<s>
Baldies	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Creative	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
Software	I-Application
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
manages	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
Baldies	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
build	O
structures	O
,	O
increase	O
their	O
population	O
,	O
and	O
create	O
weapons	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
enemies	O
known	O
as	O
Hairies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
classes	O
of	O
Baldies	B-Application
and	O
each	O
structure	O
has	O
specific	O
properties	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
combines	O
strategy	O
with	O
simulation	B-Application
and	O
god	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
while	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
via	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldies	B-Application
began	O
production	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
platform	I-Device
,	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
before	O
publishing	O
duties	O
were	O
transferred	O
to	O
GameTek	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wightman	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
from	O
scratch	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
gameplay	O
depth	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
accessibility	O
of	O
Lemmings	B-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
demo	O
that	O
was	O
published	O
as	O
covermount	O
with	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
magazine	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
wound	O
up	O
unreleased	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
finished	O
on	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldies	B-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
its	O
novel	O
style	O
and	O
level	O
of	O
gameplay	O
freedom	O
given	O
to	O
players	O
in	O
doing	O
anything	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
simplistic	O
graphics	O
,	O
learning	O
curve	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
were	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
contention	O
for	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
were	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Skull	B-Application
Caps	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldies	B-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
with	O
simulation	B-Application
and	O
god	O
game	O
elements	O
that	O
is	O
primarily	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
Populous	B-Application
,	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mega-Lo-Mania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
and	O
manages	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
Baldies	B-Application
using	O
a	O
hand	O
cursor	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
build	O
structures	O
,	O
increase	O
their	O
population	O
,	O
and	O
create	O
weapons	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
enemies	O
known	O
as	O
Hairies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
Baldies	B-Application
 '	O
civilization	O
across	O
100	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
taking	O
place	O
across	O
various	O
locations	O
and	O
increasing	O
in	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
is	O
manually	O
saved	O
after	O
completing	O
a	O
level	O
if	O
a	O
Memory	B-Device
Track	I-Device
cartridge	O
is	O
present	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
otherwise	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
passwords	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
wihle	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
versions	O
supported	O
memory	O
cards	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
also	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
controller	O
overlay	O
and	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
ProController	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
feature	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
and	O
Shuttle	O
Mouse	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
assign	O
Baldies	B-Application
a	O
job	O
class	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
denoted	O
by	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
their	O
clothing	O
that	O
represents	O
their	O
specific	O
role	O
,	O
by	O
placing	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
room	O
of	O
a	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
classes	O
of	O
Baldies	B-Application
and	O
each	O
structure	O
has	O
specific	O
properties	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
Red	O
Baldies	B-Application
are	O
workers	O
that	O
generate	O
energy	O
to	O
terraform	O
the	O
playfield	O
and	O
unlock	O
angel	O
wings	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
grant	O
them	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
achieved	O
after	O
constructing	O
four	O
big	O
houses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Baldies	B-Application
act	O
as	O
builders	O
capable	O
of	O
improving	O
a	O
house	O
or	O
build	O
new	O
houses	O
,	O
barracks	O
or	O
laboratories	O
,	O
while	O
they	O
can	O
also	O
maintain	O
the	O
structures	O
from	O
falling	O
apart	O
by	O
multiple	O
disasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grey	O
Baldies	B-Application
function	O
as	O
soldiers	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
Hairies	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
weapons	O
during	O
their	O
first	O
phase	O
outside	O
of	O
barracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	O
Baldies	B-Application
work	O
as	O
scientists	O
at	O
laboratories	O
,	O
developing	O
weapons	O
and	O
inventions	O
by	O
experimenting	O
with	O
animals	O
roaming	O
in	O
the	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
change	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Baldies	B-Application
by	O
dropping	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
specific	O
room	O
of	O
a	O
house	O
,	O
while	O
dropping	O
Baldies	B-Application
into	O
the	O
bedroom	O
of	O
a	O
house	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
breed	O
more	O
Baldies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
hazards	O
and	O
traps	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
playfield	O
that	O
can	O
prove	O
beneficial	O
or	O
harmful	O
to	O
the	O
Baldies	B-Application
and	O
Hairies	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
full	O
direct	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Baldies	B-Application
themselves	O
and	O
their	O
actions	O
or	O
movement	O
,	O
instead	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
wander	O
aimlessly	O
around	O
the	O
playfield	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
picked	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
environmental	O
objects	O
on	O
the	O
playfield	O
like	O
trees	O
to	O
hide	O
Baldies	B-Application
for	O
strategic	O
purposes	O
against	O
Hairies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
also	O
has	O
god-like	O
powers	O
capable	O
of	O
changing	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
Baldies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
structure	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
incapable	O
of	O
breeding	O
Baldies	B-Application
,	O
develop	O
inventions	O
or	O
fabricate	O
ammunition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
the	O
Baldies	B-Application
in	O
the	O
playfield	O
are	O
defeated	O
by	O
Hairies	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
via	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
where	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
levels	O
are	O
selectable	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
unit	O
standing	O
is	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldies	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Creative	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
Software	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Edinburgh-based	O
game	O
developer	O
founded	O
by	O
David	O
Wightman	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
Edge	O
has	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Euro	O
Soccer	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1993	O
family	O
comedy	O
film	O
Surf	O
Ninjas	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Soccer	O
Superstars	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldies	B-Application
began	O
