<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Exact	O
and	O
Ultra	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
store	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
2012	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
again	O
in	O
2022	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presented	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
robotic	O
rabbit	O
named	O
"	O
Robbit	B-Application
"	O
as	O
he	O
searches	O
for	O
missing	O
jet	O
pods	O
scattered	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
astrophysicist	O
antagonist	O
character	O
Baron	O
Aloha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robbit	B-Application
must	O
explore	O
each	O
section	O
of	O
Crater	O
Planet	O
to	O
retrieve	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
jet	O
pods	O
,	O
stop	O
Aloha	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
being	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
technology	O
demonstrator	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
early	O
1994	O
under	O
the	O
provisional	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Spring	O
Man	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
utilizes	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Geograph	B-Application
Seal	I-Application
,	O
an	O
earlier	O
game	O
by	O
Exact	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
ancestor	O
of	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
showcase	O
for	O
,	O
3D	O
graphics	O
in	O
console	B-Device
gaming	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
unique	O
3D	O
platforming	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
later	O
3D	O
platformers	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
console	I-Application
generation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
spawned	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
and	O
Robbit	B-Application
Mon	I-Application
Dieu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Robbit	B-Application
,	O
a	O
robotic	O
rabbit	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
freely	O
move	O
Robbit	B-Application
in	O
three-dimensional	O
space	O
and	O
can	O
rotate	O
the	O
camera	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
shows	O
the	O
remaining	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
Robbit	B-Application
's	O
sidekick	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
who	O
offers	O
the	O
player	O
warnings	O
and	O
hints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
Robbit	B-Application
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robbit	B-Application
can	O
jump	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
times	O
in	O
mid-air	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
reach	O
extreme	O
heights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
platform	O
games	O
that	O
continue	O
to	O
face	O
horizontally	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
jumps	O
,	O
in	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
the	O
camera	O
tilts	O
downwards	O
when	O
a	O
double-jump	O
or	O
triple-jump	O
is	O
performed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
see	O
Robbit	B-Application
's	O
shadow	O
and	O
easily	O
plan	O
a	O
landing	O
spot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
find	O
and	O
use	O
fireworks	O
for	O
Robbit	B-Application
to	O
damage	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power-ups	O
scattered	O
across	O
each	O
world	O
,	O
presented	O
as	O
picture	O
frames	O
,	O
include	O
carrots	O
that	O
extend	O
Robbit	B-Application
's	O
health	O
,	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
time-outs	O
that	O
stop	O
the	O
clock	O
and	O
freeze	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
dynamics	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
,	O
hourglasses	O
that	O
extend	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
power	O
pills	O
that	O
make	O
Robbit	B-Application
invincible	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Witnessing	O
the	O
destruction	O
,	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
Crater	O
Planet	O
call	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
response	O
the	O
Universal	O
City	O
Hall	O
dispatches	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
agents	O
,	O
a	O
mechanical	O
rabbit	O
named	O
Robbit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robbit	B-Application
is	O
ordered	O
to	O
explore	O
each	O
world	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
jet	O
pods	O
,	O
stop	O
Aloha	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
Crater	O
Planet	O
from	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Aloha	O
flees	O
to	O
his	O
home	O
,	O
Little	O
Muu	O
,	O
and	O
vows	O
revenge	O
on	O
Robbit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
feature	O
the	O
MuuMuus	O
in	O
an	O
izakaya	O
tavern	O
,	O
recounting	O
their	O
defeat	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Robbit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
early	O
1994	O
under	O
the	O
provisional	O
title	O
"	O
Spring	O
Man	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
technology	O
demonstration	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
hoped	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
would	O
be	O
remembered	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
platform	O
star	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
longevity	O
as	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
or	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
and	O
shares	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
traits	O
with	O
Geograph	B-Application
Seal	I-Application
,	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
by	O
Exact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
Geograph	B-Application
Seal	I-Application
and	O
realising	O
the	O
potential	O
in	O
their	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
director	O
of	O
entertainment	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Koji	O
Tada	O
,	O
paired	O
Exact	O
with	O
Ultra	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exact	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
its	O
gameplay	O
;	O
Ultra	O
designed	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
3D	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
mechanical	O
rabbit	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Robbit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
individuality	O
among	O
platform	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
implemented	O
a	O
dynamic	O
camera	O
that	O
would	O
automatically	O
pan	O
down	O
towards	O
the	O
shadow	O
of	O
Robbit	B-Application
on	O
the	O
ground	O
during	O
large	O
jumps	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
carefully	O
line	O
up	O
their	O
landings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
tracks	O
from	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
were	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
stated	O
that	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
imaginative	O
,	O
playable	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
and	O
original	O
titles	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
1996	O
review	O
similarly	O
disapproved	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
small	O
worlds	O
and	O
easy	O
difficulty	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
,	O
genre-pushing	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
saying	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
essential	O
for	O
all	O
PlayStation	B-Device
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
particularly	O
praised	O
"	O
the	O
vertigo	O
inducing	O
sense	O
of	O
height	O
as	O
Robbit	B-Application
leaps	O
from	O
platform	O
to	O
platform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Yoon	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
innovation	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
"	O
grainy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
antiquated	O
"	O
graphics	O
did	O
no	O
harm	O
to	O
the	O
vibrant	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Rob	O
Fahey	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
stated	O
that	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Maddy	O
Thorson	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
indie	O
video	O
game	O
TowerFall	B-Application
,	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
something	O
about	O
the	O
sensation	O
of	O
leaping	O
through	O
3D	O
space	O
captured	O
my	O
childhood	O
imagination	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
cited	O
its	O
first-person	O
platforming	O
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
suggesting	O
that	O
the	O
jumping	O
remained	O
"	O
woefully	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
platform	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
—	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Exact	O
—	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	O
following	O
year	O
;	O
it	O
continued	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Robbit	B-Application
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
Baron	O
Aloha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robbit	B-Application
Mon	I-Application
Dieu	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
were	O
re-released	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
and	O
2009	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
loose	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
Pocket	B-Application
MuuMuu	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
in	O
1999	O
before	O
Exact	O
's	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
