<s>
Glover	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
(	O
branded	O
under	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Atari	O
Interactive	O
label	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
magical	O
,	O
four-fingered	O
glove	B-General_Concept
named	O
Glover	B-Application
in	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Kingdom	O
by	O
retrieving	O
crystals	O
that	O
were	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
garnered	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Glover	B-Application
2	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
updated	O
Windows	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
a	O
glove	B-General_Concept
named	O
Glover	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Glover	B-Application
is	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
roll	O
,	O
bounce	O
,	O
throw	O
,	O
slap	O
,	O
dribble	O
,	O
walk	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
ball	O
as	O
a	O
trampoline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
Glover	B-Application
can	O
do	O
both	O
regular	O
and	O
double	O
jumps	O
,	O
cartwheel	O
,	O
fist	O
slam	O
,	O
locate	O
the	O
ball	O
and	O
garibs	O
,	O
and	O
grab	O
the	O
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crystal	O
form	O
floats	O
on	O
water	O
and	O
is	O
very	O
fragile	O
,	O
but	O
gives	O
Glover	B-Application
double	O
points	O
for	O
each	O
obtained	O
Garib	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
ball	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
bounce	O
to	O
higher	O
places	O
,	O
and	O
Glover	B-Application
can	O
slap	O
and	O
throw	O
it	O
farther	O
than	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
stages	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
plenty	O
of	O
magic	O
potions	O
that	O
help	O
Glover	B-Application
by	O
giving	O
him	O
power-ups	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
ball	O
gets	O
destroyed	O
or	O
Glover	B-Application
loses	O
all	O
three	O
hearts	O
,	O
Glover	B-Application
loses	O
one	O
life	O
and	O
must	O
start	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
checkpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
land	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
wizard	O
rules	O
from	O
his	O
Crystal	O
Castle	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
surrounded	O
by	O
six	O
portals	O
leading	O
into	O
other	O
worlds	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
lost	O
city	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
,	O
a	O
circus	O
park	O
,	O
a	O
pirate	O
's	O
domain	O
,	O
a	O
prehistoric	O
era	O
,	O
a	O
horror-themed	O
fortress	O
and	O
outer	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wizard	O
himself	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
magical	O
,	O
sentient	O
gloves	B-General_Concept
named	O
Glover	B-Application
and	O
Glovel	O
,	O
who	O
assist	O
him	O
in	O
creating	O
strange	O
potions	O
and	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
one	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
wizard	O
accidentally	O
mixes	O
the	O
wrong	O
batch	O
of	O
potions	O
in	O
his	O
cauldron	O
,	O
causing	O
a	O
large	O
explosion	O
that	O
turns	O
wizard	O
into	O
a	O
statue	O
and	O
sends	O
his	O
gloves	B-General_Concept
flying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
left	O
glove	B-General_Concept
,	O
Glovel	O
,	O
lands	O
in	O
the	O
cauldron	O
while	O
the	O
right	O
glove	B-General_Concept
,	O
Glover	B-Application
,	O
flies	O
out	O
the	O
window	O
and	O
lands	O
onto	O
the	O
ground	O
outside	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
they	O
could	O
shatter	O
upon	O
impact	O
,	O
Glover	B-Application
quickly	O
casts	O
magic	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
crystals	O
into	O
rubber	O
balls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glover	B-Application
realizes	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
wizard	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
kingdom	O
's	O
beauty	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
enter	O
these	O
worlds	O
,	O
find	O
the	O
crystals	O
within	O
them	O
and	O
bring	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Glovel	O
had	O
been	O
corrupted	O
by	O
the	O
cauldron	O
's	O
chemicals	O
and	O
becomes	O
"	O
Cross-Stitch	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
malevolent	O
trickster	O
who	O
is	O
determined	O
to	O
destroy	O
Glover	B-Application
and	O
rule	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Kingdom	O
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glover	B-Application
traverses	O
from	O
realm	O
to	O
realm	O
and	O
must	O
protect	O
the	O
rubber	O
balls	O
at	O
all	O
costs	O
while	O
bring	O
them	O
back	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
does	O
,	O
Cross-Stitch	O
attempts	O
to	O
thwart	O
him	O
by	O
setting	O
traps	O
and	O
creating	O
monsters	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Glover	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
overcome	O
these	O
obstacles	O
with	O
his	O
magical	O
skills	O
and	O
retrieve	O
the	O
crystals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tip	O
,	O
who	O
offers	O
hints	O
during	O
Glover	B-Application
's	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
realm	O
,	O
Glover	B-Application
fights	O
Cross-Stitch	O
in	O
a	O
giant	O
robot	O
fight	O
and	O
emerges	O
victorious	O
,	O
sending	O
Cross-Stitch	O
flying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
and	O
Glover	B-Application
take	O
in	O
the	O
sights	O
,	O
Cross-Stitch	O
lands	O
right	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glover	B-Application
then	O
jumps	O
back	O
onto	O
his	O
master	O
's	O
hand	O
and	O
beckons	O
Cross-Stitch	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glover	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
late	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Glover	B-Application
would	O
have	O
required	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
cross	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Glover	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
specifically	O
on	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
interesting	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
a	O
challenging	O
structure	O
for	O
item	O
collection	O
,	O
and	O
bright	O
,	O
competent	O
visuals	O
,	O
Glover	B-Application
does	O
manage	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
refreshing	O
angle	O
on	O
typical	O
platformers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
heavily	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Whine	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
"	O
Terrible	O
"	O
2.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
looks	O
bad	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miguel	O
Lopez	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
criticized	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Glover	B-Application
,	O
despite	O
its	O
interesting	O
play	O
mechanics	O
,	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
lost	O
its	O
soul	O
in	O
the	O
port	O
from	O
the	O
N64.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
56%	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
no	O
denying	O
Glover	B-Application
is	O
bizarre	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
its	O
not	O
particularly	O
interesting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1999	O
,	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Glover	B-Application
2	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
features	O
of	O
Glover	B-Application
2	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
enhancements	O
for	O
hand/ball	O
physics	O
,	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
mid-1999	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
ended	O
up	O
getting	O
cancelled	O
along	O
with	O
another	O
N64	B-Operating_System
game	O
from	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
,	O
Frogger	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Hasbro	O
had	O
planned	O
on	O
acquiring	O
150,000	O
units	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
cartridges	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
indie	O
studio	O
Golden	O
Mushroom	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Glover	B-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reality	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
applied	O
for	O
the	O
trademark	O
for	O
Glover	B-Application
but	O
not	O
the	O
copyright	O
for	O
Glover	B-Application
leading	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
mistakenly	O
believe	O
that	O
they	O
also	O
had	O
ownership	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Glover	B-Application
game	O
;	O
those	O
rights	O
were	O
purchased	O
from	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
copyright	O
from	O
Glover	B-Application
from	O
Atari	O
SA	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
purchased	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
company	O
focused	O
on	O
re-releasing	O
old	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
physically	O
acquired	O
several	O
properties	O
from	O
Atari	O
SA	O
including	O
Glover	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
stated	O
their	O
intent	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
Glover	B-Application
for	O
newer	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
finish	O
and	O
release	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Glover	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Piko	O
announced	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Glover	B-Application
for	O
modern	O
computers	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
eventually	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
QUByte	O
Connect	O
2022	O
presentation	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Glover	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
QUByte	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
