<s>
The	B-Application
Itchy	I-Application
&	I-Application
Scratchy	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
stars	O
the	O
cat	O
and	O
mouse	O
pair	O
Itchy	O
&	O
Scratchy	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
classic	O
gory	O
violence	O
from	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
commercially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Itchy	I-Application
&	I-Application
Scratchy	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
The	O
Itchy	O
&	O
Scratchy	O
Show	O
,	O
a	O
show	O
within	O
a	O
show	O
in	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
has	O
several	O
censored	O
dying	O
animations	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
unreleased	O
but	O
dumped	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Itchy	I-Application
&	I-Application
Scratchy	I-Application
Game	I-Application
have	O
been	O
generally	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
criticism	O
being	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
ever	O
comes	O
crashing	O
down	O
,	O
Itchy	O
and	O
Scratchy	O
will	O
be	O
near	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
Blame	O
Us	O
 '	O
list.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
35/100	O
rating	O
in	O
March	O
1995	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
gameplay	O
suffers	O
from	O
extensive	O
repetition	O
and	O
poor	O
control	O
and	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
weapons	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
too	O
few	O
opportunities	O
to	O
pick	O
them	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
mindless	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
drab	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
tiresome	O
animations	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
control	O
is	O
the	O
worst	O
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
review	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
true	O
Simpsons	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
the	O
Itchy	O
and	O
Scratchy	O
level	O
in	O
Bart	B-Application
's	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
[	O
from	O
1992 ]	O
is	O
still	O
the	O
best	O
place	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
this	O
duo.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
a	O
grade	O
of	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
in	O
May	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
reason	O
Itchy	O
&	O
Scratchy	O
cartoons	O
rarely	O
occupy	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
seconds	O
of	O
any	O
Simpsons	B-Application
episode	O
:	O
stretch	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
half-hour	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ratings	O
would	O
plummet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Itchy	O
and	O
Scratchy	O
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
hilarious	O
cameo	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
game	O
Bart	B-Application
's	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
here	O
they	O
duke	O
it	O
out	O
in	O
an	O
interminable	O
,	O
multistage	O
whackfest.	O
"	O
</s>
