<s>
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Penguins	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sunrise	O
Games	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
titled	O
Mutant	O
Penguins	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
GameTek	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Penguins	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
efforts	O
from	O
Atari	O
's	O
European	O
development	O
center	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
division	O
established	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
working	O
with	O
independent	O
developers	O
around	O
Europe	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
works	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
by	O
Dan	O
Hunter	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
became	O
involved	O
as	O
graphic	O
artist	O
in	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
DOS	O
versions	O
garnered	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Penguins	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
action	B-Application
,	O
platform	O
,	O
puzzle	O
,	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Lemmings	B-Application
that	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
alien	O
penguins	O
outweight	O
the	O
good	O
penguins	O
on	O
the	O
Doomscale	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
trigger	O
the	O
weapon	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Penguins	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Sunrise	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
Leeds-based	O
game	O
developer	O
initially	O
founded	O
by	O
Wayne	O
Smithson	O
in	O
1982	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Smithson	O
Computing	O
and	O
later	O
renamed	O
in	O
1989	O
to	O
WJS	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
efforts	O
from	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
's	O
European	O
development	O
center	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
division	O
established	O
in	O
January	O
1995	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
working	O
with	O
independent	O
developers	O
around	O
Europe	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartwright	O
served	O
as	O
lead	O
artist	O
while	O
Andrew	O
Hanson	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
background	O
graphics	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
junior	O
artist	O
Dan	O
Hunter	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
works	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
before	O
becoming	O
involved	O
as	O
graphic	O
artist	O
in	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Robert	O
Brearly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
composer	O
for	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Penguins	I-Application
is	O
not	O
credited	O
,	O
though	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
and	O
Cogent	O
Productions	O
are	O
respectively	O
listed	O
for	O
providing	O
the	O
sound	O
engine	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
creating	O
its	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
and	O
playable	O
experience	O
instead	O
of	O
showcasing	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hunter	O
recalled	O
in	O
a	O
2016	O
interview	O
that	O
he	O
created	O
the	O
sprites	O
for	O
the	O
Gremlins	O
using	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
500	I-Device
and	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
has	O
since	O
regarded	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Penguins	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favorite	O
projects	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
little	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
and	O
people	O
did	O
n't	O
get	O
it	O
back	O
then	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
’ve	O
seen	O
it	O
often	O
in	O
modern	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Penguins	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
1995	O
and	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
launch	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
before	O
Atari	O
merged	O
with	O
JTS	O
Corporation	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
was	O
first	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Interactive	O
before	O
the	O
division	O
closed	O
down	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
published	O
by	O
GameTek	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
as	O
Mutant	O
Penguins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunrise	O
Games	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
before	O
changing	O
their	O
name	O
in	O
2000	O
to	O
RGB	O
Tree	O
and	O
being	O
acquired	O
by	O
Rage	B-Application
Software	I-Application
,	O
which	O
rebranded	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
Rage	O
Leeds	O
and	O
eventually	O
consolidating	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
location	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
DOS	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
under	O
the	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Penguins	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
garnered	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
CD	O
Consoles	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
was	O
fresh	O
and	O
innovative	O
,	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
graphically	O
looked	O
like	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Demeanor	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
so	O
much	O
fun	O
and	O
action	B-Application
in	O
AMP	O
that	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
care.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
publication	O
Ultimate	O
Future	O
Games	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
borrowed	O
ideas	O
from	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sink	O
or	O
Swim	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
frustratingly	O
sluggish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
Worlds	O
Dave	O
Perry	O
and	O
Paul	O
Morgan	O
agreed	O
with	O
VideoGames	O
magazine	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
visually	O
similar	O
to	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Jan	O
Schweinitz	O
felt	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
overview	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
changing	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
effortlessly	O
done	O
on	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Playerss	O
Patrick	O
Baggatta	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
colorful	O
and	O
stylish	O
visuals	O
,	O
mixture	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
puzzle	O
,	O
simple	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
accessible	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
being	O
uninspired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Gaming	O
Headquarters	O
Patrick	O
Holstine	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
quality	O
game	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Penguins	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutant	O
Penguins	O
on	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
carried	O
similar	O
reception	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Jaguar	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Games	O
Herbert	O
Aichinger	O
commended	O
the	O
VGA	O
graphics	O
,	O
varied	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
progressive	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Jokers	O
Richard	O
Löwenstein	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
audio	O
,	O
idea	O
,	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
was	O
"	O
old-fashioned	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Players	O
Monika	O
Stoschek	O
commented	O
positively	O
about	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
but	O
noted	O
its	O
"	O
occasional	O
instability	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Zones	O
Mark	O
Hill	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
confusing	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Mutant	O
penguins	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
you	O
would	O
n't	O
want	O
your	O
kids	O
 '	O
minds	O
warped	O
by	O
this.	O
"	O
</s>
