<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
fifth-generation	B-Application
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
Pocket	O
Pro	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
mid-1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
14.4	O
kbit/s	O
modem	B-Application
for	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
,	O
hence	O
its	O
name	O
referencing	O
the	O
top	O
level	O
domain	O
.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
include	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
include	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
sold	O
fewer	O
than	O
300,000	O
units	O
and	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2000	O
because	O
of	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
introduced	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
have	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
called	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
Pocket	O
Pro	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
smaller	O
and	O
had	O
only	O
one	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
com	O
's	O
Internet	O
capabilities	O
required	O
an	O
Internet	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
dial-up	B-Application
modem	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
read	O
and	O
send	O
emails	O
and	O
browse	O
text-only	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
with	O
less	O
than	O
300,000	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
console	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
praised	O
its	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
PDA	B-Application
features	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticized	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
slow	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
outdated	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
limited	O
appeal	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
Pocket	O
Pro	O
also	O
faced	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
screen	O
color	O
and	O
difficult	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
ranked	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
low-resolution	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
poor	O
game	O
library	O
,	O
and	O
disappointing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
its	O
ambition	O
and	O
innovative	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
primitive	O
PDA	B-Application
capabilities	O
and	O
internet	O
connectivity	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
acknowledged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
had	O
previously	O
introduced	O
its	O
R-Zone	B-Operating_System
game	O
console	O
in	O
1995	O
–	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
–	O
but	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
a	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
R-Zone	B-Operating_System
,	O
Tiger	O
had	O
also	O
manufactured	O
handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
consisting	O
of	O
LCD	B-Device
screens	I-Device
with	O
imprinted	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
1997	O
,	O
Tiger	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
console	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
would	O
"	O
change	O
the	O
gaming	O
world	O
as	O
we	O
know	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
a	O
spokesperson	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
this	O
summer	O
's	O
hits.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com,	O
the	O
only	O
new	O
game	O
console	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
was	O
on	O
display	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
in	O
May	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
expected	O
to	O
begin	O
in	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dennis	O
Lynch	O
of	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
considered	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
interesting	O
hand-held	O
device	O
"	O
on	O
display	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sort	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
for	O
adults	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
$69.95	O
,	O
while	O
an	O
Internet-access	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lights	B-Application
Out	I-Application
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
and	O
Solitaire	B-Algorithm
was	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
also	O
launched	O
a	O
website	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
at	O
the	O
domain	O
"	O
game.com	B-Operating_System
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
marketed	O
with	O
a	O
television	O
commercial	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
spokesperson	O
insults	O
gamers	O
who	O
ask	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
while	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
plays	O
more	O
games	O
than	O
you	O
idiots	O
have	O
brain	O
cells	O
"	O
;	O
GamesRadar	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
advertisement	O
"	O
probably	O
did	O
n't	O
help	O
matters	O
much	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
came	O
in	O
a	O
black-and-white	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Game	O
Gear	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
is	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
and	O
has	O
higher	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
included	O
a	O
phone	O
directory	O
,	O
a	O
calculator	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
calendar	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
an	O
older	O
target	O
audience	O
with	O
its	O
PDA	B-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
powered	O
by	O
four	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
AC	O
adapter	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
includes	O
two	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
reducing	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
swap	O
out	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
this	O
enabled	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
include	O
online	O
elements	O
,	O
since	O
both	O
a	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
could	O
be	O
inserted	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
have	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
com	O
's	O
black-and-white	O
monochrome	B-Device
touchscreen	B-Device
measures	O
approximately	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
inches	O
by	O
two	O
inches	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
square	O
zones	O
that	O
are	O
imprinted	O
onto	O
the	O
screen	O
itself	O
,	O
to	O
aid	O
players	O
in	O
determining	O
where	O
to	O
apply	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	B-Device
lacks	O
a	O
backlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
have	O
internal	O
memory	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
save	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
