<s>
Cruis'n	B-Application
Exotica	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
racing	B-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
arcades	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cruis'n	B-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Cruis'n	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Gratuitous	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Crawfish	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cruis'n	B-Application
Exotica	I-Application
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
adds	O
a	O
PIN	O
system	O
to	O
track	O
progress	O
like	O
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
2049	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
exotic	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
India	O
,	O
Alaska	O
,	O
The	O
Amazon	O
jungle	O
with	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
Sahara	O
,	O
Tibet	O
,	O
Korea	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Holland	O
and	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
,	O
with	O
changes	O
being	O
made	O
to	O
race	O
track	O
layouts	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
fully	O
licensed	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
hidden	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
55.87	O
%	O
and	O
43	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
48%	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
runs	O
smoothly	O
,	O
but	O
suffers	O
from	O
a	O
tremendous	O
level	O
of	O
draw-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
visual	O
hitch	O
can	O
make	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	O
road	O
,	O
a	O
problem	O
that	O
becomes	O
particularly	O
potent	O
when	O
racing	B-Device
friends	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brad	O
Shoemaker	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
about	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
run	O
quite	O
smoothly	O
on	O
a	O
platform	O
that	O
's	O
hardly	O
renowned	O
for	O
smooth	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shoemaker	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
requires	O
very	O
little	O
skill	O
or	O
finesse	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
the	O
casual	O
gamer	O
who	O
does	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
commit	O
lots	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
racing	B-Device
a	O
track	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
really	O
a	O
bad	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cory	O
D	O
.	O
Lewis	O
of	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
featured	O
nearly	O
identical	O
gameplay	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
that	O
right	O
there	O
spells	O
certain	O
doom	O
for	O
this	O
latest	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lewis	O
offered	O
some	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
other	O
Midway	O
racing	B-Device
games	O
such	O
as	O
Stunt	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
2049	I-Application
:	O
"	O
Except	O
that	O
for	O
what	O
each	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
does	O
well	O
,	O
Exotica	O
simply	O
does	O
the	O
complete	O
opposite	O
and	O
truly	O
disappoints	O
in	O
comparison	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
"	O
bears	O
only	O
a	O
passing	O
resemblance	O
to	O
its	O
arcade	O
and	O
console	O
counterparts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provo	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
its	O
limited	O
sounds	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
"	O
bland	O
"	O
engine	O
effects	O
and	O
"	O
tinny	O
rhythm	O
and	O
blues	O
music	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
a	O
speedy	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
obstacle-filled	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
albeit	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
an	O
overall	O
grainy	O
veneer	O
and	O
two-tone	O
vehicle	O
sprites	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provo	O
wrote	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
flaws	O
,	O
there	O
"	O
is	O
never	O
any	O
doubt	O
that	O
you	O
're	O
playing	O
a	O
Cruis'n	B-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
impressive	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
just	O
flat-out	O
bland	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harris	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
its	O
Cruis'n	B-Application
Freestyle	O
mode	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
where	O
's	O
the	O
incentive	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
circuit	O
mode	O
if	O
you	O
can	O
race	O
all	O
the	O
tracks	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
mode	O
?	O
</s>
