<s>
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Gex	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
a	O
TV-binging	O
,	O
wisecracking	O
gecko	B-Language
,	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Dana	O
Gould	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
,	O
Leslie	O
Phillips	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
Mitsuo	O
Senda	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
seeks	O
to	O
collect	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
remotes	O
to	O
unlock	O
different	O
TVs	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
that	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
fight	O
against	O
his	O
arch-nemesis	O
,	O
Rez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
creating	O
the	O
original	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
,	O
developer	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
sought	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gex	B-Application
model	O
was	O
rebuilt	O
with	O
this	O
perspective	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Fox	O
's	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
on	O
which	O
script	O
writer	O
Rob	O
Cohen	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hundreds	O
of	O
voice-overs	O
were	O
recorded	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
but	O
hardware	O
constraints	O
forced	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
include	O
only	O
around	O
one	O
hundred	O
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
features	O
six	O
fewer	O
levels	O
than	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
counterpart	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
release	O
also	O
includes	O
one	O
exclusive	O
level	O
,	O
"	O
Gecques	O
Cousteau	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
was	O
mostly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
1999	O
's	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
Cover	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enter	O
the	O
Gecko	B-Language
,	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Gex	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
three	O
camera	O
control	O
options	O
:	O
automatic	O
,	O
semi-automatic	O
,	O
and	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Gex	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
comedian	O
Dana	O
Gould	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
Leslie	O
Phillips	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
Mitsuo	O
Senda	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
spent	O
much	O
of	O
his	O
time	O
watching	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dialogue	O
and	O
scenes	O
were	O
heavily	O
cut	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
's	O
move	O
set	O
includes	O
a	O
tail	O
whip	O
attack	O
,	O
a	O
tail	O
bounce	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
flying	O
karate	O
kick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
ability	O
to	O
climb	O
certain	O
walls	O
and	O
ceilings	O
is	O
a	O
quality	O
borrowed	O
from	O
the	O
real-life	O
gecko	B-Language
on	O
which	O
Gex	B-Application
is	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
may	O
use	O
his	O
tail	O
whip	O
around	O
levels	O
to	O
break	O
small	O
TV	O
sets	O
that	O
contain	O
different	O
colored	O
flies	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
consumed	O
,	O
can	O
add	O
an	O
extra	O
health	O
point	O
,	O
add	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
,	O
temporarily	O
unlock	O
additional	O
moves	O
,	O
or	O
mark	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specific	O
stages	O
can	O
require	O
Gex	B-Application
to	O
collect	O
power-ups	O
to	O
move	O
throughout	O
the	O
level	O
or	O
to	O
just	O
stay	O
alive	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
the	O
outer	O
space	O
stages	O
in	O
which	O
Gex	B-Application
must	O
collect	O
oxygen	O
for	O
his	O
astronaut	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
enemies	O
can	O
be	O
defeated	O
using	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
move	O
set	O
,	O
others	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
eliminated	O
when	O
Gex	B-Application
manipulates	O
objects	O
or	O
machinery	O
around	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
dragon	O
in	O
a	O
Kung	O
Fu	O
level	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
slain	O
after	O
Gex	B-Application
targets	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
cannon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV	O
sets	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
hub	O
world	O
act	O
as	O
entry	O
points	O
to	O
different	O
stages	O
,	O
which	O
parody	O
popular	O
culture	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excluding	O
bonus	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
level	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
red	O
remotes	O
for	O
Gex	B-Application
to	O
collect	O
along	O
with	O
silver	O
remotes	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
awarded	O
for	O
collecting	O
120	O
collectibles	O
or	O
discovering	O
a	O
hidden	O
secret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Gex	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
features	O
"	O
Gecques	O
Cousteau	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
and	O
played	O
almost	O
entirely	O
underwater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
versions	O
that	O
use	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
saved	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
replayed	O
via	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
Cover	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
save	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
his	O
victory	O
over	O
Rez	O
in	O
the	O
Media	O
Dimension	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
has	O
retired	O
from	O
the	O
public	O
eye	O
and	O
turned	O
to	O
solitude	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
government	O
agents	O
also	O
appear	O
and	O
abduct	O
Gex	B-Application
to	O
their	O
headquarters	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Gex	B-Application
is	O
interrogated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
refuses	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
already	O
saved	O
the	O
world	O
once	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
try	O
to	O
find	O
someone	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
agents	O
make	O
a	O
fair	O
negotiation	O
for	O
a	O
huge	O
sum	O
of	O
cash	O
and	O
gadgets	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
tells	O
them	O
everything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
navigating	O
numerous	O
television	O
channels	O
in	O
the	O
Media	O
Dimension	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
finally	O
confronts	O
Rez	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
battle	O
once	O
again	O
until	O
Gex	B-Application
drops	O
a	O
huge	O
television	O
set	O
on	O
Rez	O
severely	O
weakening	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
desperation	O
,	O
Rez	O
tells	O
Gex	B-Application
through	O
a	O
television	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
merely	O
turns	O
the	O
television	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
scene	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
shares	O
a	O
hotel	O
room	O
with	O
Nikki	O
from	O
the	O
Pandemonium	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1997	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
3D	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gex	B-Application
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
a	O
grouping	O
of	O
polygons	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
was	O
built	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
skeletal	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
bones	O
than	O
a	O
real	O
gecko	B-Language
,	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
skin	O
 '	O
stretched	O
over-top	O
to	O
eliminate	O
pop	O
and	O
tearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
made	O
for	O
a	O
noteworthy	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
comedy	O
set-ups	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
popular	O
style	O
of	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Cohen	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
one-liners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
idea	O
gave	O
Dana	O
Gould	O
over	O
700	O
voice-overs	O
for	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
while	O
giving	O
the	O
character	O
different	O
costumes	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
over	O
500	O
voice-overs	O
from	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
cut	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
roughly	O
over	O
100	O
samples	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
's	O
limitations	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Gould	O
was	O
being	O
interviewed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
explained	O
how	O
Gex	B-Application
in	O
the	O
third	O
dimension	O
differed	O
from	O
other	O
platform	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gould	O
reprised	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
British	O
version	O
featured	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Leslie	O
Phillips	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-1997	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
for	O
Midway	O
Games	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ranged	O
from	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
held	O
an	O
82%	O
based	O
on	O
15	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Hsu	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
said	O
that	O
ninety	O
percent	O
of	O
what	O
made	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
fun	O
was	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
with	O
its	O
wealth	O
of	O
imagination	O
and	O
diverse	O
,	O
humorous	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
also	O
uniformly	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
describing	O
the	O
overall	O
look	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
as	O
"	O
about	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
64	I-Application
as	O
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
get	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
and	O
Hsu	O
's	O
co-reviewer	O
John	O
Ricciardi	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
gorgeous	O
graphics	O
really	O
exemplify	O
just	O
how	O
far	O
the	O
PS	O
has	O
come	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
while	O
similarly	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
problems	O
with	O
camera	O
angles	O
in	O
3D	O
gaming	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
solved	O
by	O
any	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
at	O
least	O
made	O
an	O
effort	O
at	O
a	O
fix	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
these	O
ongoing	O
problems	O
in	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
by	O
themselves	O
made	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
wholeheartedly	O
recommend	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
had	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
positive	O
overall	O
assessment	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
is	O
a	O
surprising	O
amount	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
gamers	O
will	O
like	O
it	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
off-beat	O
humor	O
,	O
large	O
levels	O
and	O
great	O
replay	O
value.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
AIAS	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
61%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
USA	O
Today	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
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