The objective of the puzzle game Smart Bomb, in which you play as the player, is to defuse several bombs. In addition to having to cut wires, the player must complete several other objectives, such as moving a mirror to reflect a laser beam from one side of the screen to the other, turning tiles to connect to terminals of the same color, rolling steel balls around (in a manner analogous to Marble Madness) to disable gravity fields, and even directing a train to collect the steel balls.
There are three distinct modes to choose from: The Story mode presents the player with a predetermined progression through more than 180 puzzles. The Arcade mode features the same types of puzzles but arranges them randomly, and there are no cutscenes. In contrast, the Multiplayer mode allows up to four people to connect through the Ad Hoc feature and compete against one another.
