<s>
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
Gobbo	O
Valley	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
young	O
crocodile	O
named	O
Croc	B-Application
,	O
who	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
furry	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
Gobbos	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
magician	B-Application
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
started	O
development	O
shortly	O
following	O
a	O
successful	O
relationship	O
between	O
Argonaut	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
creating	O
a	O
processing	O
chip	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
called	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
to	O
display	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
pitched	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
Yoshi	B-Application
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
rejected	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
relationship	O
and	O
prompting	O
Argonaut	O
to	O
retool	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
original	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Scharvona	O
,	O
Karin	O
Griffin	O
,	O
and	O
Martin	O
Gwynn	O
Jones	O
composed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
while	O
Jonathan	O
Aris	O
provided	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Croc	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
releases	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
3D	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
green	O
crocodile	O
named	O
Croc	B-Application
,	O
through	O
several	O
courses	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
various	O
islands	O
throughout	O
Gobbo	O
Valley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
are	O
accessed	O
through	O
a	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
consist	O
of	O
various	O
different	O
smaller	O
sub-sections	O
taking	O
place	O
both	O
above	O
land	O
and	O
underground	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
occasionally	O
taking	O
place	O
underwater	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
filled	O
with	O
various	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
that	O
try	O
to	O
impede	O
Croc	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
goal	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
is	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
the	O
stage	O
and	O
reach	O
the	O
gong	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
transport	O
Croc	B-Application
to	O
the	O
next	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
saving	O
as	O
many	O
captured	O
Gobbos	O
imprisoned	O
throughout	O
the	O
stage	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
stages	O
also	O
contain	O
boss	O
enemies	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Guardians	O
"	O
that	O
Croc	B-Application
must	O
defeat	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
different	O
collectibles	O
are	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
stages	O
,	O
including	O
small	O
,	O
gray	O
crystal	O
orbs	O
that	O
act	O
as	O
Croc	B-Application
's	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
red	O
hearts	O
that	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
when	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
hidden	O
across	O
each	O
stage	O
are	O
6	O
Gobbos	O
being	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
the	O
Dantini	O
tribe	O
that	O
act	O
as	O
Croc	B-Application
's	O
main	O
objective	O
throughout	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rescuing	O
every	O
Gobbo	O
before	O
a	O
boss	O
level	O
in	O
each	O
world	O
unlocks	O
a	O
secret	O
level	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
jigsaw	B-Application
puzzle	I-Application
piece	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
maneuvering	O
abilities	O
are	O
somewhat	O
comparable	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
with	O
his	O
primary	O
methods	O
of	O
movement	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
abilities	O
to	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
climb	O
,	O
and	O
swim	O
using	O
either	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
or	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
touting	O
the	O
abilities	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
sidestep	O
and	O
a	O
180-degree	O
quick	O
turn	O
as	O
other	O
methods	O
of	O
maneuver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
main	O
method	O
of	O
attack	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
full-circle	O
tail	O
swipe	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
hip	O
drop	O
move	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
break	O
open	O
crates	O
containing	O
collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
in-game	O
health	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
crystals	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
when	O
Croc	B-Application
is	O
hurt	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
crystals	O
are	O
lost	O
and	O
scattered	O
around	O
him	O
in	O
several	O
directions	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
mechanic	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Croc	B-Application
is	O
hurt	O
while	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
crystals	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
and	O
is	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
they	O
are	O
currently	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crocodile	O
,	O
named	O
Croc	B-Application
,	O
grows	O
bigger	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
eventually	O
becoming	O
much	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
Gobbos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
and	O
his	O
band	O
of	O
villains	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Dantinis	B-Application
invade	O
Gobbo	O
Valley	O
and	O
begin	O
terrorizing	O
the	O
Gobbos	O
,	O
capturing	O
them	O
and	O
locking	O
them	O
in	O
steel	O
cages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amidst	O
the	O
chaos	O
,	O
King	O
Rufus	O
summons	O
a	O
magical	O
yellow	O
bird	O
named	O
Beany	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
her	O
magical	O
abilities	O
to	O
transport	O
Croc	B-Application
to	O
safety	O
,	O
immediately	O
before	O
Rufus	O
is	O
snatched	O
by	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
Croc	B-Application
has	O
been	O
brought	O
to	O
safety	O
,	O
the	O
Dantinis	B-Application
have	O
completely	O
taken	O
over	O
all	O
of	O
Gobbo	O
Valley	O
,	O
locked	O
up	O
all	O
the	O
Gobbos	O
,	O
and	O
turned	O
innocent	O
creatures	O
all	O
across	O
the	O
valley	O
into	O
monsters	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
their	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
Gobbos	O
and	O
defeat	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
coming	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
heels	O
of	O
a	O
successful	O
relationship	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
expansion	O
chip	O
used	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
and	O
Stunt	B-Application
Race	I-Application
FX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
tentative	O
title	O
"	O
Yoshi	B-Application
Racing	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
concept	O
was	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
several	O
mechanics	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
video	O
games	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
the	O
character	O
Yoshi	B-Application
