Next Generation commented that the concept of the game is refreshingly unusual but that most of the levels use "fairly average" side-scrolling gameplay which does not live up to the originality of the concept. They still concluded the game to be moderately appealing due to its humor and especially its massive length. Lee Nutter of the British Sega Saturn Magazine said that, due in part to its much delayed PAL conversion, Mr. Bones'' was outdated by the time of its release in the UK.
Next Generation commented that the game's concept is refreshingly unusual but that most of the levels use "fairly average" side-scrolling gameplay which does not live up to the originality of the concept. They still concluded the game to be moderately appealing due to its humor and especially its massive length. Lee Nutter of the British Sega Saturn Magazine said that, due in part to its much delayed PAL conversion, Mr. Bones'' was outdated by the time of its release in the UK.