production	O
in	O
February	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
platform	I-Device
,	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
before	O
publishing	O
duties	O
were	O
transferred	O
to	O
GameTek	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wightman	O
stated	O
he	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
from	O
scratch	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
gameplay	O
depth	O
of	O
Populous	B-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
accessibility	O
of	O
Lemmings	B-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wightman	O
also	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Populous	B-Application
and	O
Lemmings	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
SimCity	B-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
Mega-Lo-Mania	B-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
demo	O
that	O
was	O
published	O
as	O
covermount	O
with	O
the	O
May	O
1995	O
issue	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
magazine	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
ultimately	O
wound	O
up	O
unreleased	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
finished	O
on	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wightman	O
commented	O
that	O
Creative	O
Edge	O
obtained	O
development	O
kits	O
for	O
Jaguar	B-Device
from	O
Atari	O
,	O
converting	O
and	O
rewritting	O
90%	O
of	O
Assembly	B-Language
code	I-Language
from	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldies	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
and	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
1995	O
ECTS	O
Spring	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
smallest	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
terms	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
(	O
at	O
75	O
MB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
were	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
alongside	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
version	O
were	O
ever	O
released	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
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
on	O
28	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
then	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sold-Out	O
Software	O
on	O
13	O
February	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banpresto	O
later	O
distributed	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Baldy	O
Land	O
on	O
4	O
December	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
trial	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
pre-rendered	O
visuals	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Banpresto	O
on	O
19	O
November	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Phoenix	O
Games	O
on	O
8	O
August	O
2003	O
,	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Mud	O
Duck	O
Productions	O
on	O
3	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Banpresto	O
on	O
26	O
November	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
are	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
in	O
western	O
regions	O
,	O
the	O
trademark	O
renewal	O
for	O
Baldies	B-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldies	B-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
noted	O
its	O
advanced	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
claymation	O
sequences	O
to	O
be	O
bleak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
found	O
its	O
greatest	O
strength	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
freedom	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
delegate	O
responsibilities	O
any	O
way	O
they	O
like	O
among	O
the	O
baldies	B-Application
or	O
enjoy	O
the	O
unpredictability	O
of	O
what	O
they	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
when	O
given	O
only	O
general	O
guidance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
verison	O
,	O
Marc	O
Abramson	O
of	O
the	O
French	O
ST	O
Magazine	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
easy	O
controls	O
,	O
sympathetic	O
sounds	O
,	O
help	O
system	O
,	O
thematic	O
,	O
and	O
longevity	O
,	O
but	O
faulted	O
the	O
compressed	O
Wallace	O
and	O
Gromit-style	O
introductory	O
sequence	O
and	O
lamented	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
mediocre	O
and	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
difficult	O
to	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
,	O
but	O
summarized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
with	O
its	O
challenging	O
strategy	O
and	O
many	O
amusing	O
tactics	O
for	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAN	O
!	O
ACs	O
Oliver	O
Ehrle	O
labelled	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
cute	O
Populous	B-Application
clone	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
varied	O
levels	O
but	O
expressed	O
mixed	O
thoughts	O
regarding	O
the	O
overall	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Gamess	O
Chirstopher	O
Lindquist	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
and	O
accesible	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
objective	O
on	O
every	O
level	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
additional	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
Lindquist	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Baldies	B-Application
may	O
lack	O
the	O
crisp	O
Super	O
VGA	O
graphics	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
the	O
stellar	O
sound	O
effects	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
quirky	O
style	O
all	O
its	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Plays	O
Sascha	O
Gliss	O
disagreed	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
playful	O
lightness	O
that	O
made	O
Populous	B-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Baldies	B-Application
is	O
an	O
interesting	O
idea	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
have	O
used	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
"	O
punch	O
"	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Zones	O
Chris	O
Anderson	O
and	O
Richie	O
Shoemaker	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
saw	O
the	O
visuals	O
as	O
dated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamezillas	O
Mitch	O
Eatough	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
positive	O
remarks	O
for	O
its	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphical	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
assortment	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
lamented	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
play	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Gaming	O
Headquarters	O
Keita	O
Iida	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
chaotic	O
cross	O
between	O
Populous	B-Application
and	O
Lemmings	B-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
finding	O
its	O
controls	O
to	O
be	O
okay	O
but	O
occasionally	O
difficult	O
when	O
pointing	O
an	O
object	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
mouse	O
and	O
trackball	O
controllers	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iida	O
also	O
questioned	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
citing	O
the	O
"	O
terrible	O
"	O
cinematics	O
and	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
done	O
on	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Andy	O
Slaven	O
concurred	O
with	O
Iida	O
regarding	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
controller	O
not	O
being	O
suited	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldies	B-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
completed	O
title	O
by	O
Creative	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
Software	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
and	O
formed	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
projects	O
that	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
;	O
Battle	O
Lords	O
(	O
a	O
Gauntlet-style	O
hack	O
and	O
slash	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
)	O
,	O
Chopper	O
(	O
a	O
Choplifter-esque	O
action	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
Green-Thang	O
(	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
platform	O
game	O
also	O
intended	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
)	O
and	O
a	O
soccer	O
title	O
that	O
were	O
all	O
nearly	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
titled	O
Skull	B-Application
Caps	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Edge	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