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argonaut	O
created	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
Racing	O
and	O
pitched	O
it	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
initially	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
San	O
,	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
expressing	O
particular	O
fascination	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
near-completed	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
marked	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
relationship	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
prompting	O
them	O
to	O
find	O
another	O
publisher	O
who	O
would	O
finance	O
and	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
Interactive	O
was	O
chosen	O
because	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
a	O
solid	O
plan	O
for	O
turning	O
Croc	B-Application
into	O
a	O
multimedia	O
franchise	O
and	O
was	O
familiar	O
to	O
the	O
staff	O
at	O
Argonaut	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
already	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
Fox	O
(	O
Alien	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jez	O
San	O
,	O
the	O
prototype	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
Racing	O
that	O
Argonaut	O
had	O
initially	O
pitched	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
a	O
large	O
influence	O
towards	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
though	O
in	O
a	O
1997	O
interview	O
he	O
had	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
that	O
the	O
similarity	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
was	O
completely	O
coincidental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
turned	O
down	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Argonaut	O
sought	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
place	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
having	O
sketched	O
out	O
several	O
different	O
potential	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
Keating	O
ultimately	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
design	O
of	O
Croc	B-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
request	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
character	O
whose	O
design	O
looked	O
marginally	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Keating	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
single	O
fang	O
protruding	O
from	O
his	O
mouth	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
his	O
pet	O
house	O
cat	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
who	O
shared	O
the	O
same	O
characteristic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
and	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
Gobbos	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
give	O
Croc	B-Application
"	O
something	O
to	O
save	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
damsel	O
in	O
distress	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
princess	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
thought	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
too	O
bizarre	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
and	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc'''s	O
game	O
mechanics	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Keating	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
Nic	O
Cusworth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
snowboarding	O
levels	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
removed	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
development	O
because	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
time	O
to	O
finish	O
them	O
before	O
the	O
deadline	O
,	O
though	O
San	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel.Croc	O
:	O
Legend	O
of	O
the	O
Gobbos	O
was	O
programmed	O
using	O
a	O
proprietary	O
BASIC-style	O
language	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Argonaut	O
Strategy	O
Language	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
mechanics	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
an	O
in-house	O
level	O
editor	O
titled	O
"	O
CrocEd	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
run	O
using	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
for	O
Croc	B-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
repurposed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
for	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Aladdin	I-Application
in	I-Application
Nasira	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Harry	B-Application
Potter	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Philosopher	I-Application
's	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Croc	B-Application
supported	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
for	O
movement	O
,	O
the	O
controller	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
late	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
mostly	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
's	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
control	O
in	O
mind	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
analog	O
control	O
was	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
fairly	O
late	O
into	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Croc	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Justin	O
Scharvona	O
,	O
Karin	O
Griffin	O
and	O
Martin	O
Gwynn	O
Jones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
theme	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
song	O
included	O
on	O
a	O
CD	B-Device
of	O
Mexican	O
music	O
that	O
Scharvona	O
had	O
listened	O
to	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
rhythmic	O
piano	O
riff	O
and	O
a	O
solo	O
trumpet	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ambient	O
music	O
playing	O
during	O
the	O
cave	O
levels	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
several	O
other	O
popular	O
pieces	O
of	O
music	O
;	O
the	O
songs	O
 '	O
rhythmic	O
finger	O
snaps	O
and	O
harpsichord	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
theme	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Addams	I-Application
Family	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
lead	O
theremin	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
horror-centric	O
music	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
 '	O
Treehouse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Horror	I-Application
Halloween	O
specials	O
and	O
the	O
Hammond	O
organ	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
a	O
cover	O
of	O
"	O
Foxy	O
Lady	O
"	O
that	O
Scharvona	O
had	O
been	O
composing	O
for	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Wayne	B-Application
's	I-Application
World	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jez	O
San	O
,	O
the	O
composers	O
created	O
so	O
many	O
tunes	O
for	O
Croc	B-Application
that	O
the	O
audio	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
compressed	O
4:1	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fit	O
it	O
all	O
on	O
one	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
samples	O
for	O
Croc	B-Application
were	O
provided	O
by	O
British	O
actor	O
Jonathan	O
Aris	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
friends	O
with	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
audio	O
department	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReleaseCroc	O
:	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
in	O
May	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
off	O
at	O
the	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
