<s>
The	B-Device
Invincible	I-Device
Iron	I-Device
Man	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2002	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Torus	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
perspective	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
superhero	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
must	O
traverse	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
and	O
recover	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
stolen	O
suits	O
of	O
armor	O
while	O
battling	O
supervillains	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
and	O
Crimson	O
Dynamo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Invincible	I-Device
Iron	I-Device
Man	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Invincible	I-Device
Iron	I-Device
Man	I-Device
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
recovering	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
stolen	O
suits	O
of	O
armor	O
and	O
tracking	O
down	O
the	O
culprit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
primary	O
offensive	O
measure	O
against	O
enemies	O
is	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
repulsors	O
built	O
into	O
his	O
gauntlets	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
energy	O
gauge	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
upper-hand	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
alongside	O
his	O
health	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
power	O
orbs	O
located	O
in	O
various	O
areas	O
allow	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
fire	O
a	O
chest-mounted	O
cannon	O
or	O
to	O
detonate	O
a	O
bomb	O
that	O
clears	O
all	O
enemies	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
these	O
weapons	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
a	O
shoulder	O
tackle	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
combine	O
with	O
his	O
jumping	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
short	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Stark	O
is	O
alerted	O
that	O
his	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
armor	O
has	O
been	O
stolen	O
from	O
Stark	O
Enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracking	O
down	O
his	O
technology	O
to	O
the	O
harbor	O
,	O
Stark	O
dons	O
another	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
armor	O
to	O
retrieve	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
getting	O
back	O
his	O
armor	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
discovers	O
that	O
Morgan	O
uploaded	O
the	O
armor	O
's	O
data	O
systems	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
give	O
the	O
benefactors	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
reverse	O
engineer	O
his	O
designs	O
and	O
turn	O
them	O
against	O
Stark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
transmission	O
to	O
the	O
woods	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
a	O
robot	O
army	O
commissioned	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
mastermind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blizzard	O
appears	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
gains	O
the	O
advantage	O
,	O
the	O
villain	O
flees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasing	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
to	O
a	O
wintry	O
habitat	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
defenses	O
before	O
encountering	O
him	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
two	O
battle	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
disables	O
a	O
chamber	O
that	O
regenerates	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
powers	O
and	O
neutralizes	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
discovers	O
a	O
back	O
door	O
to	O
a	O
tower	O
,	O
and	O
enters	O
it	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
culprit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
breaks	O
through	O
the	O
tower	O
's	O
security	O
,	O
the	O
Crimson	O
Dynamo	O
reveals	O
himself	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
orchestrated	O
the	O
theft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
armed	O
with	O
Stark	O
's	O
armor	O
calibrations	O
,	O
the	O
Dynamo	O
fights	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
a	O
standstill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
exploits	O
a	O
weakness	O
within	O
the	O
Dynamo	O
's	O
armor	O
by	O
overloading	O
it	O
with	O
his	O
energy	O
blasts	O
,	O
helping	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
secure	O
the	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Dynamo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
escapes	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Dynamo	O
is	O
seemingly	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
aftermath	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ponders	O
if	O
another	O
such	O
incident	O
could	O
have	O
a	O
different	O
outcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Invincible	I-Device
Iron	I-Device
Man	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Torus	O
Games	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Bill	O
McIntosh	O
,	O
with	O
Torus	O
's	O
Kevin	O
McIntosh	O
,	O
Activision	O
's	O
Marc	O
Turndorf	O
,	O
and	O
Marvel	O
's	O
T.Q.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Invincible	I-Device
Iron	I-Device
Man	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Activision	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
shipped	O
to	O
North	O
American	O
retailers	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Invincible	I-Device
Iron	I-Device
Man	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
commonly	O
comparing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
enthusiastically	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Turok	B-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
assessed	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
gameplay	O
combined	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
satisfying	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
bypassed	O
the	O
common	O
action	O
game	O
faults	O
of	O
linear	O
levels	O
and	O
unintelligent	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
though	O
he	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
combat	O
was	O
repetitive	O
,	O
he	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
effect	O
was	O
intentional	O
,	O
observing	O
that	O
the	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
enemies	O
required	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
ones	O
to	O
fight	O
or	O
avoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
romp	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
licensed	O
action	O
platformers	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
Cowboy	O
of	O
GameZone	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
,	O
with	O
few	O
distinguishing	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
additionally	O
disappointed	O
by	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
inability	O
to	O
aim	O
his	O
repulsors	O
vertically	O
or	O
diagonally	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
limitation	O
was	O
"	O
ridiculous	O
"	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
eight-directional	O
shooting	O
pioneered	O
by	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bramwell	O
also	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
environmental	O
detail	O
made	O
background	O
and	O
foreground	O
objects	O
difficult	O
to	O
distinguish	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
too	O
commended	O
the	O
detail	O
and	O
animation	O
of	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
sprite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
expressed	O
distaste	O
toward	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
grunting	O
while	O
leaping	O
,	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
Klingon	O
with	O
a	O
migraine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
