<s>
Phantom	B-Application
2040	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hearst	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Viacom	O
New	O
Media	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
directly	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
animated	O
television	B-Application
series	I-Application
Phantom	B-Application
2040	I-Application
but	O
follows	O
a	O
plotline	O
not	O
strictly	O
taken	O
by	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
classified	O
as	O
a	O
metroidvania	O
,	O
and	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
2040	I-Application
has	O
a	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
line	O
in	O
Phantom	B-Application
2040	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
differently	O
in	O
the	O
NTSC	O
and	O
PAL	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
NTSC	O
version	O
of	O
Phantom	B-Application
2040	I-Application
in	O
the	O
options	O
menu	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
presented	O
to	O
them	O
in	O
cinematics	O
between	O
levels	O
and	O
dialog	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
point-list	O
of	O
what	O
happens	O
in	O
those	O
cinematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
backstory	O
Phantom	B-Application
2040	I-Application
is	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
the	O
television	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
specifically	O
enact	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
episodes	O
but	O
instead	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
various	O
episodes	O
in	O
the	O
overarching	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Phantom	O
's	O
mission	O
to	O
stop	O
Maximum	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
from	O
dominating	O
Metropia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Earth	O
's	O
population	O
continues	O
to	O
rise	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
resources	O
to	O
support	O
them	O
or	O
the	O
jobs	O
to	O
sustain	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
cast	O
onto	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
the	O
over-urbanised	O
mega-cities	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
6.875	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
with	O
equal	O
enthusiasm	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
hunger	O
for	O
a	O
16-bit	O
challenge	O
,	O
Phantom	B-Application
2040	I-Application
is	O
a	O
feast	O
made	O
even	O
more	O
satisfying	O
by	O
lengthy	O
replay	O
value.	O
"	O
</s>
