<s>
The	B-Application
Lawnmower	I-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1992	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Lawrence	O
Angelo	O
is	O
a	O
scientist	O
working	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Industries	O
(	O
VSI	O
)	O
in	O
"	O
Project	O
5	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
secret	O
research	O
facility	O
that	O
attempts	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
intelligence	O
of	O
primates	O
using	O
psychotropic	O
drugs	O
and	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
continues	O
the	O
storyline	O
after	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
it	O
ends	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobe	O
transfers	O
his	O
mind	O
into	O
VSI	O
's	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
there	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
corrupt	O
and	O
destroy	O
information	O
systems	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
a	O
course	O
of	O
action	B-Application
which	O
is	O
implied	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
Dystopia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
CD	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
PC	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
)	O
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
,	O
all	O
three	O
cartridge	O
versions	O
are	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
Dr.	O
Angelo	O
or	O
Carla	O
Parkette	O
(	O
the	O
mother	O
of	O
Jobe	O
's	O
best	O
friend	O
)	O
in	O
typical	O
side-scrolling	O
shooting	O
action	B-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Contra	B-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
makes	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
audio	O
and	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
puzzle-based	O
gameplay	O
is	O
dull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
also	O
had	O
similar	O
thoughts	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Lawnmower	B-Application
Man	I-Application
the	O
42nd-worst	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1995	O
,	O
SCi	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
known	O
as	O
CyberWar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CyberWar	B-Application
splits	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
movie	O
,	O
Lawnmower	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Beyond	O
Cyberspace	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1996	O
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
Lawnmower	B-Application
Man	I-Application
video	O
game	O
were	O
spread	O
via	O
chatrooms	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
such	O
as	O
Next	O
Generation	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
's	O
Quartermann	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rumors	O
suggested	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
no	O
further	O
sequels	O
were	O
produced	O
and	O
no	O
further	O
news	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
by	O
these	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
