<s>
Spirou	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
during	O
1995	B-Application
and	O
1996	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Spirou	B-Application
et	O
Fantasio	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
adventure	O
of	O
Spirou	B-Application
trying	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
kidnapped	O
friend	O
Count	O
Champignac	O
and	O
stop	O
his	O
arch-enemy	O
Cyanida	O
from	O
making	O
robots	O
rule	O
the	O
earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
good	O
graphics	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
faithful	O
to	O
Spirou	B-Application
et	O
Fantasio	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
relatively	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
most	O
reviewers	O
only	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
true	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirou	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platformer	O
type	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
titular	O
main	O
character	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
can	O
walk	O
,	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
and	O
duck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirou	B-Application
can	O
swim	O
in	O
the	O
underwater	O
levels	O
apparent	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirou	B-Application
has	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
that	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
take	O
six	O
hits	O
before	O
he	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extra	O
life	O
is	O
earned	O
by	O
collecting	O
50	O
Spirou	B-Application
hats	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
eight	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
diving	O
under	O
the	O
water	O
,	O
Spirou	B-Application
can	O
only	O
hold	O
his	O
breath	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirou	B-Application
,	O
a	O
journalist	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
Fantasio	O
visit	O
New	O
York	O
for	O
an	O
international	O
conference	O
of	O
scientific	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
turns	O
out	O
that	O
Cyanide	O
,	O
a	O
robot	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
Spirou	B-Application
's	O
long	O
time	O
enemies	O
,	O
has	O
kidnapped	O
the	O
count	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Spirou	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
save	O
Champignac	O
and	O
stop	O
Cyanida	O
,	O
Fantasio	O
gathers	O
intel	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
Spirou	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Spirou	B-Application
were	O
reviewed	O
in	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
most	O
critics	O
noting	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
fluid	O
animations	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
