<s>
Blinx	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Sweeper	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Artoon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advertised	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
World	O
's	O
First	O
4-D	B-Protocol
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
cat	O
called	O
Blinx	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
World	O
B1Q64	O
and	O
rescue	O
its	O
princess	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Tom-Tom	O
Gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blinx	B-Application
is	O
outfitted	O
with	O
the	O
TS-1000	O
Vacuum	O
Cleaner	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
he	O
can	O
exert	O
control	O
over	O
time	O
itself	O
through	O
five	O
unique	O
"	O
Time	O
Controls	O
"	O
:	O
slowing	O
time	O
down	O
,	O
speeding	O
time	O
up	O
,	O
recording	O
a	O
moment	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
reversing	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
stopping	O
time	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Blinx	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blinx	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Sweeper	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platformer	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
of	O
Blinx	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Blinx	B-Application
receives	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
a	O
young	O
princess	O
,	O
trapped	O
within	O
the	O
doomed	O
world	O
,	O
Blinx	B-Application
proceeds	O
to	O
the	O
room	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
portal	O
leading	O
to	O
World	O
B1Q64	O
is	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Time	O
Factory	O
staff	O
are	O
against	O
it	O
,	O
Blinx	B-Application
dives	O
into	O
the	O
portal	O
moments	O
before	O
it	O
closes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Blinx	B-Application
can	O
fight	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Chronohorn	O
rewinds	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
forces	O
Blinx	B-Application
to	O
fight	O
four	O
previous	O
bosses	O
(	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
ameliorated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
ones	O
that	O
you	O
fight	O
in	O
rounds	O
1	O
,	O
2	O
,	O
3	O
and	O
5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Tom-Toms	O
gone	O
,	O
and	O
time	O
beginning	O
to	O
flow	O
in	O
World	O
B1Q64	O
again	O
,	O
Blinx	B-Application
is	O
content	O
that	O
his	O
mission	O
is	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
princess	O
Lena	O
wakes	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
bench	O
she	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
,	O
Blinx	B-Application
reluctantly	O
says	O
goodbye	O
and	O
leaves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
announcement	O
from	O
the	O
Mother	O
Computer	O
explains	O
that	O
World	O
B1Q64	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
cut	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
Time	O
Factory	O
,	O
and	O
Blinx	B-Application
is	O
congratulated	O
by	O
the	O
CEO	O
,	O
the	O
Operator	O
and	O
the	O
Third	O
Administrator	O
of	O
the	O
Time	O
Factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
message	O
says	O
that	O
Lena	O
has	O
the	O
time	O
crystals	O
that	O
Blinx	B-Application
collected	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
she	O
will	O
use	O
them	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
of	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
time	O
crystals	O
,	O
she	O
rewinds	O
time	O
to	O
when	O
Blinx	B-Application
is	O
about	O
to	O
leave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
he	O
jumps	O
in	O
the	O
portal	O
again	O
,	O
she	O
wakes	O
up	O
,	O
gives	O
Blinx	B-Application
a	O
hug	O
,	O
and	O
thanks	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
February	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
loved	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
cat	O
that	O
could	O
control	O
time	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
processing	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
formed	O
a	O
partnership	O
between	O
them	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
US-based	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Blinx	B-Application
began	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Pelon	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
quickly	O
progressing	O
along	O
as	O
the	O
two	O
teams	O
communicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Fries	O
,	O
at-the-time	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
publishing	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
Blinx	B-Application
,	O
would	O
later	O
state	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
promising	O
game	O
 [ they ] 	O
were	O
developing	O
"	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
focus	O
was	O
more	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
played	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
mascot	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
Blinx	B-Application
serving	O
as	O
a	O
mascot	B-Application
came	O
later	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
shape	O
,	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
even	O
being	O
suggested	O
to	O
CEO	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
would	O
quickly	O
refocus	O
the	O
mascot	B-Application
concept	O
as	O
being	O
for	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
would	O
claim	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
time	O
mechanic	O
was	O
only	O
possible	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
large	O
internal	O
hard	O
drive	O
was	O
necessary	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blinx	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Time	I-Application
Sweeper	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Blinx	B-Application
also	O
entered	O
the	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
range	O
(	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
all-age	O
Platinum	B-Device
Family	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
suggested	O
that	O
Blinx	B-Application
was	O
proposed	O
as	O
a	O
possible	O
mascot	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
system	O
,	O
rivaling	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
(	O
Master	O
Chief	O
)	O
was	O
considered	O
too	O
violent	O
(	O
and	O
also	O
lacking	O
in	O
identity	O
behind	O
a	O
visor	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
officials	O
wanted	O
a	O
"	O
friendly	O
,	O
furry	O
face	O
"	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
sales	O
among	O
the	O
younger	O
clientele	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unpopularity	O
,	O
it	O
never	O
achieved	O
the	O
suggested	O
goal	O
and	O
Master	O
Chief	O
is	O
unofficially	O
seen	O
as	O
the	O
mascot	B-Application
,	O
though	O
Blinx	B-Application
was	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
proposed	O
as	O
the	O
mascot	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
