 Ryan Davis of GameSpot said the PS2 version of the game has the best graphics and sound of the series to date, "with extraordinarily sharp 2D graphics and a healthy amount of visual splendor", but that its gameplay represents an "incredibly stripped-down" disappointment to the series which "brings virtually nothing new to the franchise" and is missing a lot of features from the previous year's "Bust-a-Move 4".As for the GameCube version, there was nothing new and the analog controls were awkward, but the multiple gameplay modes kept players happy.A reviewer on NGC Magazine regarded the game as worth owning, but only on one console.