<s>
Crush	B-Application
,	I-Application
Crumble	I-Application
and	I-Application
Chomp	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
1981	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
movie	B-Application
monster	I-Application
and	O
attacks	O
a	O
major	O
city	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
New	O
York	O
or	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1981	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
to	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
were	O
released	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crush	B-Application
,	I-Application
Crumble	I-Application
and	I-Application
Chomp	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
creates	O
a	O
movie	B-Application
monster	I-Application
and	O
attacks	O
a	O
city	O
,	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
manner	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
horror	O
movies	O
of	O
the	O
1950s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goshilla	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
amphibian	O
like	O
Godzilla	B-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
breath	O
weapon	O
and	O
leaving	O
a	O
corrosive	O
trail	O
of	O
radioactive	O
waste	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kraken	B-Device
,	O
a	O
giant	O
octopus	B-Application
or	O
squid-like	O
monster	B-Application
,	O
that	O
can	O
attack	O
bridges	O
and	O
seaside	O
ports	O
and	O
then	O
slip	O
into	O
the	O
water	O
to	O
hide	O
from	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Kraken	B-Device
can	O
not	O
go	O
on	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arachnis	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
spider	B-Protocol
,	O
can	O
clog	O
roads	O
with	O
its	O
web	O
and	O
can	O
escape	O
underground	O
via	O
its	O
network	O
of	O
secret	O
tunnels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Glob	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
monster	B-Application
in	O
The	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
,	O
can	O
travel	O
underground	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
sewer	O
and	O
absorb	O
obstacles	O
in	O
its	O
path	O
,	O
including	O
skyscrapers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
advantage	O
over	O
the	O
other	O
monsters	B-Application
in	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
capture	O
and	O
eat	O
people	O
to	O
survive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
countered	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
non-lifeform	O
,	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
heal	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
customization	O
could	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
self-repairing	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
this	O
requires	O
a	O
prohibitive	O
amount	O
of	O
"	O
crunch	O
credits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mantra	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
flying	O
monster	B-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
infamous	O
Rodan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
"	O
grow	O
"	O
their	O
own	O
monster	B-Application
,	O
with	O
several	O
basic	O
shapes	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
crunch	O
credits	O
"	O
to	O
spend	O
on	O
custom	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crush	B-Application
,	I-Application
Crumble	I-Application
and	I-Application
Chomp	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
rated	O
even	O
if	O
their	O
monsters	B-Application
die	O
in	O
the	O
attack	O
and	O
can	O
achieve	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
for	O
what	O
they	O
accomplished	O
before	O
expiring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
created	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
custom	O
character	B-General_Concept
set	I-General_Concept
and	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
low-resolution	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humphrey	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
system	O
is	O
n't	O
perfect	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
player/monster	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
is	O
satisfying	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
fun-to-play	O
standpoint	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
counts	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jerry	O
Pournelle	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
particularly	O
partial	O
"	O
to	O
Crush	O
in	O
BYTE	B-Application
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Loniewski	O
reviewed	O
Crush	B-Application
,	I-Application
Crumble	I-Application
and	I-Application
Chomp	I-Application
in	O
Ares	O
Magazine	O
#14	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Crush	B-Application
,	I-Application
Crumble	I-Application
and	I-Application
Chomp	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fine	O
,	O
well	O
thought-out	O
game	O
that	O
ought	O
to	O
keep	O
our	O
subdued	O
destructive	O
impulses	O
at	O
bay	O
for	O
one	O
more	O
evening.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Epyx	O
released	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
in	O
1986	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
