<s>
James	B-Application
Pond	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Codename	O
:	O
RoboCod	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
James	I-Application
Pond	I-Application
on	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
James	I-Application
Pond	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1991	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
music	O
by	O
Richard	O
Joseph	O
is	O
a	O
marimba-heavy	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
RoboCop	B-Application
film	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	B-Application
Pond	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1991	O
by	O
three	O
different	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
next	O
ported	O
to	O
Amiga	B-Device
AGA	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
redeveloped	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
store	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Maybe	O
is	O
holding	O
Santa	O
's	O
workers	O
hostage	O
(	O
in	O
most	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
they	O
are	O
penguins	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
elves	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
turned	O
many	O
of	O
Santa	O
's	O
helpers	O
into	O
his	O
own	O
twisted	O
and	O
dangerous	O
assistants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
greater	O
risks	O
involved	O
in	O
this	O
mission	O
,	O
James	O
Pond	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
robotic	O
suit	O
and	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
"	O
RoboCod	B-Application
"	O
(	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
RoboCop	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
1994	O
article	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
edition	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
,	O
Penguin	O
outsold	O
arch-rival	O
KitKat	B-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
history	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	B-Application
Pond	I-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
Robocod	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
releases	O
are	O
identical	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
map	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
new	O
versions	O
,	O
McVities	O
 '	O
sponsorship	O
branding	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
RoboCod	B-Application
must	O
rescue	O
Santa	O
's	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
penguins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
recent	O
iterations	O
are	O
remakes	B-General_Concept
rather	O
than	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
magazine	O
ACE	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
934	O
out	O
of	O
1000	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
polished	O
,	O
playable	O
and	O
(	O
...	O
)	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
completely	O
excellent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
James	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
himself	O
tall	O
is	O
quite	O
interesting	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
is	O
really	O
the	O
only	O
special	O
thing	O
about	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
of	O
JP	O
may	O
be	O
better	O
off	O
with	O
his	O
Aquatic	B-Application
Games	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
version	O
a	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
they	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
garishly	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
tend	O
to	O
cause	O
eye	O
strain	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
mildly	O
fun	O
but	O
unexciting	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
extremely	O
pixelated	O
"	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
intro	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
less	O
powerful	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Unlimited	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
75%	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
only	O
remarkable	O
thing	O
about	O
Super	B-Application
James	I-Application
Pond	I-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
wacky	O
parody	O
of	O
James	O
Bond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
number	O
20	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
