<s>
Johnny	B-Application
Bazookatone	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Johnny	B-Application
Bazookatone	I-Application
,	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2050	O
in	O
Sin	O
Sin	O
Prison	O
by	O
El	O
Diablo	O
,	O
lord	O
of	O
the	O
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
sharply	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
complex	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Sam	O
Hickman	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
Johnny	B-Application
Bazookatone	I-Application
"	O
three	O
hundred	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
boring	O
platform	O
action	O
ever	O
invented	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
blurry	O
sprites	O
,	O
enemies	O
which	O
are	O
persistently	O
annoying	O
rather	O
than	O
challenging	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
generally	O
outdated	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
irritating	O
difficulty	O
,	O
particularly	O
executing	O
the	O
crucial	O
Shooting	O
Float	O
move	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delighted	O
with	O
the	O
rendered	O
sprites	O
,	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Fans	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
humorous	O
cross	O
between	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
should	O
check	O
out	O
Johnny.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
's	O
tempting	O
to	O
swear-off	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
by-gone	O
product	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
there	O
's	O
something	O
devilishly	O
tempting	O
about	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
looks	O
and	O
plays	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Johnny	O
Bazookatone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
regarded	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
as	O
unfavorably	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
lambasting	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
hideously	O
dated	O
"	O
story	O
concept	O
,	O
overly	O
small	O
sprites	O
,	O
last	O
generation	O
graphics	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
intelligent	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
levels	O
or	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
frustrating	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
gave	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
overall	O
approval	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
