<s>
Bionicle	B-Device
:	I-Device
Matoran	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2002	O
platform	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Lego	B-Language
's	O
Bionicle	B-Application
line	O
of	O
constructible	O
action	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
and	O
co-published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Lego	B-Language
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matoran	O
can	O
jump	O
higher	O
and	O
throw	O
discs	O
,	O
while	O
Turaga	O
can	O
activate	O
switches	O
and	O
destroy	O
obstacles	O
;	O
players	O
can	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
during	O
gameplay	O
depending	O
on	O
need	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
1993	O
video	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
charm	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
some	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
,	O
while	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
creativity	O
were	O
more	O
poorly	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
official	O
Bionicle	B-Application
story	O
,	O
the	O
Bohrok	O
are	O
instead	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
Toa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
a	O
character-swapping	O
mechanic	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matoran	O
Adventures	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
UK-based	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
,	O
previously	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
marked	O
the	O
second	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
line	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
,	O
following	O
2001	O
's	O
Lego	B-Device
Bionicle	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Toa	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Matoran	O
Adventures	O
,	O
Argonaut	O
was	O
also	O
slated	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
separate	B-Application
Bionicle	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	I-Application
home	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matoran	O
Adventures	O
was	O
published	O
jointly	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Lego	B-Language
Interactive	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
Lego-themed	O
titles	O
(	O
Drome	B-Device
Racers	I-Device
and	O
Galidor	O
:	O
Defenders	O
of	O
the	O
Outer	O
Dimension	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
partnering	O
with	O
EA	O
,	O
Lego	B-Language
hoped	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
foothold	O
with	O
young	O
gamers	O
in	O
the	O
6-12	O
year	O
old	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
EA	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
to	O
be	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matoran	O
Adventures	O
was	O
showcased	O
in	O
July	O
2002	O
at	O
EA	O
's	O
Camp	O
EA	O
event	O
;	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
felt	O
this	O
early	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
barely	O
alpha	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
already	O
"	O
much	O
better	O
"	O
than	O
Quest	B-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Toa	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Helgeson	O
called	O
Matoran	O
Adventures	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
tight	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
as	O
good	O
a	O
non-Nintendo	O
GBA	O
title	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
Advance	O
reviewer	O
Jem	O
Roberts	O
offered	O
high	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
addictive	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
bursting	O
with	O
charm	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
superior	O
to	O
Quest	B-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Toa	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Lafferty	O
of	O
GameZone	O
called	O
Matoran	O
Adventures	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
and	O
a	O
pleasant	O
diversion	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
incorporating	O
the	O
"	O
charm	O
and	O
innovative	O
ideas	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
story	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
it	O
otherwise	O
was	O
simply	O
an	O
"	O
average	O
arcade-adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planet	O
Gameboy	O
criticized	O
Matoran	O
Adventures	O
as	O
"	O
uncreative	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
listless	O
"	O
and	O
suggested	O
readers	O
play	O
with	O
Lego	B-Language
toys	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
