<s>
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
superhero	O
character	O
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
title	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Microsmiths	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
borrows	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bart	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
introduction	O
features	O
the	O
origin	O
story	O
of	O
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
and	O
as	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
1991	O
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
's	O
attack	O
methods	O
include	O
punching	O
and	O
firing	O
"	O
sludge	O
balls	O
"	O
which	O
are	O
acquired	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
,	O
stages	O
include	O
the	O
Arctic	O
,	O
the	O
desert	O
,	O
and	O
contaminated	O
rainforests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
also	O
uses	O
tools	O
like	O
camouflage	O
and	O
thorn	O
skin	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
must	O
recycle	O
scattered	O
garbage	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
and	O
gain	O
additional	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
marginal	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
has	O
received	O
average	O
to	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
poor	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
dull	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
perhaps	O
faring	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
NES	O
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
was	O
not	O
met	O
with	O
high	O
praise	O
either	O
,	O
getting	O
a	O
2.5/5	O
score	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
