<s>
Gex	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
;	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
were	O
later	O
developed	O
by	O
Beam	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
Panasonic	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
later	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Gex	B-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
wisecracking	O
,	O
television-obsessed	O
gecko	B-Language
voiced	O
by	O
comedian	O
Dana	O
Gould	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
venture	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Media	O
Dimension	O
"	O
and	O
defeat	O
Rez	O
,	O
the	O
overlord	O
of	O
the	O
dimension	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
make	O
Gex	B-Application
into	O
his	O
new	O
network	O
mascot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Lyle	O
Hall	O
in	O
1993	O
shortly	O
after	O
he	O
had	O
joined	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
,	O
and	O
initially	O
followed	O
a	O
movie	O
stuntman	O
named	O
Gecko	B-Language
X	O
before	O
being	O
retooled	O
at	O
the	O
advisory	O
of	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Gregg	O
Tavares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
character	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
mascot	O
for	O
the	O
developer	O
who	O
could	O
rival	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
other	O
immensely	O
popular	O
platformer	O
characters	O
–	O
primarily	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
to	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
particular	O
praise	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
unique	O
platforming	O
abilities	O
and	O
Gould	O
's	O
voice	O
work	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
better-selling	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
,	O
titled	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
and	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
Cover	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Gex	B-Application
becoming	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
 '	O
mascot	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
that	O
follows	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
,	O
television-obsessed	O
gecko	B-Language
who	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
media	O
dimension	O
"	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Rez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
must	O
traverse	O
through	O
24	O
levels	O
contained	O
in	O
five	O
different	O
TV	O
channels	O
which	O
act	O
as	O
game	O
worlds	O
(	O
accessed	O
through	O
a	O
world	O
map	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
filled	O
with	O
platforming	O
stages	O
and	O
ending	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
and	O
resume	O
from	O
where	O
they	O
left	O
off	O
;	O
all	O
other	O
versions	O
use	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
default	O
abilities	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
his	O
special	O
characteristics	O
as	O
a	O
gecko	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
primarily	O
attacks	O
with	O
his	O
tail	O
;	O
he	O
can	O
whip	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
full	O
circle	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
,	O
activate	O
switches	O
,	O
and	O
deflect	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
contain	O
assorted	O
collectible	O
power-ups	O
which	O
can	O
provide	O
Gex	B-Application
with	O
several	O
different	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
enhanced	O
speed	O
,	O
invulnerability	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
projectiles	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
launched	O
from	O
his	O
mouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
can	O
obtain	O
and	O
utilize	O
these	O
power-ups	O
by	O
lashing	O
his	O
gecko	B-Language
tongue	O
out	O
and	O
consuming	O
them	O
;	O
alternatively	O
,	O
these	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
tail	O
whipped	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
replenish	O
lost	O
health	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
the	O
item	O
's	O
primary	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
three	O
"	O
hit	O
paws	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
loses	O
one	O
whenever	O
he	O
is	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
or	O
a	O
hazard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Losing	O
all	O
lives	O
causes	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
over	O
,	O
forcing	O
players	O
to	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
(	O
or	O
from	O
they	O
last	O
saved	O
in	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
anthropomorphic	O
gecko	B-Language
,	O
lives	O
by	O
himself	O
watching	O
television	O
and	O
eating	O
snacks	O
in	O
his	O
mansion	O
in	O
Maui	B-General_Concept
,	O
Hawaii	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
acquired	O
after	O
inheriting	O
a	O
large	O
sum	O
of	O
money	O
following	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
great	O
uncle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rez	O
uses	O
the	O
droid	O
to	O
"	O
bug	B-Application
"	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
and	O
pulls	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
Media	O
Dimension	O
through	O
the	O
TV	O
set	O
,	O
intending	O
to	O
use	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
network	O
's	O
new	O
mascot	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
needs	O
to	O
traverse	O
the	O
Media	O
Dimension	O
and	O
find	O
remote	O
controls	O
which	O
he	O
could	O
use	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
TV	O
sets	O
blockading	O
his	O
exit	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
Media	O
Dimension	O
,	O
finding	O
remotes	O
,	O
and	O
defeating	O
Rez	O
 '	O
henchmen	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
before	O
eventually	O
defeating	O
Rez	O
himself	O
using	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
tyrant	O
's	O
own	O
drones	O
against	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
home	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
resumes	O
watching	O
his	O
TV	O
,	O
wondering	O
what	O
was	O
on	O
HBO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Gex	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Lyle	O
Hall	O
,	O
who	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
shortly	O
after	O
joining	O
the	O
newly-formed	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hall	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
