<s>
Robot	B-Device
Rascals	I-Device
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
digital/analog	O
game	O
by	O
Ozark	O
Softscape	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robot	B-Device
Rascals	I-Device
is	O
a	O
multiplayer-only	O
scavenger	O
hunt	O
for	O
people	O
at	O
a	O
single	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
for	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
select	O
the	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
goes	O
on	O
a	O
scavenger	O
hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
robot	B-Algorithm
can	O
also	O
find	O
the	O
items	O
their	O
opponents	O
have	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
them	O
from	O
winning	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
computer	B-Application
players	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
other	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
easy	O
level	O
results	O
in	O
all	O
advantages	O
coming	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
middle	O
difficulty	O
has	O
some	O
disadvantages	O
with	O
the	O
advantages	O
and	O
robots	B-Algorithm
can	O
also	O
get	O
damaged	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficult	O
level	O
has	O
more	O
disadvantages	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
no	O
home	O
)	O
,	O
damages	O
are	O
more	O
frequent	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
more	O
options	O
for	O
robots	B-Algorithm
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Bunten	O
said	O
of	O
Robot	B-Device
Rascals	I-Device
:	O
"	O
the	O
sales	O
that	O
EA	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
generate	O
(	O
despite	O
a	O
worthy	O
marketing	O
effort	O
)	O
were	O
disappointing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
only	O
did	O
Robot	B-Device
Rascals	I-Device
have	O
no	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
it	O
actually	O
required	O
the	O
participation	O
of	O
no	O
less	O
than	O
four	O
human	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
gave	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
describing	O
Robot	B-Device
Rascals	I-Device
as	O
"	O
a	O
cute	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
approving	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jasper	O
Sylvester	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
Robot	B-Device
Rascals	I-Device
as	O
"	O
beautifully	O
designed	O
and	O
packaged	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
randomness	O
,	O
between	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
events	O
and	O
the	O
external	O
deck	O
of	O
cards	O
,	O
were	O
said	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
cartoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
favorably	O
cited	O
the	O
distinctive	O
personalities	O
and	O
appearances	O
of	O
the	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
whole	O
family	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
three-year-olds	O
,	O
can	O
play	O
Robot	B-Device
Rascals	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
