<s>
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
as	O
HSV	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
received	O
universal	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
car	O
models	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
scenery	O
,	O
though	O
with	O
criticisms	O
being	O
made	O
on	O
the	O
limited	O
selection	O
of	O
tracks	O
and	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
own	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Beetle	O
Battle	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
compete	O
to	O
collect	O
six	O
differently	O
colored	O
ladybugs	O
(	O
HSV	O
pendants	O
in	O
HSV	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
)	O
,	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
other	O
competitors	O
,	O
and	O
race	O
for	O
the	O
exit	O
once	O
all	O
the	O
ladybugs	O
are	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
EA	O
Canada	O
partnered	O
with	O
Paradigm	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
64	O
would	O
have	O
exclusive	O
tracks	O
and	O
vehicles	O
,	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
support	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
trademark	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
after	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Volkswagen	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
around	O
the	O
New	O
Beetle	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
designers	O
looking	O
for	O
something	O
else	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
other	O
racers	O
,	O
thus	O
altering	O
the	O
project	O
into	O
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unnamed	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
seems	O
like	O
every	O
other	O
title	O
coming	O
out	O
for	O
N64	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
racer	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
surprisingly	O
few	O
really	O
good	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
not	O
only	O
emerges	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
level	O
design	O
will	O
also	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
watermark	O
that	O
other	O
franchises	O
like	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
even	O
EA	O
's	O
own	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
will	O
have	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
environments	O
in	O
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
feel	O
like	O
they	O
're	O
alive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
of	O
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
are	O
so	O
perfectly	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
it	O
's	O
almost	O
as	O
if	O
the	O
audio	O
was	O
built	O
first	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
designed	O
around	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
truly	O
addictive	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
1999	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Make	O
no	O
mistake	O
about	O
it	O
--	O
the	O
Beetles	O
are	O
cool	O
and	O
deliver	O
all	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
handling	O
you	O
'd	O
want	O
,	O
but	O
what	O
if	O
EA	O
had	O
gone	O
for	O
a	O
multi-car	O
license	O
as	O
with	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
bad	O
,	O
it	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
fit	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
hardly	O
any	O
bass	O
to	O
be	O
heard	O
...	O
"	O
Schneider	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Aside	O
from	O
Wave	B-Application
Race	I-Application
,	O
this	O
is	O
definitely	O
the	O
best	O
racer	O
on	O
N64	B-Operating_System
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
arrives	O
as	O
a	O
breath	O
of	O
fresh	O
air	O
in	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
has	O
n't	O
moved	O
forward	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Soaking	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
graphic	O
detail	O
is	O
something	O
your	O
eyes	O
will	O
thank	O
you	O
for--a	O
breathtaking	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
true	O
power	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
II	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
