<s>
Kid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
is	O
a	O
grid	O
capture	O
game	O
which	O
borrows	O
heavily	O
from	O
the	O
1981	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Amidar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
Arti	O
Haroutunian	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Tronix	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
the	O
joystick	O
button	O
briefly	O
stuns	O
the	O
enemies	O
so	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
move	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
passed	O
through	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
analogous	O
to	O
"	O
jumps	O
"	O
in	O
Amidar	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arti	O
Haroutunian	O
wrote	O
Kid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
in	O
two	O
months	O
using	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
Assembler	I-Application
Editor	I-Application
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tronix	O
ran	O
magazine	O
adverts	O
promoting	O
both	O
Kid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
and	O
another	O
game	O
by	O
Haroutunian	O
,	O
Juice	O
!,	O
mentioning	O
him	O
by	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
H	O
.	O
Ahl	O
criticized	O
the	O
simplistic	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
we	O
found	O
Kid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
playable	O
and	O
addictive	O
games	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Games	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
play	O
mechanic	O
alone	O
makes	O
this	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
compulsive	O
,	O
utterly	O
addictive	O
contests	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
computer	O
gaming	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Kid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
has	O
play	O
value	O
coming	O
out	O
of	O
its	O
ears	O
and	O
enough	O
speed	O
to	O
give	O
even	O
its	O
inspiration	O
,	O
Amidar	B-Application
,	O
a	O
run	O
for	O
its	O
money.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
also	O
compared	O
Kid	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
to	O
Amidar	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
out	O
three	O
differences	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
grid	O
is	O
square	O
,	O
not	O
irregular	O
...	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
bonus	O
round	O
(	O
or	O
bonus	O
points	O
for	O
finishing	O
a	O
grid	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
monsters	O
are	O
more	O
intent	O
on	O
killing	O
you	O
and	O
less	O
intent	O
on	O
having	O
a	O
good	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
maze	B-Application
and	O
a	O
simple	O
strategy	O
to	O
keep	O
one	O
step	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
pursuing	O
creatures.	O
"	O
</s>
