<s>
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Rare	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
safari	O
adventurer	O
Sabreman	O
,	O
who	O
runs	O
and	O
jumps	O
between	O
platforms	O
to	O
retrieve	O
treasure	O
guarded	O
by	O
the	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1984	O
action-adventure	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
safari	O
adventurer	O
Sabreman	O
,	O
runs	O
and	O
jumps	O
between	O
platforms	O
to	O
retrieve	O
treasure	O
guarded	O
by	O
the	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
,	O
who	O
pursues	O
Sabreman	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabreman	O
last	O
appeared	O
in	O
1980s	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
games	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
searched	O
for	O
pieces	O
of	O
an	O
amulet	O
used	O
to	O
tame	O
the	O
guardian	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2004	O
revival	O
extends	O
this	O
backstory	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
evil	O
Dr.	O
Dolittle-Goode	O
steals	O
the	O
amulet	O
and	O
releases	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
,	O
who	O
scares	O
townspeople	O
and	O
steals	O
treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sabreman	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
through	O
eight	O
worlds	O
—	O
each	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
platforming	O
levels	O
and	O
culminating	O
in	O
a	O
laboratory	O
level	O
—	O
to	O
retrieve	O
an	O
eighth	O
of	O
the	O
amulet	O
and	O
return	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
to	O
captivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
touches	O
the	O
treasure	O
,	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
begins	O
to	O
chase	O
Sabreman	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
backtrack	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
treasure	O
to	O
his	O
tent	O
without	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
collectible	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
humour	O
is	O
British	O
and	O
self-referential	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
locations	O
and	O
characters	O
reference	O
games	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
preceded	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
speech	O
is	O
portrayed	O
as	O
murmurs	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
or	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabreman	O
has	O
several	O
speech	O
samples	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
run	O
for	O
it	O
"	O
when	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
starts	O
to	O
chase	O
and	O
"	O
smashing	O
"	O
when	O
finishing	O
a	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
is	O
depicted	O
in	O
pre-rendered	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
technique	O
Rare	O
used	O
in	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
subtle	O
lighting	O
effects	O
,	O
as	O
when	O
Sabreman	O
approaches	O
a	O
light	O
source	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
credit	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
accessible	O
and	O
absorbing	O
,	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
platformers	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
put	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
in	O
the	O
lineage	O
of	O
Wario	O
Ware	O
in	O
that	O
its	O
quick	O
and	O
otherwise	O
mundane	O
levels	O
became	O
interesting	O
when	O
paired	O
with	O
its	O
varied	O
creature	O
puzzle	O
and	O
racing	O
hooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
is	O
oriented	O
towards	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
considered	O
its	O
few	O
adventure	O
elements	O
of	O
brief	O
"	O
busy-work	O
wandering	O
"	O
and	O
non-player	O
character	O
conversation	O
weak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
player	O
creativity	O
was	O
constrained	O
by	O
the	O
limited	O
helper	O
creature	O
choices	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
mechanic	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
reviewers	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
short	O
play	O
sessions	O
,	O
during	O
downtime	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
appreciated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
longer	O
in	O
length	O
than	O
Rare	O
's	O
prior	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
,	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
:	O
Grunty	O
's	O
Revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
while	O
Eurogamer	O
considered	O
uncommonly	O
good	O
for	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
,	O
IGN	O
deemed	O
the	O
visuals	O
less	O
impressive	O
since	O
Rare	O
pioneered	O
the	O
style	O
a	O
decade	O
earlier	O
,	O
and	O
GameZone	O
wanted	O
for	O
more	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
graphics	O
muddied	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
while	O
GameSpot	O
only	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
muddy	O
when	O
enlarged	O
for	O
a	O
big	O
screen	O
with	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
reported	O
that	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
bright	O
palette	O
otherwise	O
played	O
fine	O
on	O
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
struggled	O
with	O
the	O
double	O
bind	O
of	O
not	O
pleasing	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
1984	O
original	O
and	O
not	O
enticing	O
new	O
fans	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
brands	O
such	O
as	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
British	O
outlets	O
,	O
GamesTM	O
too	O
wrote	O
that	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
did	O
not	O
match	O
the	O
legacy	O
of	O
its	O
forebears	O
and	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
found	O
the	O
remake	O
disappointing	O
,	O
though	O
Eurogamer	O
figured	O
that	O
players	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
history	O
would	O
at	O
least	O
appreciate	O
the	O
in-game	O
references	O
and	O
nostalgia	O
.	O
</s>
