<s>
The	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
created	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Black	O
Pearl	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stanley	O
Ipkiss	O
,	O
a	O
mild	O
mannered	O
bank	O
clerk	O
who	O
is	O
unlucky	O
and	O
bullied	O
transforms	O
into	O
the	O
namesake	O
character	O
after	O
discovering	O
a	O
green	O
Loki	B-Device
mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
and	O
Stanley	O
must	O
stop	O
Dorian	O
Tyrell	O
and	O
his	O
plan	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
Tina	O
Carlyle	O
the	O
woman	O
that	O
they	O
both	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
Ipkiss	O
 '	O
apartment	O
,	O
a	O
high-rent	O
district	O
,	O
outside	O
and	O
inside	O
the	O
bank	O
,	O
the	O
local	O
park	O
,	O
inside	O
the	O
local	O
prison	O
(	O
complete	O
with	O
enemies	O
wearing	O
stereotypical	O
striped	O
prison	O
uniforms	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
through	O
a	O
ritzy	O
nightclub	O
to	O
fight	O
his	O
evil	O
nemesis	O
,	O
Dorian	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
wearing	O
the	B-Application
mask	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
's	O
moves	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
scenes	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
mallet	B-Language
(	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
uses	O
to	O
smash	O
the	O
alarm	O
clock	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
movie	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
tornado	O
,	O
the	O
massive	O
guns	O
he	O
pulls	O
from	O
his	O
pocket	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
confrontation	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
movie	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
huge	O
"	O
living	O
"	O
horn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
other	O
moves	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
sneaking	O
move	O
which	O
makes	O
The	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
invisible	O
(	O
his	O
enemies	O
do	O
not	O
see	O
him	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
dash	O
move	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
superdash	O
"	O
move	O
where	O
he	O
runs	O
at	O
supersonic	O
speed	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
primary	O
attack	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
basic	O
punch	O
move	O
with	O
cartoon	O
boxing	O
gloves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
those	O
special	O
moves	O
(	O
the	O
mallet	B-Language
,	O
guns	O
,	O
horn	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
use	O
The	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Morph	O
"	O
power	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
replenished	O
by	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
his	O
morph	O
meter	O
runs	O
out	O
it	O
slowly	O
replenishes	O
to	O
a	O
smaller	O
amount	O
than	O
that	O
he	O
started	O
out	O
with	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
ammo	O
replenishes	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
gun	O
in	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
played	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damage	O
in	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
came	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
expressions	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
various	O
faces	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
1993	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Violent-looking	O
attacks	O
like	O
a	O
projectile-firing	O
gun	O
and	O
a	O
karate-style	O
low	O
kick	O
were	O
deleted	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
spokesperson	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
taking	O
longer	O
than	O
expected	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
completed	O
until	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
film	O
appeared	O
in	O
theaters	O
,	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
significantly	O
benefit	O
from	O
the	O
license	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
cancelled	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
similarly	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
visual	O
gags	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
's	O
many	O
abilities	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
"	O
are	O
closer	O
to	O
'	O
93	O
standards	O
than	O
'	O
95	O
potential.	O
"	O
</s>
