<s>
Kwirk	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kwirk	B-Application
and	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Tammy	O
were	O
both	O
out	O
"	O
painting	O
the	O
town	O
red	O
"	O
when	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
unnamed	O
city	O
's	O
subterranean	O
labyrinth	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
down	O
there	O
,	O
Tammy	O
suddenly	O
disappears	O
and	O
Kwirk	B-Application
,	O
with	O
his	O
Veggie	O
Friends	O
,	O
now	O
has	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
labyrinth	O
and	O
bring	O
her	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
tomato	O
named	O
Kwirk	B-Application
for	O
the	O
US	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kwirk	B-Application
has	O
three	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Going	O
Up	O
?,	O
Heading	O
Out	O
?,	O
and	O
Vs.	O
Mode	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
at	O
certain	O
levels	O
,	O
Kwirk	B-Application
will	O
receive	O
help	O
from	O
his	O
Veggie	O
Friends	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
taken	O
control	O
of	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
Select	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
serves	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
which	O
Kwirk	B-Application
has	O
to	O
rescue	O
Tammy	O
from	O
the	O
maze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
no	O
storyline	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
stage	O
ends	O
with	O
Tammy	O
displaying	O
the	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
ten	O
floors	O
to	O
each	O
Level	O
,	O
Tammy	O
and	O
Kwirk	B-Application
are	O
reunited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
room	O
,	O
Kwirk	B-Application
must	O
navigate	O
around	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
various	O
obstacles	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
one	O
or	O
all	O
of	O
Kwirk	B-Application
's	O
Veggie	O
Friends	O
will	O
appear	O
to	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
play	O
exactly	O
like	O
Kwirk	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
maneuvers	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
possible	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kwirk	B-Application
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
,	O
which	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
,	O
Kwirk	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
simple	O
,	O
but	O
very	O
addictive	O
"	O
puzzle	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
stated	O
by	O
Julian	O
Rignall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
magazine	O
Video	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
Kwirk	B-Application
in	O
its	O
very	O
first	O
issue	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Video	O
Games	O
Classic	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
Kwirk	B-Application
captivates	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
well-elaborated	O
and	O
harmonious	O
overall	O
concept	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
wohl	O
durchdachtes	O
und	O
stimmiges	O
Gesamtkonzept	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
were	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
retain	O
the	O
potato	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
called	O
Spud	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Totsugeki	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Valetions	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
action/adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
Amazing	B-Application
Tater	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
was	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
1991	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1992	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Spud	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
remains	O
a	O
potato	O
called	O
"	O
Spud	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kwirk	B-Application
's	O
only	O
appearance	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
Video	O
Power	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
15-minute	O
cartoon	O
short	O
called	O
The	O
Power	O
Team	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
characters	O
from	O
Acclaim	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
