<s>
Claw	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scroller	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
in	O
1997	O
about	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
pirate	O
cat	O
who	O
sets	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
ancient	O
amulet	O
while	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
and	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Monolith	O
's	O
second	O
release	O
after	O
Blood	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
famous	O
cat	O
pirate	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Nathaniel	I-Application
Joseph	I-Application
Claw	I-Application
,	O
is	O
imprisoned	O
by	O
the	O
Cocker-Spaniards	O
(	O
a	O
dog	O
species	O
,	O
a	O
pun	O
on	O
Cocker	O
Spaniel	O
)	O
after	O
they	O
attack	O
and	O
sink	O
his	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breaking	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
cell	O
,	O
Claw	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
to	O
collect	O
all	O
9	O
gems	O
of	O
the	O
amulet	O
and	O
retrieve	O
it	O
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Claw	B-Application
outside	O
his	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
running	O
through	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
escaping	O
the	O
guards	O
,	O
and	O
defeating	O
Wolvington	O
himself	O
,	O
the	O
Captain	O
stumbles	O
into	O
a	O
bar	O
and	O
overhears	O
a	O
conversation	O
between	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
Captain	O
Red	O
Tail	O
,	O
a	O
lion	O
who	O
is	O
Claw	B-Application
's	O
arch	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
quickly	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
port	O
and	O
jumps	O
on	O
Red	O
Tail	O
's	O
ship	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
defeats	O
the	O
seamen	O
(	O
Gabriel	O
among	O
them	O
)	O
and	O
hides	O
in	O
the	O
ship	O
until	O
it	O
sets	O
port	O
near	O
the	O
Pirate	O
's	O
Cove	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
goes	O
through	O
the	O
rickety	O
wooden	O
structures	O
of	O
the	O
pirate	O
cove	O
,	O
defeating	O
the	O
pirates	O
and	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Marrow	O
,	O
Claw	B-Application
's	O
former	O
friend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
descends	O
into	O
the	O
caves	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
discovers	O
his	O
old	O
crew	O
,	O
presumed	O
dead	O
after	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
his	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crew	O
informs	O
Claw	B-Application
that	O
they	O
were	O
given	O
three	O
gems	O
by	O
a	O
merchant	O
in	O
the	O
tavern	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
give	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
to	O
Red	O
Tail	O
;	O
they	O
managed	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
third	O
as	O
Red	O
Tail	O
believed	O
there	O
were	O
only	O
two	O
in	O
their	O
possession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crew	O
then	O
reveals	O
that	O
Red	O
Tail	O
has	O
set	O
sail	O
for	O
Tiger	O
Island	O
,	O
a	O
legendary	O
place	O
most	O
doubted	O
even	O
existed	O
,	O
including	O
Claw	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
takes	O
the	O
crew	O
's	O
gem	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
a	O
path	O
to	O
Tiger	O
Island	O
through	O
the	O
labyrinth	O
of	O
underwater	O
caverns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crew	O
offers	O
to	O
accompany	O
him	O
through	O
the	O
caves	O
to	O
Tiger	O
Island	O
,	O
but	O
Claw	B-Application
insists	O
on	O
going	O
alone	O
,	O
telling	O
his	O
crew	O
to	O
acquire	O
a	O
ship	O
and	O
meet	O
him	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
Aquatis	O
with	O
explosives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
resurfaces	O
to	O
face	O
Red	O
Tail	O
and	O
his	O
crew	O
on	O
Tiger	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
bring	O
Red	O
Tail	O
down	O
and	O
acquire	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
gems	O
,	O
yet	O
Red	O
Tail	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
Tiger	O
Temple	O
at	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
claim	O
the	O
amulet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
places	O
the	O
gems	O
on	O
a	O
pedestal	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Adora	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
gives	O
Claw	B-Application
the	O
amulet	O
,	O
granting	O
him	O
9	O
lives	O
,	O
after	O
summarizing	O
his	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omar	O
is	O
sworn	O
to	O
defend	O
to	O
the	O
holder	O
of	O
the	O
Amulet	O
,	O
thus	O
becoming	O
Claw	B-Application
's	O
bodyguard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Claw	B-Application
on	O
his	O
ship	O
with	O
the	O
amulet	O
,	O
alongside	O
his	O
crew	O
and	O
Omar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Claw	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2-D	O
sidescrolling	O
platformer	O
,	O
with	O
simple	O
melee	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
for	O
Claw	B-Application
is	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
fighting	O
through	O
various	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
's	O
main	O
weapon	O
is	O
his	O
sword	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
can	O
also	O
punch	O
or	O
kick	O
when	O
close	O
enough	O
to	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
pistol	O
,	O
dynamite	O
and	O
a	O
spell	O
called	O
"	O
Magic	O
Claw	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Claw	I-Application
has	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
:	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
custom	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monolith	O
Productions	O
CEO	O
Jason	O
Hall	O
intended	O
Claw	B-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
entertaining	O
and	O
family-friendly	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
non-violent	O
games	O
were	O
rare	O
to	O
find	O
in	O
the	O
contemporary	O
gaming	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
utilize	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
network	O
jointly	O
created	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
the	O
National	O
Amusement	O
Network	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
NANI	O
)	O
and	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
GamePro	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
supposed	O
to	O
feature	O
16	O
levels	O
and	O
support	O
256	O
players	O
through	O
the	O
NANI	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claw	B-Application
received	O
mixed-to-positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
gave	O
Claw	B-Application
a	O
highly	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
comparing	O
its	O
enjoyment	O
value	O
to	O
the	O
Super	O
Mario	O
and	O
Crash	O
Bandicoot	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Claw	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.7	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
finest	O
modern	O
side	O
scroller	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Powerplay	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
mixed	O
score	O
of	O
62%	O
;	O
reviewer	O
David	O
Wildgoose	O
criticized	O
Monolith	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
mentioning	O
the	O
contemporary	O
release	O
of	O
3D	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Claw	B-Application
"	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
an	O
excellent	O
3D	O
platformer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
Anthony	O
Burch	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
wrote	O
that	O
Claw	B-Application
is	O
"	O
accessible	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
1999	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Captain	B-Application
Claw	I-Application
called	O
Captain	B-Application
Claw	I-Application
2	O
in	O
3D	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Monolith	O
using	O
the	O
first	O
incarnation	O
of	O
LithTech	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
copyright	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
Captain	B-Application
Claw	I-Application
,	O
Monolith	O
dropped	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
passed	O
all	O
codes	O
and	O
assets	O
of	O
the	O
unreleased	O
sequel	O
to	O
a	O
Polish	O
game	O
developer	O
called	O
Techland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techland	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Captain	B-Application
Claw	I-Application
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Captain	B-Application
Claw	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Nikita	O
:	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Hidden	O
Treasure	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
for	O
Claw	B-Application
,	O
internally	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	O
Animation	O
Package	O
32	O
(	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
16	O
bit	O
Windows	O
Animation	O
Package	O
first	O
written	O
by	O
Brian	O
Goble	O
for	O
his	O
shareware	O
game	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Microman	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
Monolith	O
in	O
Get	B-Application
Medieval	I-Application
and	O
Gruntz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