June	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
4	O
games	O
presented	O
by	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
26	O
November	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
banner	O
in	O
late	O
September	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
on	O
26	O
March	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
as	O
Croc	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
commercial	O
for	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
VHS	O
release	O
of	O
Casper	O
:	O
A	O
Spirited	O
Beginning	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
VHS	O
release	O
of	O
Power	O
Rangers	O
in	O
Space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
a	O
promotional	O
sweepstakes	O
contest	O
was	O
held	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
contestants	O
mailed	O
in	O
via	O
postcard	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
various	O
different	O
pieces	O
of	O
Croc-themed	O
apparel	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
suede/wool	O
jacket	O
,	O
a	O
leather	O
backpack	O
,	O
a	O
t-shirt	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
baseball	O
cap.Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
issue	O
100	O
,	O
page	O
193	O
An	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Anthony	O
James	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Prima	O
Games	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionCroc	O
:	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
held	O
an	O
aggregated	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
79.14	O
%	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
2019	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
almost	O
unanimously	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
very	O
derivative	O
,	O
shamelessly	O
taking	O
elements	O
from	O
earlier	O
platformers	O
such	O
as	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
(	O
hanging	O
onto	O
ledges	O
,	O
pushing	O
blocks	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
losing	O
collected	O
items	O
when	O
hit	O
)	O
,	O
Gex	O
(	O
the	O
tail	O
whip	O
attack	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
the	O
butt	O
stomp	O
,	O
the	O
free-roaming	O
3D	O
,	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
concluded	O
that	O
these	O
secondhand	O
elements	O
were	O
blended	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
yielded	O
an	O
at	O
least	O
moderately	O
entertaining	O
experience	O
with	O
some	O
feel	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
uses	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
ideas	O
and	O
adds	O
its	O
own	O
flavor	O
to	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
further	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similar	O
graphics	O
and	O
scope	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
made	O
it	O
an	O
impressive	O
technical	O
achievement	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
widely	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
not	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
remarked	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
them	O
are	O
impressively	O
minor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Argonaut	O
has	O
produced	O
an	O
audio	O
experience	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
pumped	O
through	O
full	O
surround	O
sound	O
speakers	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
appreciated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combining	O
digitized	O
speech	O
,	O
foot-tapping	O
tunes	O
and	O
some	O
frighteningly	O
realistic	O
ambient	O
effects	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
's	O
many	O
worlds	O
boast	O
an	O
atmosphere	O
that	O
few	O
developers	O
ever	O
both	O
with.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
elaborated	O
that	O
"	O
Inexplicably	O
,	O
pulling	O
Down	O
on	O
the	O
analog	O
controller	O
makes	O
Croc	B-Application
take	O
a	O
step	O
forward	O
to	O
swing	O
around	O
in	O
an	O
arc	O
,	O
plunging	O
him	O
off	O
any	O
ledges	O
if	O
he	O
's	O
too	O
close.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variation	O
and	O
noting	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
had	O
an	O
overall	O
subdued	O
response	O
,	O
judging	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
provides	O
just	O
enough	O
pretty	O
,	O
painless	O
entertainment	O
to	O
keep	O
gamers	O
pacified	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
enough	O
challenge	O
to	O
certify	O
Croc	B-Application
a	O
niche	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
classics	O
it	O
so	O
readily	O
seeks	O
to	O
emulate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
noted	O
that	O
3D	O
platformers	O
are	O
difficult	O
to	O
do	O
right	O
because	O
the	O
roaming	O
camera	O
adds	O
complications	O
to	O
the	O
precision	O
jumping	O
the	O
genre	O
demands	O
,	O
and	O
assessed	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
resulting	O
gameplay	O
can	O
be	O
anywhere	O
from	O
occasionally	O
irritating	O
to	O
disastrous	O
,	O
and	O
unfortunately	O
,	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
’s	O
newest	O
3D	O
platformer	O
Croc	B-Application
falls	O
somewhere	O
in	O
between.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
included	O
Croc	B-Application
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
gave	O
players	O
on	O
Sega	O
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
machines	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
explore	O
42	O
brightly	O
colored	O
levels	O
 '	O
worth	O
of	O
Argonaut	O
's	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
earning	O
the	O
company	O
a	O
bestseller	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
for	O
Argonaut	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
selling	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
becoming	O
a	O
console	O
bestseller	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
for	O
two	O
months.Gallup	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
January	O
1998	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
issue	O
28	O
By	O
September	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
;	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
shipped	O
by	O
May	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
March	O
2000	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2.4	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
 '	O
best-selling	O
titles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
selling	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Application
to	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
was	O
first	O
teased	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
advertised	O
for	O
a	O
Christmas	O
1998	O
release	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
release	O
was	O
also	O
advertised	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Croc	B-Application
as	O
he	O
once	O
again	O
ventures	O
to	O
defeat	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
captured	O
an	O
old	O
inventor	O
Gobbo	O
,	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
searching	O
for	O
his	O
long-lost	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Croc	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
mobile	O
phone	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Morpheme	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
mid-2000s	O
,	O
titled	O
Croc	B-Application
Mobile	O
:	O
Jungle	O
Rumble	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
Mobile	O
Pinball	O
,	O
and	O
Croc	B-Application
Mobile	O
:	O
Volcanic	O
Panic	O
!	O
</s>
