<s>
Dynamite	B-Application
Düx	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
with	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Kawaguchi	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Sega	O
System	O
16	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
board	O
used	O
for	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
magazine	O
giving	O
it	O
the	O
1988	B-Application
award	I-Application
for	O
Most	O
Original	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamite	B-Application
Düx	I-Application
uses	O
only	O
two	O
buttons	O
:	O
the	O
jump	O
button	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
self-explanatory	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
attack	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
contemporary	O
side-scrollers	O
,	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Düx	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
attack	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
,	O
including	O
diagonally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mickael	O
has	O
been	O
transformed	O
into	O
Bin	O
the	O
duck	O
by	O
Achacha	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Toki	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
include	O
an	O
alternate	O
,	O
intentionally	O
offensive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
opening	O
cutscene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
proper	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
editing	O
game	O
data	O
with	O
a	O
hex	B-Application
editor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Düx	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
entertaining	O
pseudo-3D	O
scroller	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
surreal	O
sense	O
of	O
the	O
ridiculous.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
later	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
1988	B-Application
award	I-Application
for	O
Most	O
Original	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
cutsie	O
,	O
surreal	O
job	O
that	O
'll	O
be	O
tickling	O
your	O
ribs	O
well	O
into	O
'	O
89.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
he	O
"	O
loved	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Dux	I-Application
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
Sega	O
version	O
is	O
the	O
spitting	O
image	O
,	O
combining	O
superb	O
,	O
colourful	O
graphics	O
and	O
highly	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
to	O
give	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Sega	O
games	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
lacking	O
the	O
two-player	O
co-op	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
dark	O
and	O
gritty	O
rampages	O
of	O
violence	O
"	O
in	O
other	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Dux	I-Application
instead	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
light-hearted	O
,	O
"	O
sillier	O
"	O
direction	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Dux	I-Application
is	O
to	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
as	O
Twinbee	B-Device
is	O
to	O
Xevious.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bean	O
the	O
Dynamite	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
initially	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1996	O
(	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
limited	O
US	O
release	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
)	O
and	O
finally	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
compilation	O
;	O
Bean	O
is	O
based	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
Bin	O
and	O
Pin	O
from	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Düx	I-Application
(	O
though	O
he	O
wears	O
a	O
neckerchief	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
bow	O
tie	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
shoes	O
instead	O
of	O
regular	O
sneakers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bean	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
AM2	O
's	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
fighting	O
game	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
unlockable	O
character	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Bark	O
the	O
Polar	O
Bear	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
completing	O
the	O
fourth	O
arcade	B-Application
mode	O
'	O
Muscle	O
 '	O
and	O
fought	O
against	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
arcade	B-Application
mode	O
'	O
Bonus	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
alternative	O
costume	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
Bin	O
from	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Dux	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
comics	O
from	O
the	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
made	O
some	O
allusions	O
to	O
Bin	O
and	O
Pin	O
as	O
being	O
connected	O
to	O
him	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
birds	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
Tails	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
