<s>
Maximo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
to	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Korea	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
universe	O
and	O
features	O
original	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Japanese	O
illustrator	O
Susumu	O
Matsushita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Maximo	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Army	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zin	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximo	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
dynamic	O
,	O
fully	O
3D	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Maximo	B-Application
fights	O
wearing	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Maximo	B-Application
loses	O
all	O
his	O
lives	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
continue	O
by	O
giving	O
Death	O
Coins	O
to	O
the	O
Grim	O
Reaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
other	O
elements	O
that	O
reference	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
crush	O
graves	O
and	O
Maximo	B-Application
turning	O
into	O
an	O
animal	O
after	O
being	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
spell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
five	O
major	O
worlds	O
:	O
The	O
Boneyard	O
,	O
The	O
Great	O
Dank	O
,	O
Graveyard	O
of	O
Ships	O
,	O
Realm	O
of	O
Spirit	O
and	O
Castle	O
Maximo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximo	B-Application
,	O
a	O
brave	O
king	O
,	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
castle	O
from	O
the	O
far	O
off	O
war	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
kingdom	O
is	O
falling	O
with	O
the	O
sorceresses	O
being	O
imprisoned	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Achille	O
proves	O
too	O
powerful	O
and	O
strikes	O
down	O
Maximo	B-Application
with	O
one	O
blast	O
of	O
his	O
dark	O
magic	O
,	O
killing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
floating	O
in	O
the	O
underworld	O
,	O
Maximo	B-Application
is	O
approached	O
by	O
Grim	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
Achille	O
is	O
drilling	O
into	O
the	O
underworld	O
to	O
harvest	O
souls	O
,	O
fueling	O
his	O
undead	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feeling	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
job	O
if	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
more	O
dead	O
,	O
Grim	O
makes	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Maximo	B-Application
to	O
bring	O
him	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
stopping	O
Achille	O
's	O
evil	O
plans	O
;	O
sending	O
him	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
earth	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
where	O
his	O
journey	O
begins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximo	B-Application
is	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
merge	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
universe	O
with	O
illustrator	O
Susumu	O
Matsushita	O
's	O
manga	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
and	O
transferred	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Digital	O
Studio	O
head	O
David	O
Siller	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
and	O
Aero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Acro-Bat	I-Application
)	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
"	O
old	O
school	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
which	O
varies	O
from	O
stage	O
to	O
stage	O
,	O
includes	O
orchestrated	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
found	O
in	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
and	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
artists	O
from	O
Tommy	O
Tallarico	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximo	B-Application
was	O
presented	O
in	O
E3	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
budget	O
labels	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
achieved	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
status	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
400,000	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Maximo	B-Application
at	O
#6	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
10	O
Most	O
Challenging	O
PS2	B-Device
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
test	O
for	O
true-blooded	O
action-seekers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
’s	O
Rich	O
Knight	O
named	O
Maximo	B-Application
the	O
43rd	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
successfully	O
captured	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Ghosts	B-Application
‘	O
n	O
Goblins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Maximo	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Army	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zin	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
