<s>
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Japanese	O
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
systems	O
in	O
1992	O
while	O
the	O
English	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
mold	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
utilize	O
various	O
combos	O
,	O
jumping	O
attacks	O
,	O
throws	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
to	O
utilize	O
on	O
the	O
opposition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
the	O
standard	O
fare	O
of	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
objects	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
weapons	O
against	O
the	O
enemy	O
however	O
,	O
Mutation	B-Application
Nation	I-Application
instead	O
uses	O
a	O
system	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
pick	O
up	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
elemental	O
spheres	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
unleash	O
screen-filling	O
super	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
reported	O
Mutation	B-Application
Nation	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Mutation	B-Application
Nation	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Frank	O
O'Connor	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
good	O
for	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
standards	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
unlimited	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
Ones	O
Christophe	O
Pottier	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
the	O
beautiful	O
scenery	O
and	O
animation	O
characteristic	O
of	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
,	O
Mutation	B-Application
Nation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
average	O
game	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
console.	O
"	O
</s>