"	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
graphics	O
prowess	O
and	O
the	O
CD	O
audio	O
capabilities	O
"	O
of	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
console	O
,	O
intending	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
starring	O
"	O
the	O
coolest	O
character	O
I	O
could	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
mascot	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
with	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
pushing	O
for	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
could	O
rival	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
other	O
gaming	O
icons	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
centered	O
around	O
a	O
Hollywood	O
film	O
stunt	O
performer	O
named	O
"	O
Gecko	B-Language
X	O
"	O
who	O
needed	O
to	O
help	O
save	O
his	O
contracted	O
film	O
studio	O
from	O
going	O
bankrupt	O
at	O
the	O
volition	O
of	O
the	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Karl	O
Chameleon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
eventually	O
nixed	O
at	O
the	O
suggestion	O
of	O
Travers	O
,	O
who	O
argued	O
that	O
placing	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
such	O
realistic	O
settings	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
sensible	O
design	O
structure	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
more	O
fantastical	O
concept	O
was	O
brainstormed	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
new	O
villain	O
,	O
named	O
Rezull	O
,	O
would	O
capture	O
Gex	B-Application
and	O
bring	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
TV	O
Land	O
"	O
where	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
escape	O
by	O
collecting	O
magical	O
TV	O
remotes	O
and	O
fighting	O
Rezull	O
's	O
armada	O
of	O
"	O
video	O
warriors	O
"	O
made	O
of	O
TV	O
static	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
comedian	O
Dana	O
Gould	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
production	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
went	O
through	O
various	O
development	O
challenges	O
due	O
to	O
schedule	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
that	O
developing	O
game	O
art	O
for	O
Gex	B-Application
was	O
far	O
harder	O
than	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
with	O
16-bit	B-Device
video	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
expanded	O
32-bit	O
memory	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
storage	O
capabilities	O
of	O
a	O
compact	O
disc	O
meant	O
that	O
far	O
more	O
art	O
could	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
 '	O
two	O
other	O
3DO	B-Device
games	O
being	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
N	I-Application
Burn	I-Application
and	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
,	O
only	O
required	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
artists	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
was	O
hesitant	O
in	O
hiring	O
additional	O
artists	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
presuming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
unnecessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
began	O
bringing	O
other	O
artists	O
in	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
designing	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Steve	O
Kongsle	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
Crash	B-Application
N	I-Application
Burn	I-Application
and	O
designed	O
Gex	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
had	O
several	O
parts	O
with	O
bugs	B-Application
that	O
Knorr	O
requested	O
to	O
be	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
eight	O
to	O
nine	O
months	O
late	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
completion	O
deadline	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
working	O
around	O
the	O
bugs	B-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
removed	O
these	O
parts	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
ship	O
the	O
game	O
sooner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
1994	O
,	O
very	O
little	O
progress	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
on	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
with	O
less	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
April	O
1995	O
.	O
after	O
around	O
21	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
later	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
lifespan	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
title	O
bundled	O
with	O
certain	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Beam	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
1995	O
under	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
 '	O
brand	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
1996	O
and	O
a	O
demo	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Interactive	O
CD	O
Sampler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
highly	O
praised	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
sets	O
high	O
standards	O
for	O
all	O
future	O
3DO	B-Device
platform-hoppers	O
"	O
and	O
predicting	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
would	O
reach	O
popularity	O
levels	O
similar	O
to	O
Sonic	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
3DO	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
by	O
GamePro	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
3DO	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
"	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
9th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
3DO	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
highly	O
praised	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
"	O
win	O
a	O
3DO	B-Device
beauty	O
pageant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
GameFans	O
E	O
.	O
Storm	O
called	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
model	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
and	O
animated	O
characters	O
that	O
 [ they ] 	O
have	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
and	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
expressed	O
disdain	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
titular	O
character	O
dawning	O
the	O
only	O
pre-rendered	O
model	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
admitted	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
"	O
drawn	O
well	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
2	O
GameFan	O
reviewers	O
,	O
Nick	O
Rox	O
and	O
"	O
Skid	O
"	O
,	O
expressed	O
