<s>
Asterix	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1993	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
long-running	O
,	O
French	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
Asterix	B-Application
the	O
Gaul	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
Asterix	B-Application
and	O
Obelix	B-Application
must	O
rescue	O
Getafix	O
(	O
Panoramix	O
)	O
and	O
Dogmatix	O
(	O
Idéfix	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
Romans	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
taking	O
over	O
Gaul	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
allows	O
changing	O
characters	O
during	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
removes	O
this	O
feature	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
allowing	O
choosing	O
characters	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
