<s>
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
XING	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Floating	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
7	I-Application
Crystals	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
either	O
a	O
boy	O
named	O
Lay	O
or	O
a	O
girl	O
gamed	O
Cress	O
,	O
and	O
shooting	O
or	O
stomping	O
on	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Floating	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USA	O
declared	O
Floating	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
"	O
a	O
good	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
"	O
noting	O
good	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
ran	O
at	O
a	O
good	O
frame	O
rate	O
without	O
slowing	O
down	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
fantastic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
light-hearted	O
tone	O
could	O
appeal	O
to	O
younger	O
gamers	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
levels	O
really	O
prevents	O
it	O
from	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
children	O
's	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Floating	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
just	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
or	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
with	O
the	O
fun	O
and	O
detail	O
removed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Woods	O
of	O
Allgame	O
gave	O
Floating	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
a	O
two	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
star	O
rating	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
shaky	O
mass	O
of	O
perspective	O
problems	O
,	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
poor	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
entertainment	O
plague	O
this	O
otherwise	O
promising	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
McNally	O
of	O
PSX-Pro	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
four	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
rating	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
ten	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
worst	O
PSX	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
to	O
date	O
(	O
although	O
another	O
Japanese	O
import	O
,	O
Robo	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
,	O
is	O
looking	O
like	O
it	O
could	O
easily	O
surpass	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
rubbishness	O
stakes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorable	O
to	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
stating	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
nowhere	O
near	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
either	O
of	O
those.	O
"	O
</s>
