<s>
Astérix	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
three	O
1993	O
platform	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
Asterix	B-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
were	O
only	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
format	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
exclusive	O
European	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
short	O
and	O
mustached	O
Gaul	B-Application
who	O
has	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
levels	O
located	O
all	O
across	O
Europe	O
,	O
fighting	O
Romans	O
and	O
various	O
aggressive	O
animals	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
friend	O
Obelix	B-Application
before	O
Caesar	O
throws	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
lions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaul	B-Application
is	O
entirely	O
occupied	O
by	O
the	O
Romans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
now	O
Obelix	B-Application
has	O
vanished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Asterix	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Device
Smurfs	I-Device
were	O
much	O
more	O
popular	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
series	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
over	O
into	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
