scores higher when eaten.

When animals eat foodstuffs, they also make random blocks fall on the opponent's area, right after the currently falling blocks. The object of the game is to make one's opponent not be able to place more blocks.

The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the Game Gear version a 7.375 out of 10. They commented that the gameplay concept of Baku Baku Animal is simple and accessible, yet has enough strategic possibilities to engage even veteran players. Andrew Baran summarized it as "non-threatening fun anyone can enjoy".

IGN staff writer Levi Buchanan rated the cellphone version of Baku Baku 8 out of 10.