<s>
,	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Gainax	O
anime	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
and	O
the	O
1997	O
film	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
its	O
conclusion	O
,	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Evangelion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evangelion	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
BEC	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
formed	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
Bandai	O
and	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
supervised	O
by	O
Gainax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
have	O
identified	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
as	O
being	O
of	O
higher	O
quality	O
than	O
other	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
some	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
best	O
from	O
a	O
technical	O
standpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
sequel	B-Application
was	O
released	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Cyber	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Virtual	I-Application
On	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
organization	O
"	O
NERV	O
"	O
assigns	O
three	O
teenage	O
pilots	O
—	O
Shinji	O
Ikari	O
,	O
Rei	O
Ayanami	O
,	O
and	O
Asuka	O
Langley	O
Soryu	O
—	O
to	O
pilot	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
named	O
the	O
Evangelion	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Angels	O
before	O
they	O
eradicate	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
mission	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
similarly	O
like	O
Bust	B-Application
A	I-Application
Groove	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
anime	O
was	O
a	O
very	O
popular	O
series	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
making	O
video	O
game	O
adaptions	O
inevitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
by	O
BEC	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Japanese	O
toymaker	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evangelion	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
loose	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Gainax-produced	O
anime	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
its	O
1997	O
film	O
adaptation	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Evangelion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
video	O
game	O
adaptions	O
of	O
robot	O
anime	B-Application
series	I-Application
tend	O
to	O
be	O
action	O
focused	O
,	O
but	O
Evangelion	B-Application
64	I-Application
instead	O
opted	O
to	O
reproduce	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
which	O
depending	O
on	O
players	O
choices	O
could	O
produce	O
a	O
different	O
outcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
incorporates	O
archive	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
voices	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
limited	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
the	O
low	O
storage	O
size	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evangelion	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
generated	O
the	O
longest	O
player	O
lines	O
at	O
the	O
tradeshow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
division	O
considered	O
releasing	O
Evangelion	B-Application
64	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
if	O
it	O
deemed	O
its	O
gameplay	O
suitable	O
for	O
Western	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
reports	O
that	O
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
64	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
38,000	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
writer	O
Jes	O
Bickham	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
opinion	O
and	O
showed	O
disappointment	O
in	O
its	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
have	O
found	O
Evangelion	B-Application
64	I-Application
impressive	O
from	O
a	O
technical	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nutt	O
showed	O
admiration	O
towards	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
graphics	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
well	O
represented	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
limited	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruno	O
Sol	O
of	O
Superjuegos	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
faithfully	O
reproducing	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
anime	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
film	O
Death	O
&	O
Rebirth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
were	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
USgamer	O
,	O
which	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
mediocre	O
and	O
suggested	O
Evangelion	O
fans	O
should	O
play	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
,	O
Brian	O
Crimmins	O
found	O
its	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
graphics	O
impressive	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
potentially	O
given	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
an	O
edge	O
over	O
its	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
