<s>
Incredible	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Polygon	O
Magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incredible	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
follows	O
four	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
working-class	O
Japanese	O
family	O
on	O
their	O
bizarre	O
adventures	O
from	O
their	O
daily	O
routines	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
home	O
early	O
for	O
the	O
family	O
's	O
grandmother	O
's	O
birthday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
several	O
action-oriented	O
minigames	O
strung	O
together	O
and	O
book-ended	O
with	O
pre-rendered	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incredible	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
24	O
levels	O
(	O
26	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
spread	O
over	O
four	O
main	O
parts	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
part	O
focusing	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
family	O
members	O
;	O
Taneo	O
,	O
Etsuko	O
,	O
Tsuyoshi	O
,	O
and	O
Ririka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
range	O
from	O
action-based	O
objectives	O
such	O
as	O
dodging	O
obstacles	O
and	O
rhythm	O
games	O
,	O
to	O
puzzle-based	O
objectives	O
such	O
as	O
answering	O
a	O
quiz	O
and	O
finding	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ririka	O
and	O
her	O
bike	O
are	O
lifted	O
into	O
the	O
sky	O
into	O
the	O
mothership	O
(	O
silhouetted	O
bruefly	O
against	O
the	O
moon	O
in	O
homage	O
to	O
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Incredible	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Polygon	O
Magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
director	O
was	O
Naozumi	O
Yamaguchi	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
employee	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Sega	O
on	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titus	O
Interactive	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
abroad	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
it	O
as	O
their	O
only	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Create	O
sales	O
records	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
70,760	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
184th	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsewhere	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Bratcher	O
of	O
NextGen	O
noted	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
all	O
players	O
should	O
play	O
Incredible	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
at	O
least	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
Story	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragan	O
thought	O
that	O
Incredible	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
an	O
important	O
first	O
step	O
for	O
this	O
new	O
genre	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
its	O
wacky	O
situations	O
and	O
hyperactive	O
ska	O
music	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
outclassed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wario	O
Ware	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