high	O
scores	O
and	O
contact	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
1998	O
opened	O
,	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
the	O
only	O
remaining	O
viable	O
competitor	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Tiger	O
planned	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
com	O
's	O
internet	O
capabilities	O
in	O
marketing	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
release	O
new	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
major	O
films	O
and	O
Giga	O
Pets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
poor	O
sales	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Game.com,	O
Tiger	O
developed	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
Pocket	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
Pocket	O
Pro	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
June	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
$29.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
lacked	O
color	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Pro	O
was	O
reduced	O
in	O
size	O
to	O
be	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
size	O
was	O
also	O
reduced	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
featured	O
only	O
one	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Game.com,	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Pro	O
required	O
only	O
two	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
Pocket	O
Pro	O
included	O
a	O
phone	O
directory	O
,	O
a	O
calendar	O
and	O
a	O
calculator	O
,	O
but	O
lacked	O
Internet	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
Pocket	O
Pro	O
's	O
primary	O
competitor	O
was	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
several	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
popular	O
franchises	O
,	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
console	O
line	O
failed	O
to	O
sell	O
in	O
large	O
numbers	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2000	O
because	O
of	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
with	O
less	O
than	O
300,000	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
would	O
later	O
be	O
used	O
successfully	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessing	O
the	O
Internet	O
required	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
Internet	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
dial-up	B-Application
modem	I-Application
,	O
neither	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Email	O
messages	O
could	O
be	O
read	O
and	O
sent	O
on	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
using	O
the	O
Internet	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
supported	O
text-only	O
web	O
browsing	O
through	O
Internet	O
service	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Email	O
messages	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
saved	O
to	O
the	O
com	O
's	O
internal	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
Game.com-branded	O
14.4	O
kbit/s	O
modem	B-Application
,	O
Tiger	O
also	O
offered	O
an	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
through	O
Delphi	O
that	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
work	O
specifically	O
with	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
subsequently	O
released	O
the	O
Web	O
Link	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
connect	O
their	O
system	O
to	O
a	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Web	O
Link	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
could	O
upload	O
their	O
high	O
scores	O
to	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
website	O
for	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
be	O
listed	O
on	O
a	O
webpage	O
featuring	O
the	O
top	O
high	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
/	O
Pocket	O
Pro	O
:	O
2.8	O
in.Touchscreen12	O
x	O
10	O
grid-based	O
touchscreen	B-Device
Color	O
systemBlack	O
and	O
White	O
,	O
with	O
4	O
gray	O
levelsAudioMonaural	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
source4	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
(	O
Pocket	O
Pro	O
:	O
2	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
)	O
or	O
AC	O
adapter	O
PortsSerial	O
Comm	O
Port	O
for	O
the	O
compete.com	O
cable	O
,	O
internet	O
cable	O
and	O
weblink	O
cable	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slots	O
(	O
1	O
on	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Pro	O
)	O
ButtonsPower	O
(	O
On/Off	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
games	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
1997	O
launch	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
hundreds	O
of	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiger	O
secured	O
licenses	O
for	O
several	O
popular	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridge	B-Protocol
size	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
16	O
megabit	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Pro	O
's	O
1999	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
library	O
consisted	O
primarily	O
of	O
games	O
intended	O
for	O
an	O
older	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
1999	O
would	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty	O
games	O
were	O
ultimately	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game.com,	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
developed	O
internally	O
by	O
Tiger	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
built-in	O
game	O
Solitaire	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
com	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
Chris	O
Johnston	O
of	O
VideoGameSpot	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
would	O
have	O
difficulty	O
competing	O
against	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnston	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
"	O
is	O
a	O
decent	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
is	O
just	O
way	O
too	O
powerful	O
in	O
the	O
industry.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chip	O
and	O
Jonathan	O
Carter	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
did	O
not	O
play	O
action	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
various	O
options	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Graphically	O
,	O
we	O
'd	O
have	O
to	O
say	O
this	O
has	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
perform	O
better	O
than	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
for	O
sound	O
,	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
delivers	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
hand-held	O
on	O
the	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
editors	O
gave	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
scores	O
of	O
5.5	O
,	O
4.5	O
,	O
5.0	O
,	O
and	O
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
PDA	B-Application
features	O
and	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
but	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
library	O
had	O
thus	O
far	O
failed	O
to	O
deliver	O
