<s>
Men	B-Application
in	I-Application
Black	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Series	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tiertex	O
Design	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Crave	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
(	O
GBC	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
television	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Men	B-Application
in	I-Application
Black	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Series	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2001	O
,	O
Crave	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
another	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Men	B-Application
in	I-Application
Black	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Series	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
brief	O
cartoon-style	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
appears	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
either	O
Agent	O
J	O
or	O
Agent	O
K	O
.	O
The	O
game	O
features	O
six	O
levels	O
,	O
a	O
password	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
weapons	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
against	O
aliens	O
who	O
are	O
plotting	O
an	O
invasion	O
of	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
has	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
27%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Huntala	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
wrote	O
about	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
some	O
nice	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
pretty	O
cool	O
intro	O
that	O
's	O
very	O
stylish	O
for	O
Game	O
Boy	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
rather	O
simple	O
and	O
one	O
from	O
which	O
you	O
'll	O
soon	O
tire.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MIB	O
looks	O
great	O
on	O
the	O
GB	B-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
complete	O
misery.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Peer	O
Schneider	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
formulaic	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
little	O
variety	O
and	O
sub-par	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
unless	O
you	O
're	O
more	O
into	O
watching	O
a	O
game	O
than	O
actually	O
playing	O
it	O
,	O
stay	O
clear	O
of	O
this	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
bore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Thompson	O
of	O
AllGame	O
,	O
who	O
considered	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
"	O
a	O
complete	O
waste	O
of	O
potential	O
,	O
"	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Featuring	O
only	O
the	O
most	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
possible	O
,	O
MIB	O
fails	O
to	O
conjure	O
up	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
fun	O
and	O
excitement	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
show	O
that	O
inspired	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
boils	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
slow	O
,	O
boring	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cameron	O
Davis	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
:	O
"	O
Aliens	O
take	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
misshapen	O
,	O
barely	O
recognizable	O
sprites	O
,	O
hardly	O
worthy	O
of	O
fear	O
or	O
even	O
base	O
acknowledgement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
game	O
has	O
everything	O
that	O
makes	O
a	O
game	O
bad	O
--	O
horrible	O
animation	O
,	O
limited	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
design	O
that	O
's	O
just	O
downright	O
unbearable	O
when	O
put	O
into	O
action.	O
"	O
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