<s>
Action	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Search	I-Application
for	I-Application
Base	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Action	B-Application
Man	O
TV	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Alex	O
"	O
Action	B-Application
"	O
Mann	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
mission	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
Dr.	O
X	O
from	O
releasing	O
a	O
weapon	O
of	O
mass	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	B-Application
Man	O
must	O
find	O
Dr.	O
X	O
's	O
base	O
by	O
playing	O
through	O
levels	O
in	O
various	O
locales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
suits	O
for	O
Action	B-Application
Man	O
to	O
wear	O
in	O
different	O
situations	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
parka	O
,	O
a	O
wet	O
suit	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
space	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
choose	O
two	O
weapons	O
to	O
bring	O
into	O
battle	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
crossbow	B-Application
and	O
a	O
pistol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2000	O
,	O
THQ	O
secured	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
to	O
release	O
Action	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Search	I-Application
For	I-Application
Base	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	B-Application
Man	I-Application
:	I-Application
Search	I-Application
for	I-Application
Base	I-Application
X	I-Application
received	O
above	O
average	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
difficult	O
but	O
fun	O
nonetheless	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
a	O
compilation	O
score	O
of	O
68.22	O
%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
surprised	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
even	O
developed	O
so	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Marc	O
Nix	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
unfairly	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
negatively	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
