<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Genki	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	B-Application
Cocoon	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
is	O
covered	O
in	O
dense	O
forest	O
;	O
populated	O
by	O
bizarre	O
,	O
mostly	O
bug-like	O
monsters	B-Application
called	O
Minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Levant	O
captures	O
more	O
minions	O
,	O
his	O
"	O
Capture	O
Level	O
"	O
increases	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
capture	O
monsters	B-Application
more	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
continue	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
called	O
The	O
Eternal	O
Corridor	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
near	O
infinite	O
area	O
where	O
new	O
monsters	B-Application
that	O
were	O
unavailable	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
this	O
new	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	B-Application
Cocoon	I-Application
is	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Levant	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Syrus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
traverses	O
four	O
forests	O
on	O
his	O
quest	O
,	O
the	O
Beetle	O
,	O
Dragonfly	O
,	O
Spider	O
,	O
and	O
Moth	O
forests	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
populated	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
monsters	B-Application
known	O
as	O
minions	O
(	O
or	O
just	O
Divine	O
Beasts	O
)	O
that	O
Levant	O
may	O
capture	O
into	O
cocoons	O
and	O
tame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
US	O
release	O
of	O
Jade	B-Application
Cocoon	I-Application
,	O
still	O
in	O
its	O
alpha	O
stages	O
,	O
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
NG	O
Alphas	O
"	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
months	O
,	O
Jade	B-Application
Cocoon	I-Application
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
the	O
Game	O
Informer	O
magazine	O
twice	O
,	O
in	O
issues	O
73	O
and	O
75	O
,	O
then	O
reviewed	O
after	O
release	O
in	O
issue	O
76	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
disk	O
of	O
Jade	B-Application
Cocoon	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
,	O
Crave	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
then	O
later	O
reviewed	O
in	O
the	O
23rd	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
issue	O
's	O
demo	O
disk	O
along	O
with	O
demos	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
3Xtreme	B-Application
,	O
Tiny	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
,	O
Macross	O
VF-X2	O
,	O
Centipede	B-Device
,	O
You	B-Device
Do	I-Device
n't	I-Device
Know	I-Device
Jack	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
8-Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
reviewed	O
in	O
the	O
53rd	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
on	O
its	O
demo	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	B-Application
Cocoon	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Crash	B-Application
Team	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Jade	B-Application
Cocoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Mediocre	O
monster-breeding	O
sims	O
plus	O
mediocre	O
RPG	O
...	O
snore	O
...	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Jade	B-Application
Cocoon	I-Application
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
FMV	B-Application
anime	O
cut-scenes	O
and	O
environmentwhich	O
consisted	O
of	O
over	O
600	O
pre-rendered	O
backgroundsas	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
audio	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
simple	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
deep	O
monster	B-Application
breeding	O
and	O
merging	O
system	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
regarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	B-Application
Cocoon	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
monsters	B-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
Silent	O
Hill-style	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
avoid	O
battles	O
with	O
some	O
monsters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
