<s>
Maui	B-Application
Mallard	I-Application
in	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
–	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
Donald	B-Application
in	I-Application
Maui	I-Application
Mallard	I-Application
–	O
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Brazil	O
in	O
spring	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
January	O
1997	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
mostly	O
in	O
autumn	O
1996	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Germany	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
one	O
last	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
by	O
Bonsai	O
Entertainment	O
Corp.	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Brazil	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
and	O
Brazilian	O
versions	O
for	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
have	O
dozens	O
of	O
gameplay	O
differences	O
,	O
both	O
graphical	O
(	O
some	O
sprites	O
were	O
added	O
or	O
changed	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
dust	O
appeared	O
under	O
Maui	O
's	O
feet	O
)	O
and	O
software	O
(	O
bugs	O
fixed	O
,	O
all	O
passwords	O
changed	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Maui	B-Application
Mallard	I-Application
kiosks	O
were	O
prepared	O
in	O
the	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
exhibit	O
at	O
the	O
Innoventions	O
plaza	O
of	O
EPCOT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
stars	O
Donald	O
Duck	O
in	O
a	O
metafictional	O
role	O
as	O
duck	O
detective	O
Maui	B-Application
Mallard	I-Application
(	O
a	O
spoof	O
of	O
1980s	O
Hawaii-based	O
TV	O
detective	O
,	O
"	O
Magnum	O
PI	O
"	O
in	O
name	O
and	O
appearance	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
adopts	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Cold	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
"	O
when	O
he	O
dresses	O
up	O
in	O
ninja	O
garb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
Donald	O
Duck	O
references	O
are	O
omitted	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
only	O
known	O
as	O
Maui	B-Application
Mallard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
informed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
Maui	O
's	O
next	O
adventure	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
no	O
other	O
appearances	O
of	O
Maui	B-Application
Mallard	I-Application
or	O
Cold	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
in	O
any	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
the	O
second	O
level	O
,	O
Maui	O
transforms	O
into	O
Cold	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
,	O
his	O
ninja	O
alter	O
ego	O
,	O
who	O
defends	O
himself	O
with	O
short-range	O
attacks	O
using	O
a	O
bo	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cold	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
's	O
staff	O
is	O
also	O
primarily	O
used	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
level	O
further	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
climbing	O
a	O
narrow	O
tunnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
second	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
switch	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
Maui	O
and	O
Cold	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
at	O
will	O
,	O
provided	O
he	O
has	O
enough	O
ninja	O
tokens	O
for	O
the	O
transformation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
ninja	O
tokens	O
Maui	O
or	O
Cold	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
holds	O
determines	O
Cold	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
's	O
strength	O
–	O
who	O
can	O
then	O
chain	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
attacks	O
as	O
his	O
skill	O
improves	O
–	O
when	O
played	O
as	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
prevent	O
Maui	O
from	O
transforming	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
as	O
Cold	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
cannot	O
bungee	O
jump	O
on	O
vines	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
which	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
Maui	O
throughout	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maui	B-Application
Mallard	I-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
medium-boiled	O
"	O
detective	O
visiting	O
a	O
tropical	O
island	O
when	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Shabuhm	O
Shabuhm	O
idol	O
goes	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maui	O
is	O
put	O
on	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
investigations	O
lead	O
him	O
through	O
a	O
creepy	O
mansion	O
to	O
ancient	O
ninja	O
training	O
grounds	O
-where	O
he	O
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
into	O
Cold	B-Application
Shadow	I-Application
-	O
and	O
a	O
native	O
village	O
,	O
where	O
Maui	O
is	O
thrown	O
into	O
a	O
volcano	O
as	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
to	O
the	O
native	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Aladdin	B-Application
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Disney	O
chose	O
to	O
bring	O
development	O
of	O
titles	O
in-house	O
instead	O
of	O
licensing	O
them	O
to	O
third-party	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspirations	O
for	O
Maui	B-Application
Mallard	I-Application
included	O
the	O
television	O
shows	O
Hawaii	O
5-0	O
and	O
Magnum	O
P.I.	O
,	O
martial	O
arts	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
games	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
,	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Vectorman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Disney	O
's	O
business	O
model	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
to	O
leverage	O
existing	O
characters	O
from	O
their	O
library	O
,	O
anything	O
created	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
derive	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
pre-existing	O
properties	O
,	O
so	O
Maui	B-Application
Mallard	I-Application
was	O
made	O
to	O
be	O
role	O
played	O
by	O
Donald	O
Duck	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
clear	O
brand	O
identity	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
1996	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
CD-based	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
consoles	O
had	O
achieved	O
a	O
significant	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
making	O
third	O
party	O
publishers	O
reluctant	O
to	O
spend	O
money	O
on	O
expensive	O
cartridges	O
for	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
(	O
which	O
owned	O
the	O
factory	O
where	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
cartridges	O
were	O
made	O
and	O
thus	O
could	O
manufacture	O
them	O
more	O
cheaply	O
than	O
third	O
parties	O
could	O
)	O
licensed	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maui	B-Application
Mallard	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
passwords	O
for	O
level	O
select	O
only	O
being	O
available	O
if	O
you	O
pass	O
the	O
bonus	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
