<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Bubsy	O
series	O
,	O
preceding	O
Bubsy	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
itself	O
is	O
a	O
word	O
play	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Fractured	O
Fairy	O
Tales	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
segment	O
from	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rocky	I-Application
and	I-Application
Bullwinkle	I-Application
and	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Accolade	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Atari	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
licensing	O
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Claws	I-Application
Encounters	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furred	I-Application
Kind	I-Application
from	O
their	O
catalog	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
title	O
due	O
to	O
Claws	O
Encounters	O
of	O
the	O
Furred	O
Kind	O
being	O
already	O
old	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
introducing	O
new	O
enemies	O
and	O
storyline	O
while	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
previous	O
entries	O
to	O
cater	O
towards	O
younger	O
and	O
older	O
players	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
code	O
ported	O
from	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
as	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fractured	B-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Faran	O
Thomason	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Jaguar	B-Device
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
retrospective	O
commentarists	O
;	O
some	O
reviewers	O
were	O
divided	O
regarding	O
the	O
overall	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
previous	O
iterations	O
on	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Claws	I-Application
Encounters	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furred	I-Application
Kind	I-Application
and	O
Bubsy	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Bubsy	O
,	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
orange	O
bobcat	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Bubsy	O
across	O
15	O
levels	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
chapters	O
,	O
each	O
themed	O
after	O
five	O
fairy	O
tales	O
:	O
Alice	O
's	O
Adventures	O
in	O
Wonderland	O
,	O
Jack	O
and	O
the	O
Beanstalk	O
,	O
Ali	B-Device
Baba	I-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Forty	I-Device
Thieves	I-Device
,	O
Twenty	O
Thousand	O
Leagues	O
Under	O
the	O
Sea	O
,	O
and	O
Hansel	O
and	O
Gretel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
lives	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
collecting	O
numbered	O
t-shirts	O
but	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
keep	O
playing	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
level	O
they	O
died	O
by	O
finding	O
a	O
continue	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
password	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
resume	O
their	O
last	O
progress	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
internal	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
only	O
saves	O
high	O
scores	O
and	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
option	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	O
can	O
only	O
take	O
one	O
hit	O
before	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
three	O
hits	O
as	O
in	O
Bubsy	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
stage	O
progression	O
in	O
Fractured	B-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
is	O
instead	O
linear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
,	O
a	O
Dewsbury-based	O
game	O
developer	O
founded	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
The	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
Raiden	B-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Faran	O
Thomason	O
of	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Jaguar	B-Device
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Accolade	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Atari	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
licensing	O
five	O
titles	O
from	O
their	O
catalog	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
:	O
Barkley	O
Shut	O
Up	O
and	O
Jam	O
!,	O
Brett	B-Application
Hull	I-Application
Hockey	I-Application
,	O
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Claws	I-Application
Encounters	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furred	I-Application
Kind	I-Application
,	O
HardBall	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
port	O
Claws	O
Encounters	O
of	O
the	O
Furred	O
Kind	O
to	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
with	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
advertising	O
it	O
as	O
such	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Thomason	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
original	O
title	O
during	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
being	O
already	O
old	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
introducing	O
new	O
enemies	O
and	O
storyline	O
while	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
code	O
ported	O
from	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
supplied	O
by	O
Accolade	O
as	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
final	O
title	O
,	O
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
,	O
was	O
later	O
unveiled	O
and	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
promotional	O
recording	O
sent	O
by	O
Atari	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
retail	O
stores	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
being	O
advertised	O
with	O
a	O
December	O
1994	O
launch	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fractured	B-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
titles	O
from	O
the	O
Atari-Accolade	O
deal	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Souibgui	O
ultimately	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
A	O
nice	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
,	O
but	O
which	O
like	O
too	O
many	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
does	O
not	O
exploit	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
this	O
console.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
German	O
magazine	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
Daniel	O
Jaeckel	O
gave	O
it	O
positive	O
remarks	O
for	O
the	O
graphics	O
but	O
echoed	O
similar	O
thoughts	O
as	O
LaMancha	O
and	O
Weidner	O
regarding	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
difficulty	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
finding	O
each	O
chapter	O
frustrating	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
non-linear	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
numerous	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
To	O
call	O
this	O
game	O
frustrating	O
is	O
to	O
give	O
frustrating	O
games	O
a	O
bad	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAN	O
!	O
ACs	O
Robert	O
Bannert	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
visually	O
unimaginative	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
showcased	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
it	O
has	O
colorful	O
and	O
visually	O
pleasing	O
graphics	O
but	O
generic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
a	O
bad	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
platform	O
fans	O
will	O
probably	O
find	O
Zool	B-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
little	O
more	O
entertaining	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
innovative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Abramson	O
of	O
the	O
French	O
ST	O
Magazine	O
found	O
Fractured	B-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
fast	O
and	O
fluid	O
but	O
neither	O
difficult	O
nor	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abramson	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
colorful	O
and	O
"	O
pretty	O
"	O
cartoon-like	O
setting	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
pushed	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Gaming	O
Headquarters	O
Keita	O
Iida	O
was	O
equally	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
frustrating	O
combination	O
of	O
sloppy	O
controls	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
suggesting	O
Jaguar	B-Device
owners	O
Rayman	B-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
instead	O
due	O
to	O
balanced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
modest	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
for	O
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
has	O
been	O
equally	O
middling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Andy	O
Slaven	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
platform	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
citing	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
though	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
looked	O
and	O
played	O
exactly	O
like	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
iterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
outlook	O
of	O
the	O
Bubsy	O
series	O
,	O
IGNs	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
fairy	O
tale	O
theme	O
worked	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
attitude	O
felt	O
very	O
forced	O
,	O
the	O
extras	O
and	O
improvements	O
from	O
Bubsy	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
been	O
dropped	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
felt	O
like	O
"	O
one	O
giant	O
step	O
sideways	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Tausendpfund	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
for	O
its	O
adequate	O
gameplay	O
and	O
fluid	O
graphics	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
technically	O
feasible	O
on	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
found	O
its	O
concept	O
interesting	O
and	O
the	O
visuals	O
impressive	O
by	O
SNES	B-Application
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
also	O
commending	O
the	O
Amiga-style	O
music	O
,	O
Kalata	O
nevertheless	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
can	O
expect	O
the	O
same	O
crappiness	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
predecessor.	O
"	O
</s>
