<s>
is	O
a	O
2000	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
co-developed	O
by	O
Squaresoft	O
and	O
DreamFactory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
was	O
Square	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
released	O
internationally	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
although	O
it	O
received	O
considerable	O
press	O
coverage	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
greatly	O
anticipated	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
marquee	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
poor	O
sales	O
and	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controls	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
Tobal	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
is	O
structured	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
short	O
gameplay	O
segments	O
interspersed	O
with	O
cinematic	O
cutscenes	O
that	O
tell	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
controls	O
this	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
characters	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
gameplay	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
fighting	O
groups	O
of	O
enemies	O
using	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
AI-controlled	O
bouncers	O
will	O
do	O
a	O
taunt	O
,	O
prompting	O
a	O
button-press	O
to	O
activate	O
a	O
team	O
attack	O
(	O
"	O
Trinity	O
Rush	O
"	O
)	O
which	O
damages	O
all	O
enemies	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
multitap	B-Device
accessory	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Battle	O
Royal	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Royal	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
against	O
three	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
two	O
players	O
against	O
two	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Spring	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
Square	O
's	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
Square	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
three	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
;	O
an	O
unknown	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Footage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
SIGGRAPH	O
Convention	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
footage	O
showed	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
were	O
two	O
men	O
and	O
one	O
woman	O
,	O
fighting	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
ninja	B-Application
in	O
a	O
café	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
when	O
Sony	O
announced	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
launch	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reported	O
"	O
Square	O
's	O
"	O
Seamless	O
Action	O
Battle	O
System	O
"	O
means	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
roam	O
from	O
adventure	O
sequence	O
to	O
fighting	O
sequence	O
without	O
intermittent	O
FMVs	B-Application
or	O
cutscenes	O
that	O
look	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
;	O
the	O
adventure	O
aspects	O
blend	O
seamlessly	O
into	O
massive	O
street	O
brawls	O
involving	O
as	O
many	O
ten	O
characters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
were	O
also	O
very	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
early	O
footage	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
is	O
arguably	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
strongest	O
visual	O
demonstrations	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
thus	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
appear	O
as	O
though	O
you	O
're	O
controlling	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
movie	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Bouncers	I-Application
camera	O
movements	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
truly	O
appear	O
as	O
though	O
they	O
're	O
straight	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
Hollywood	O
creation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
IGN	O
reported	O
DreamFactory	O
were	O
having	O
difficulty	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
January	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
outlined	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
the	O
branching	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
versus	O
and	O
survival	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
challenges	O
of	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokita	O
claimed	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creation	O
was	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
partially	O
derived	O
from	O
DreamFactory	O
's	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
and	O
Tobal	B-Application
games	O
,	O
while	O
graphically	O
,	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
filters	O
and	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
to	O
feature	O
Dolby	O
5.1	O
sound	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
FMV	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
and	O
Takahito	O
Eguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2-disc	O
,	O
29-track	O
album	O
,	O
published	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
Original	O
Video	O
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
,	O
21-track	O
album	O
,	O
published	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
by	O
Tokyopop	O
Soundtrax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
66	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
consideration	O
of	O
its	O
high-profile	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
front-runner	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
aspects	O
from	O
the	O
E3	O
trailer	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
destructible	O
scenery	O
,	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
possibly	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
out	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effect	O
is	O
consistent	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
rids	B-Algorithm
the	O
PS2	B-Device
of	O
aliasing	B-Error_Name
or	O
flickering	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
unique	O
gloss	O
that	O
's	O
never	O
been	O
used	O
before	O
with	O
such	O
success.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
is	O
not	O
the	O
next	O
messiah	B-Application
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
next	O
wave	O
of	O
fighting	O
,	O
and	O
frankly	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
paradigm	O
for	O
anything	O
really	O
new	O
,	O
except	O
perhaps	O
incredible-looking	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
things	O
said	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
decent	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
import	O
version	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Miguel	O
Lopez	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
glorified	O
and	O
highly	O
cinematic	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
using	O
dated	O
Tobal	B-Application
animations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
makes	O
a	O
great	O
showpiece	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
ease	O
and	O
extremely	O
short	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
matched	O
with	O
other	O
problems	O
like	O
horrific	O
camera	O
angles	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
make	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
fair	O
,	O
at	O
best.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
easy	O
to	O
tell	O
what	O
the	O
developers	O
focused	O
on	O
,	O
because	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
is	O
obviously	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
games	O
on	O
a	O
console	B-Device
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
sheds	O
pretty	O
boy	O
image	O
and	O
gets	O
down	O
and	O
dirty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
Though	O
many	O
will	O
undoubtedly	O
be	O
disappointed	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Bouncers	I-Application
inability	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
hype	O
,	O
others	O
will	O
find	O
a	O
fancy	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
to	O
pass	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
were	O
more	O
impressed	O
,	O
scoring	O
the	O
game	O
4.5	O
out	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
slickly	O
combines	O
copious	O
amounts	O
of	O
hard-hitting	O
moves	O
with	O
a	O
stellar	O
story	O
line	O
all	O
in	O
a	O
visually	O
stunning	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Fischer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
look	O
good	O
,	O
but	O
do	O
n't	O
let	O
that	O
fool	O
you	O
into	O
thinking	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bouncer	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
219,858	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
finishing	O
as	O
the	O
53rd	O
highest	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
across	O
all	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
9th	O
highest	O
selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
