<s>
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
Technical	O
Institute	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caine	O
is	O
disposed	O
of	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
chemical	O
waste	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
chemicals	O
do	O
not	O
kill	O
him	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
they	O
alter	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
angry	O
,	O
sentient	O
,	O
formless	O
creature	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Dr.	O
Caine	O
as	O
a	O
puddle	O
of	O
ooze	B-Application
with	O
a	O
head	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
move	O
around	O
and	O
use	O
two	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
is	O
stretching	O
out	O
a	O
maneuverable	O
sliver	O
of	O
ooze	B-Application
whose	O
length	O
is	O
only	O
limited	O
by	O
how	O
much	O
ooze	B-Application
he	O
currently	O
has	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
spit	O
gobs	O
of	O
ooze	B-Application
,	O
which	O
reduces	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	B-Application
ooze	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
attacks	O
deplete	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	B-Application
ooze	I-Application
puddle	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
will	O
die	O
either	O
if	O
he	O
becomes	O
very	O
small	O
or	O
if	O
his	O
head	O
is	O
attacked	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Sanner	O
of	O
Sega	O
Technical	O
Institute	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
Spinball	I-Application
,	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
and	O
was	O
its	O
lead	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hedlund	O
considered	O
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
a	O
great	O
opportunity	O
and	O
worked	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
and	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
stage	O
to	O
teach	O
players	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
marketing	O
wanted	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
to	O
a	O
more	O
cartoon-based	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
director	O
refused	O
,	O
fearing	O
it	O
would	O
change	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
marketing	O
department	O
considered	O
bundling	O
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
Nomad	I-Device
,	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
occur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
built-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Operating_System
Legends	I-Operating_System
Sega	I-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
2	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
Plus	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
unlockable	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Device
Mega	I-Device
Collection	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
3.875	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
while	O
The	B-Application
Ooze	I-Application
is	O
highly	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
choppy	O
and	O
the	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
as	O
the	B-Application
ooze	I-Application
grows	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
frustrating	O
,	O
slow-paced	O
and	O
generally	O
not	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Salmon	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
shared	O
the	O
same	O
sentiments	O
about	O
the	O
gameplay	O
while	O
appreciating	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
offered	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
uniqueness	O
.	O
</s>
