<s>
Gearheads	B-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
R/GA	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Philips	O
Media	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Philips	O
Media	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
June	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
its	O
addictiveness	O
and	O
others	O
criticising	O
its	O
sounds	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Gearheads	B-Application
is	O
played	O
by	O
releasing	O
toys	O
on	O
an	O
arena	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
toys	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
Father	O
Christmas	O
,	O
and	O
magicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
are	O
immune	O
to	O
the	O
special	O
abilities	O
of	O
other	O
toys	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Big	O
Al	O
(	O
a	O
bulldozer	O
)	O
is	O
unaffected	O
by	O
attacks	O
from	O
Disasteroids	O
(	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
that	O
can	O
also	O
destroy	O
toys	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Walking	O
Timebomb	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
a	O
Powerup	B-Operating_System
Key	O
(	O
a	O
metal	O
winding	O
key	O
)	O
will	O
appear	O
on	O
one	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
crossed	O
,	O
a	O
power-up	B-Operating_System
is	O
granted	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
opposite	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerups	B-Operating_System
include	O
a	O
one-shot	O
rocket	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
release	O
toys	O
from	O
halfway	O
across	O
the	O
arena	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
opponent	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
release	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
last	O
only	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duel	O
is	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
practise	O
a	O
game	O
against	O
either	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
opponent	I-Application
or	O
another	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arena	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
,	O
the	O
toys	O
in	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
toyboxes	O
,	O
the	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
are	O
available	O
can	O
be	O
customised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Lantz	O
and	O
Eric	O
Zimmerman	O
at	O
R/GA	O
Interactive	O
designed	O
Gearheads	B-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
co-operation	O
with	O
Philips	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
scheduled	O
for	O
late	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
included	O
engine-based	O
heuristics	B-Algorithm
so	O
the	O
AI	O
was	O
aware	O
of	O
advantageous	O
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearheads	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
addictiveness	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
features	O
the	O
planning	O
aspects	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
options	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
bizarre	O
"	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Wartofsky	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	B-Application
Plus	O
said	O
that	O
Gearheads	B-Application
is	O
just	O
what	O
it	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
:	O
"	O
a	O
furious	O
war	O
of	O
wind-up	O
toys	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garrett	O
Rowe	O
of	O
The	O
Irish	O
Times	O
described	O
Gearheads	B-Application
as	O
"	O
unusual	O
and	O
original	O
"	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
refreshingly	O
different	O
"	O
from	O
cloned	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamers	O
Dean	O
Evans	O
believed	O
that	O
Gearheads	B-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
childish	O
"	O
nature	O
and	O
is	O
"	O
dull	O
and	O
overpriced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
complaint	O
came	O
from	O
GamePros	O
Air	O
Hendrix	O
who	O
criticised	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
as	O
"	O
moronic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hendrix	O
of	O
GamePro	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
colourful	O
and	O
humorous	O
.	O
</s>
