<s>
Iggy	B-Device
's	I-Device
Reckin	I-Device
 '	I-Device
Balls	I-Device
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
by	O
Iguana	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
August	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
use	O
grappling	B-Application
hooks	I-Application
to	O
climb	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
and	O
attack	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iggy	B-Device
's	I-Device
Reckin	I-Device
 '	I-Device
Balls	I-Device
is	O
a	O
simple	O
racing	O
game	O
with	O
tower-based	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
must	O
pull	O
themselves	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
of	O
a	O
tower	O
using	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
grab	O
and	O
slow	O
down	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
ten	O
worlds	O
in	O
Iggy	B-Device
's	I-Device
Reckin	I-Device
 '	I-Device
Balls	I-Device
,	O
each	O
containing	O
ten	O
towers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iggy	B-Device
's	I-Device
Reckin	I-Device
 '	I-Device
Balls	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Iguana	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watsham	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
programmers	O
Carl	O
Wade	O
and	O
Ian	O
Dunlop	O
,	O
created	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
in	O
two	O
weeks	O
and	O
was	O
approved	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64.com	O
first	O
revealed	O
its	O
development	O
in	O
1997	O
with	O
details	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
tentative	O
title	O
"	O
Wrecking	O
Balls	O
"	O
and	O
having	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Putty	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
mechanic	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
1988	O
's	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iggy	B-Device
's	I-Device
Reckin	I-Device
 '	I-Device
Balls	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
Throwback	O
Entertainment	O
bought	O
at	O
auction	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
catalog	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
including	O
Iggy	B-Device
's	I-Device
Reckin	I-Device
 '	I-Device
Balls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