on	O
the	O
com	O
's	O
great	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
elaborated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
non-scrolling	O
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
Wheel	O
of	O
Fortune	O
,	O
were	O
great	O
fun	O
and	O
made	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
the	O
more	O
conventional	O
action	O
games	O
were	O
disappointing	O
and	O
suffered	O
from	O
prominent	O
screen	O
blurring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wisconsin	O
State	O
Journal	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
offered	O
"	O
some	O
serious	O
"	O
advantages	O
over	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
including	O
its	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
the	O
com	O
's	O
8-bit	O
processor	O
provided	O
"	O
marginal	O
improvements	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
speed	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newspaper	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
had	O
a	O
"	O
tiny	O
,	O
somewhat	O
blurry	O
screen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Philadelphia	O
Inquirer	O
wrote	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Game.com,	O
particularly	O
criticizing	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
L	O
.	O
Kent	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
had	O
an	O
elegant	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
better	O
sound	O
and	O
a	O
higher-definition	O
screen	O
than	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
:	O
"	O
Elegant	O
design	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
has	O
not	O
translated	O
into	O
ideal	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Tiger	O
has	O
produced	O
fighting	O
,	O
racing	O
and	O
shooting	O
games	O
for	O
Game.com,	O
the	O
games	O
have	O
noticeably	O
slow	O
frame	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cameron	O
Davis	O
of	O
VideoGames.com	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Sure	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
no	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Color-killer	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Game.Com	B-Operating_System
was	O
never	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
also	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
is	O
pretty	O
sensitive	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
works	O
well	O
-	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
need	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
to	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Philadelphia	O
Inquirer	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Pro	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
color	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
frustrating	O
"	O
gameplay	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
unresponsive	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
AllGame	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Game.com,	O
the	O
little	O
system	O
that	O
(	O
almost	O
)	O
could	O
,	O
constantly	O
amazes	O
me	O
with	O
the	O
strength	O
and	O
scope	O
of	O
its	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Kent	O
included	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
and	O
"	O
some	O
PDA	B-Application
functionality	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
strengths	O
,	O
while	O
listing	O
its	O
"	O
Slow	O
processor	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
lackluster	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
"	O
as	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
"	O
You	O
ca	O
n't	O
fault	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
for	O
their	O
ambition	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
"	O
did	O
n't	O
do	O
any	O
one	O
thing	O
particularly	O
well	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
text-only	O
Internet	O
access	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
disappointing	O
games	O
were	O
made	O
even	O
worse	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
outdated	O
"	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
PC	O
World	O
ranked	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
at	O
number	O
nine	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
worst	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
Internet	O
aspect	O
,	O
its	O
game	O
library	O
,	O
its	O
low-resolution	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
Silly	O
name	O
that	O
attempted	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
Internet	O
mania.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
PC	O
World	O
positively	O
noted	O
its	O
"	O
primitive	O
"	O
PDA	B-Application
features	O
and	O
its	O
solitaire	B-Algorithm
game	O
,	O
considered	O
by	O
the	O
magazine	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
best	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
at	O
number	O
3	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
7	O
failed	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
had	O
several	O
licensed	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
actually	O
mean	O
much	O
when	O
they	O
all	O
look	O
like	O
cruddy	O
,	O
poorly	O
animated	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
ports.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Raparaz	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
"	O
looked	O
dated	O
even	O
by	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
standards	O
,	O
"	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
had	O
a	O
sharper	O
display	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reparaz	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
com	O
's	O
continuation	O
into	O
2000	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
pretty	O
significant	O
achievement	O
"	O
considering	O
its	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Dunn	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
criticized	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
for	O
its	O
"	O
blurry	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
imprecise	O
"	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
limited	O
and	O
unwieldy	O
"	O
Internet	O
and	O
email	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunn	O
noted	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
com	O
's	O
Internet	O
aspect	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
smart	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Motherboard	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
"	O
perhaps	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
consoles	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
due	O
largely	O
to	O
its	O
low	O
screen	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Nadia	O
Oxford	O
of	O
USgamer	O
noted	O
the	O
com	O
's	O
"	O
paper-thin	O
"	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
"	O
died	O
in	O
record	O
time	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
poorly-made	O
,	O
to	O
say	O
the	O
least.	O
"	O
</s>
