<s>
Croc	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
studio	O
Virtucraft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
eponymous	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
crocodile	O
named	O
Croc	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
sets	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
furry	O
creatures	O
called	O
Gobbos	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
green	O
crocodile	O
named	O
Croc	B-Application
who	O
sets	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
Gobbos	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Baron	B-Application
Dante	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Croc	B-Application
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
various	O
short	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
accessed	O
through	O
a	O
top-down	O
world	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
collectibles	O
are	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
levels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
blue	O
crystals	O
that	O
act	O
as	O
Croc	B-Application
's	O
health	O
and	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
when	O
100	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
collected	O
,	O
small	O
hearts	O
that	O
also	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
crates	O
containing	O
items	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
broken	O
apart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
every	O
single	O
Gobbo	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
before	O
a	O
boss	O
level	O
unlocks	O
a	O
secret	O
level	O
containing	O
a	O
hidden	O
Jigsaw	B-Application
puzzle	I-Application
piece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
moves	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
his	O
moves	O
in	O
Croc	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gobbos	I-Application
,	O
dawning	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
walk	O
,	O
climb	O
and	O
swim	O
using	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
's	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
jump	O
and	O
run	O
using	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
buttons	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
main	O
methods	O
of	O
attacking	O
consist	O
of	O
swiping	O
his	O
tail	O
in	O
a	O
circular	O
motion	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
gong	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
downward	O
hit	O
drop	O
attack	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
smash	O
open	O
crates	O
containing	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
crystals	O
he	O
collects	O
throughout	O
each	O
level	O
;	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
hurt	O
,	O
he	O
loses	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
crystals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Croc	B-Application
is	O
hurt	O
while	O
carrying	O
no	O
crystals	O
,	O
he	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
tandem	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
got	O
a	O
sequel	O
called	O
Croc	B-Application
2	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croc	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
