<s>
Asterix	B-Application
&	I-Application
Obelix	I-Application
XXL	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
French	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
Asterix	B-Application
about	O
the	O
Gaulish	B-Application
warrior	O
Asterix	B-Application
in	O
the	O
year	O
50	O
BC	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
best	O
friend	O
Obelix	B-Application
battle	O
the	O
Romans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
only	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Asterix	B-Application
&	I-Application
Obelix	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kick	I-Application
Buttix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Asterix	B-Application
&	I-Application
Obelix	I-Application
XXL	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mission	I-Application
Las	I-Application
Vegum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
ordinary	O
day	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
Asterix	B-Application
,	O
Obelix	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Dogmatix	O
leave	O
for	O
the	O
forest	O
to	O
hunt	O
for	O
wild	O
boars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
are	O
searching	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
Asterix	B-Application
and	O
Obelix	B-Application
see	O
flames	O
in	O
the	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asterix	B-Application
hurries	O
off	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
while	O
Obelix	B-Application
remains	O
and	O
searches	O
for	O
Dogmatix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
scene	O
,	O
Asterix	B-Application
meets	O
a	O
Roman	O
secret	O
agent	O
,	O
formerly	O
in	O
Caesar	O
's	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
feels	O
scorned	O
for	O
having	O
been	O
sacked	O
by	O
Caesar	O
and	O
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
Asterix	B-Application
and	O
Obelix	B-Application
foil	O
the	O
Romans	O
 '	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asterix	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
village	O
to	O
find	O
it	O
ablaze	O
and	O
full	O
of	O
Romans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
quickly	O
defeats	O
them	O
and	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
Gaulish	B-Application
countryside	O
to	O
a	O
hilltop	O
by	O
the	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
he	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
Obelix	B-Application
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
Dogmatix	O
is	O
still	O
nowhere	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asterix	B-Application
and	O
Obelix	B-Application
then	O
follow	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
dock	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
points	O
out	O
two	O
barges	O
far	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
distance	O
,	O
and	O
mentions	O
that	O
their	O
friends	O
are	O
probably	O
being	O
held	O
prisoner	O
aboard	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farther	O
up	O
the	O
path	O
,	O
the	O
secret	O
agent	O
finds	O
Dogmatix	O
,	O
and	O
Obelix	B-Application
's	O
beloved	O
pet	O
joins	O
the	O
duo	O
in	O
their	O
Roman-bashing	O
antics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asterix	B-Application
and	O
Obelix	B-Application
then	O
fight	O
off	O
many	O
more	O
Roman	O
soldiers	O
,	O
plowing	O
through	O
a	O
country	O
road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obelix	B-Application
breaks	O
open	O
the	O
door	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
village	O
druid	O
,	O
Getafix	O
,	O
clambers	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explains	O
to	O
them	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
locked	O
up	O
,	O
he	O
overheard	O
Caesar	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
send	O
the	O
Gaulish	B-Application
villagers	O
to	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
Getafix	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
and	O
Asterix	B-Application
,	O
Obelix	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Dogmatix	O
set	O
off	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
location	O
to	O
free	O
their	O
fellow	O
villagers	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
the	O
Romans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
automatically	O
switches	O
between	O
Asterix	B-Application
and	O
Obelix	B-Application
depending	O
on	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
significant	O
difference	O
is	O
Obelix	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
smash	O
iron	O
crates	O
without	O
magic	O
potion	O
and	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
push	O
and	O
pull	O
larger	O
platforms	O
than	O
can	O
Asterix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
puzzles	O
involve	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
reusable	O
torch	O
that	O
only	O
Asterix	B-Application
may	O
carry	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sliding	O
platform	O
guided	O
by	O
a	O
rope	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
occur	O
in	O
every	O
province	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
consumed	O
by	O
Asterix	B-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
used	O
immediately	O
when	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
potion	O
allows	O
Asterix	B-Application
to	O
defeat	O
Romans	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
hit	O
and	O
to	O
run	O
much	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Asterix	B-Application
consumes	O
another	O
potion	O
while	O
already	O
under	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
a	O
previous	O
one	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
generate	O
a	O
huge	O
shockwave	O
that	O
causes	O
all	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
to	O
drop	O
their	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
province	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Gaul	B-Application
)	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
machines	O
are	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
captive	O
villagers	O
are	O
set	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
provide	O
Asterix	B-Application
and	O
Obelix	B-Application
with	O
another	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
marble	O
map	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
continue	O
on	O
and	O
rescue	O
the	O
other	O
villagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
province	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Gaul	B-Application
)	O
contain	O
unique	O
enemies	O
native	O
to	O
that	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
Microids	O
announced	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
dubbed	O
Asterix	B-Application
&	I-Application
Obelix	I-Application
XXL	I-Application
Romastered	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
22	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
