<s>
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rare	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
80s	O
arcade	O
games	O
and	O
more	O
recent	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
blends	O
elements	O
of	O
both	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
and	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
such	O
as	O
Aliens	O
,	O
Stargate	O
and	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Planets	I-Device
were	O
also	O
major	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
and	O
action-adventure	O
elements	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
health	O
which	O
decreases	O
when	O
attacked	O
by	O
enemies	O
,	O
health-recovery	O
gems	B-Operating_System
and	O
ammunition	O
crates	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Juno	O
can	O
walk	O
through	O
magma	B-General_Concept
safely	O
,	O
Vela	O
can	O
swim	O
underwater	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
and	O
Lupus	O
can	O
hover	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
where	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
traditional	O
deathmatch	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
no	O
split-screen	O
co-operative	O
mode	O
where	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
may	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Floyd	O
,	O
a	O
floating	O
robot	O
that	O
automatically	O
follows	O
the	O
main	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
galactic	O
law	O
enforcement	O
team	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
attempting	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
horde	O
of	O
drones	O
led	O
by	O
an	O
insectoid	O
called	O
Mizar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
team	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
highest	O
honors	O
for	O
their	O
accomplishments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
's	O
Blast	B-Application
Corps	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
1997	O
with	O
lead	O
engineer	O
Paul	O
Mountain	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free-roaming	O
nature	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
influenced	O
the	O
scale	O
and	O
the	O
openness	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
settings	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
collecting	O
and	O
upgrading	O
of	O
weapons	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Metroid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mountain	O
revealed	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
behaviour	O
of	O
the	O
bad	O
guys	O
was	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
arcade	O
space	O
shooter	O
formations	O
and	O
Quake-style	O
'	O
attack	O
and	O
cover	O
 '	O
mechanics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
also	O
borrowed	O
elements	O
from	O
non-video	O
game	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
artist	O
Lee	O
Musgrave	O
admitted	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
elements	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
in	O
there	O
,	O
Aliens	O
,	O
Dune	O
,	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Planets	I-Device
,	O
even	O
Stargate	O
–	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
real	O
mix	O
of	O
everything	O
and	O
anything	O
'	O
space	O
 '	O
related.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
enjoyed	O
racing	O
games	O
and	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
futuristic	O
Ant	O
racing	O
mini-game	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
top-down	O
arcade	O
racing	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
initially	O
considered	O
the	O
possibility	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
4MB	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
Expansion	O
Pak	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
eventually	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
provided	O
a	O
quick-fix	O
to	O
the	O
mislabeled	O
covers	O
by	O
providing	O
stickers	O
declaring	O
its	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
compatibility	O
and	O
fixed	O
later	O
printings	O
of	O
the	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
complete	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Spaceworld	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
alongside	O
Rare	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
was	O
localized	O
as	O
because	O
Nintendo	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Japanese	O
pronunciation	O
of	O
the	O
Western	O
title	O
,	O
"	O
Jetto	O
Fōsu	O
Jeminai	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
pronounce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
4Kids	O
Entertainment	O
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
merchandising	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
and	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
toys	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
recreational	O
products	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
produce	O
any	O
merchandise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
straightforward	O
blaster	O
at	O
heart	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
AllGame	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
pays	O
homage	O
to	O
8	B-Application
-	I-Application
and	O
16-bit	B-Application
games	O
with	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
high-intensity	O
action	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
that	O
requires	O
skill	O
with	O
the	O
controller.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
journalist	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
remarked	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
has	O
some	O
flaws	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
more	O
polished	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
most	O
original	O
games	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
much	O
more	O
good	O
going	O
for	O
it	O
than	O
it	O
does	O
bad.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
described	O
its	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
"	O
dead-on	O
and	O
crystal	O
clear	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
best	O
ever	O
put	O
into	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
GameRevolution	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
goes	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
operatic	O
feel	O
than	O
the	O
generic	O
video	O
game	O
techno.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
challenging	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
included	O
mini-games	O
and	O
length	O
,	O
some	O
critics	O
reacted	O
negatively	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
insistence	O
on	O
having	O
to	O
save	O
every	O
Tribal	O
to	O
fully	O
complete	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
revisiting	O
previous	O
stages	O
with	O
new	O
weapons	O
was	O
fun	O
and	O
extends	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
frustrating	O
because	O
players	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
constantly	O
change	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
analog	O
stick	O
to	O
the	O
C	O
buttons	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
when	O
switching	O
to	O
combat	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
stated	O
that	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
really	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
its	O
fair	O
share	O
of	O
flaws	O
that	O
tend	O
to	O
hinder	O
the	O
experience	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
,	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Rare	O
designer	O
and	O
producer	O
Martin	O
Wakeley	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
"	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
occasion	O
I	O
can	O
remember	O
Rare	O
outsourcing	O
anything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
by	O
IGN	O
at	O
number	O
20	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
The	O
Top	O
25	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
called	O
it	O
Rare	O
's	O
"	O
big	O
hope	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
but	O
delayed	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
have	O
featured	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
of	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Kameo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Elements	I-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
Viva	B-Application
Piñata	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
in	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
also	O
dress	O
their	O
character	O
up	O
as	O
Juno	O
,	O
Vela	O
,	O
and	O
Lupus	O
in	O
Minecraft	O
:	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	O
Edition	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
dual-analog	O
controls	O
being	O
added	O
post-release	O
.	O
</s>
