<s>
Disney	B-Device
's	I-Device
Lilo	I-Device
&	I-Device
Stitch	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2002	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
that	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Disney	I-Device
animated	I-Device
film	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
same	I-Device
name	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
2023	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
and	O
present-day	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
president	O
Mike	O
Mika	O
,	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
had	O
developed	O
so	O
many	O
licensed	O
games	O
for	O
Disney	O
and	O
built	O
up	O
enough	O
trust	O
between	O
them	O
by	O
close	O
to	O
Lilo	B-Device
&	I-Device
Stitch	I-Device
release	O
that	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
"	O
stopped	O
paying	O
attention	O
to	O
[	O
Digital	O
Eclipse ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
commissioned	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
for	O
a	O
Lilo	B-Device
&	I-Device
Stitch	I-Device
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
one	O
inspired	O
by	O
SNK	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lilo	B-Device
&	I-Device
Stitch	I-Device
film	O
directors	O
Chris	O
Sanders	O
and	O
Dean	O
DeBlois	O
also	O
sent	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
a	O
signed	O
poster	O
thanking	O
them	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
references	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Gyruss	B-Application
and	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	B-Device
's	I-Device
Lilo	I-Device
&	I-Device
Stitch	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
Stitch	O
's	O
inability	O
to	O
shoot	O
while	O
crawling	O
or	O
crouching	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
password	O
save	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
46th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
released	O
a	O
standalone	O
sequel	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
titled	O
Lilo	B-Device
&	I-Device
Stitch	I-Device
2	O
:	O
Hämsterviel	O
Havoc	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Lilo	B-Device
&	I-Device
Stitch	I-Device
:	O
The	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