awe	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
extensively	O
use	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
limited	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
was	O
deemed	O
unique	O
by	O
many	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
integration	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
as	O
a	O
gecko	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
aimed	O
particular	O
praise	O
towards	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
climb	O
surfaces	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
"	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
groove	O
"	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
skill	O
despite	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
frustrating	O
trying	O
to	O
guess	O
which	O
walls	O
were	O
and	O
were	O
not	O
climbable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
contested	O
that	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
wall	O
climbing	O
ability	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
completely	O
unique	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
nonetheless	O
added	O
an	O
interesting	O
dimension	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storm	O
advised	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
controlled	O
the	O
best	O
when	O
playing	O
using	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
Goldstar	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gould	O
's	O
in-game	O
voiceover	O
for	O
Gex	B-Application
was	O
highly	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storm	O
called	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
a	O
game	O
character	O
has	O
ever	O
been	O
given	O
voice	O
and	O
personality	O
that	O
has	O
actually	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
cool	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
many	O
written	O
phrases	O
suited	O
his	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
Powerplay	O
,	O
David	O
Wildgoose	O
wrote	O
that	O
Gex	B-Application
's	O
"	O
American	O
slacker	O
voice	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
viewed	O
by	O
players	O
as	O
either	O
"	O
cool	O
or	O
grating	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
admitted	O
to	O
personally	O
not	O
minding	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
audio	O
and	O
cinemas	O
in	O
both	O
versions	O
were	O
cleaned	O
up	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
likewise	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
had	O
"	O
cleaner	O
graphics	O
and	O
smoother	O
gameplay	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
remarked	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
has	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
that	O
earned	O
acclaim	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
held	O
it	O
favorably	O
above	O
Bug	O
!,	O
another	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
as	O
fun	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
than	O
it	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
despite	O
noting	O
that	O
very	O
few	O
changes	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generations	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
remarked	O
that	O
Gex	B-Application
was	O
nowhere	O
near	O
as	O
fresh	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
when	O
it	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
but	O
still	O
witty	O
and	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Rob	O
Allsetter	O
commented	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
game	O
flow	O
were	O
acceptable	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
both	O
negated	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
utter	O
predictability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
remarkable	O
variety	O
of	O
abilities	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
is	O
often	O
dull	O
and	O
frustrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wildgoose	O
praised	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
enjoyable	O
despite	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
slightly	O
aged	O
console	O
platformer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gex	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
3DO	B-Device
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
exact	O
sales	O
figures	O
remain	O
unclear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contradictory	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
an	O
article	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
cover-dated	O
November	O
1995	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
had	O
sold	O
only	O
750,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
produced	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
eponymous	O
character	O
becoming	O
the	O
recurring	O
mascot	O
for	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gex	B-Application
called	O
Gex	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enter	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
following	O
Gex	B-Application
once	O
again	O
as	O
he	O
travels	O
to	O
defeat	O
Rez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
title	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platformer	O
,	O
playing	O
in	O
a	O
vein	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
Cover	I-Application
Gecko	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
featuring	O
Playboy	O
model	O
and	O
Baywatch	O
actress	O
Marliece	O
Andrada	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Agent	O
XTra	O
who	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
Rez	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
collectively	O
sold	O
15	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Gex	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Gex	B-Application
series	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
developer	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
held	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
2013	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
holding	O
a	O
"	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Collective	O
"	O
program	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
would	O
give	O
budding	O
game	O
developers	O
opportunities	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
series	O
–	O
among	O
which	O
was	O
Gex	B-Application
,	O
alongside	O
Fear	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
Anachronox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
