<s>
Cubivore	B-Application
:	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fittest	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Saru	O
Brunei	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Cubivore	B-Application
originally	O
started	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
with	O
64DD	B-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
cube-shaped	O
beast	O
called	O
a	O
Cubivore	B-Application
,	O
which	O
eats	O
other	O
such	O
beasts	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
mutate	O
and	O
become	O
stronger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
the	O
Cubivores	B-Application
,	O
the	O
beast	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Killer	O
Cubivore	B-Application
reigns	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
animal	O
food	O
chain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user-named	O
protagonist	O
has	O
taken	O
it	O
upon	O
himself	O
to	O
become	O
King	O
of	O
All	O
Cubivores	B-Application
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
Killer	O
Cubivore	B-Application
and	O
restore	O
the	O
Wilderness	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cubivores	B-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
elements	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
Cubivore	B-Application
is	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
Killer	O
Cubivore	B-Application
and	O
its	O
cronies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
accomplish	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Cubivore	B-Application
must	O
go	O
through	O
several	O
mutations	O
,	O
through	O
several	O
lifetimes	O
"	O
laps	O
"	O
and	O
generations	O
of	O
"	O
offspring	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
attaining	O
100	O
mutations	O
,	O
the	O
Cubivore	B-Application
can	O
become	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
offspring	O
capable	O
of	O
fighting	O
the	O
Killer	O
Cubivore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
Cubivore	B-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
somewhat	O
represent	O
natural	B-Application
selection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
facing	O
another	O
Cubivore	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
job	O
is	O
to	O
attack	O
it	O
,	O
weaken	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
kill	O
it	O
by	O
tearing	O
off	O
its	O
limbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cubivores	B-Application
are	O
able	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
run	O
,	O
evade	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
enemy	O
has	O
been	O
subdued	O
,	O
it	O
becomes	O
a	O
battle	O
of	O
wills	O
when	O
the	O
Cubivore	B-Application
clamps	O
down	O
the	O
opponent	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
tear	O
off	O
its	O
limbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
eating	O
a	O
limb	O
,	O
the	O
Cubivore	B-Application
heals	O
itself	O
a	O
bit	O
,	O
absorbs	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
that	O
limb	O
,	O
and	O
mutates	O
if	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
of	O
Cubivore	B-Application
is	O
its	O
complex	O
mutation	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
color	O
,	O
intensity	O
,	O
and	O
limbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
colors	O
of	O
Cubivore	B-Application
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yellowbrate	O
:	O
very	O
slow	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
the	O
best	O
attack	O
and	O
defense	O
and	O
blocking	O
capabilities	O
;	O
they	O
tend	O
to	O
resemble	O
horses	O
,	O
zebras	B-Device
,	O
hippopatomi	O
and	O
various	O
hoofed	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluocytes	O
:	O
have	O
the	O
best	O
attack	O
range	O
but	O
slightly	O
lower	O
defense	O
;	O
they	O
tend	O
to	O
resemble	O
frogs	B-Algorithm
,	O
snakes	B-General_Concept
and	O
various	O
reptiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purpials	O
:	O
can	O
walk	O
backwards	O
and	O
turn	O
around	O
very	O
quickly	O
,	O
sometimes	O
faster	O
than	O
their	O
normal	O
speed	O
;	O
they	O
tend	O
to	O
resemble	O
rabbits	B-Algorithm
,	O
monkeys	O
and	O
other	O
miscellaneous	O
mammals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
intense	O
a	O
color	O
is	O
the	O
stronger	O
the	O
Cubivore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Cubivore	B-Application
with	O
missing	O
limbs	O
can	O
regain	O
them	O
by	O
eating	O
limbs	O
from	O
other	O
Cubivores	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
generation	O
of	O
a	O
Cubivore	B-Application
will	O
have	O
one	O
more	O
limb	O
than	O
its	O
parent	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
limb	O
can	O
hold	O
one	O
color	O
,	O
one	O
Raw	O
Meat	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
Cubivore	B-Application
to	O
attack	O
stronger	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
Cubivore	B-Application
with	O
one	O
limb	O
can	O
attack	O
one	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
limbs	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
Cubivore	B-Application
with	O
two	O
limbs	O
can	O
attack	O
one	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
limbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cubivore	B-Application
is	O
given	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
"	O
take	O
a	O
Doo	O
"	O
and	O
expunge	O
unwanted	O
color	O
panels	O
from	O
his	O
system	O
if	O
necessary	O
or	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
Diet	O
Plan	O
"	O
technique	O
to	O
only	O
eat	O
one	O
color	O
panel	O
off	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
player	O
has	O
attained	O
all	O
150	O
mutations	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
taken	O
to	O
Shangri-la	O
,	O
a	O
place	O
of	O
eternal	O
rest	O
for	O
Cubivores	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
large	O
focus	O
of	O
Cubivore	B-Application
is	O
on	O
its	O
mating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
Cubivore	B-Application
will	O
face	O
a	O
boss	O
it	O
simply	O
cannot	O
beat	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
enough	O
limbs	O
to	O
attack	O
it	O
successfully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
a	O
Cubivore	B-Application
sees	O
fit	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
"	O
Love	O
Tunnel	O
"	O
,	O
whereupon	O
it	O
can	O
mate	O
with	O
females	O
and	O
inhabit	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
Cubivore	B-Application
,	O
now	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
limb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Cubivore	B-Application
attains	O
more	O
mutations	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
find	O
more	O
females	O
willing	O
to	O
mate	O
with	O
him	O
,	O
thus	O
giving	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
more	O
variety	O
of	O
offspring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
two	O
have	O
mated	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
selecting	O
from	O
the	O
pool	O
of	O
possible	O
offspring	O
(	O
although	O
many	O
females	O
may	O
be	O
willing	O
to	O
mate	O
with	O
the	O
Cubivore	B-Application
,	O
the	O
number	O
that	O
give	O
birth	O
is	O
random	O
,	O
unless	O
the	O
Cubivore	B-Application
has	O
collected	O
over	O
100	O
hearts	O
for	O
that	O
cycle	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
all	O
females	O
will	O
give	O
birth	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Jungle	O
Park	O
and	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
cartridge	O
format	O
by	O
2000	O
like	O
so	O
many	O
others	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
IGN	O
initially	O
roughly	O
translated	O
the	O
name	O
as	O
"	O
something	O
like	O
Animal	O
Thugs	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
first	O
impression	O
of	O
bafflement	O
:	O
"	O
[	O
it	O
is ]	O
probably	O
the	O
weirdest	O
game	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
is	O
simple	O
and	O
fun	O
,	O
kind	O
of	O
in	O
the	O
line	O
of	O
the	O
evolution	O
classic	O
E.V.O.	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
artsy	O
approach.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Cubivore	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
collectible	O
trophy	O
named	O
Alpha	O
in	O
2001	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
,	O
with	O
factoids	O
in	O
the	O
description	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
origin	O
listed	O
as	O
"	O
future	O
release	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
IGN	O
said	O
Animal	B-Application
Leaders	I-Application
development	O
had	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
console	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
n't	O
benefited	O
much	O
from	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
console	O
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Application
Leader	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
and	O
due	O
to	O
less	O
than	O
favorable	O
sales	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
no	O
intentions	O
to	O
localize	O
Animal	B-Application
Leader	I-Application
in	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
renamed	O
it	O
Cubivore	B-Application
,	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cube-shaped	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cubivore	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
America	O
,	O
attaining	O
aggregate	O
rating	O
of	O
71	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visuals	O
were	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
found	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
endearing	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Artistic	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
awards	O
among	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
respectively	O
to	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Slam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
