<s>
Electro	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
distributed	O
in	O
Poland	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Polish	O
company	O
X	O
LanD	O
Computer	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Poland	O
by	O
xLand	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
published	O
by	O
Epic	O
MegaGames	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
;	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
changed	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
Electro	B-Application
Man	I-Application
release	O
contains	O
some	O
changes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
upgraded	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
initially	O
offered	O
under	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
license	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
by	O
the	O
developer	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Creative	O
Commons	O
Attribution-ShareAlike	O
2.5	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
named	O
"	O
Jacek	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
get	O
through	O
all	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
a	O
space	O
base	O
while	O
destroying	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
in	O
Poland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Electro	B-Application
Man	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eager	O
for	O
revenge	O
,	O
he	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
conquered	O
base	O
as	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
equipped	O
with	O
advanced	O
weaponry	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
facility	O
from	O
the	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
find	O
three	O
electronic	O
chips	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
activate	O
a	O
large	O
teleporter	B-General_Concept
pad	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
is	O
full	O
of	O
dangers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
security	O
robots	B-Algorithm
or	O
automatic	O
gun	O
turrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
release	O
contains	O
a	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
measure	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
right	O
letter	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
continue	O
from	O
one	O
level	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
security	O
measure	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
Electro	B-Application
Man	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
professional	O
packaging	O
,	O
comparable	O
to	O
games	O
released	O
by	O
Western	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
box	O
contained	O
an	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
reference	O
card	O
with	O
controls	O
and	O
a	O
cassette	B-Device
tape	I-Device
containing	O
the	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
even	O
players	O
without	O
sound	O
cards	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
was	O
decorated	O
with	O
screenshots	B-Application
made	O
with	O
a	O
photo	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
was	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
low	O
system	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supported	O
every	O
video	O
card	O
on	O
the	O
Polish	O
market	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Hercules	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Card	I-Device
,	O
CGA	B-Device
,	O
EGA	B-Device
and	O
VGA	B-Protocol
cards	I-Protocol
;	O
it	O
also	O
supported	O
numerous	O
audio	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
speaker	I-Device
,	O
Covox	O
Speech	O
Thing	O
or	O
the	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
expressed	O
interest	O
,	O
and	O
xLand	O
representatives	O
met	O
in	O
Rotterdam	O
with	O
Mark	O
Rein	O
;	O
the	O
negotiations	O
were	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Electro	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
;	O
the	O
changes	O
included	O
removal	O
of	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
measures	O
,	O
and	O
removing	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
video	O
modes	O
other	O
than	O
VGA	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
xLand	O
planned	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
in	O
Poland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
in	O
Top	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Polish	O
PC	O
game	O
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jacek	O
Maciejewski	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
Po	O
Polsku	O
considered	O
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
quite	O
high	O
quality	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
found	O
annoying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1994	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	O
magazine	O
by	O
Sandy	O
Petersen	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Epic	O
Puzzle	O
Pack	O
(	O
a	O
compilation	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
Robbo	B-Application
and	O
Heartlight	B-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
was	O
retrospectively	O
considered	O
an	O
important	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Polish	O
computer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
the	O
Polish	O
indie	O
game	O
website	O
1ndie	O
World	O
held	O
a	O
competition	O
named	O
"	O
The	O
Jam	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Electro	B-Application
Body	I-Application
.	O
</s>
