<s>
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bart	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Sega	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
critics	O
have	O
given	O
Bart	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
partly	O
caused	O
by	O
restricted	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	O
versions	O
feature	O
a	O
unique	O
animated	O
intro	O
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
a	O
digitized	O
clip	O
from	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bart	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
objective	O
of	O
Bart	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
is	O
to	O
help	O
Bart	O
convince	O
the	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Simpson	O
family	O
about	O
the	O
aliens	O
 '	O
existence	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
help	O
him	O
during	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
are	O
vacationing	O
in	O
South	O
Dakota	O
when	O
they	O
notice	O
a	O
fifth	O
face	O
on	O
Mount	O
Rushmore	O
that	O
looks	O
like	O
Bart	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
use	O
elements	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
humor	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
Bart	O
can	O
make	O
a	O
prank	O
call	O
to	O
the	O
bartender	O
Moe	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
run	O
outside	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
spray	O
paint	O
his	O
purple	O
apron	O
(	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
item	O
that	O
the	O
aliens	O
need	O
)	O
into	O
a	O
red	O
color	O
that	O
the	O
aliens	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bart	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
theme	O
song	O
from	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Garry	O
Kitchen	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
Keystone	B-Application
Kapers	I-Application
and	O
Pressure	B-Application
Cooker	I-Application
for	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kitchen	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
offered	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
Greg	O
Fischback	O
of	O
Acclaim	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
aired	O
,	O
asking	O
him	O
to	O
look	O
into	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
as	O
a	O
property	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hand-held	O
Game	O
Gear	O
console	O
under	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
Flying	O
Edge	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
portable	B-Application
LCD	I-Application
toy	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imagineering	O
developed	O
Bart	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
while	O
Arc	O
Developments	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Bart	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
have	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
(	O
which	O
rated	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
66/100	O
)	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Bart	O
Simpson	O
has	O
finally	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
from	O
Acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Bart	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
received	O
a	O
B	O
rating	O
from	O
Lou	O
Kesten	O
of	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
,	O
who	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
biggest	O
drawback	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
its	O
brutally	O
difficult	O
opening	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Leach	O
of	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
gave	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
game	O
a	O
92/100	O
rating	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
really	O
into	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leach	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
including	O
minigames	O
in	O
Bart	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
"	O
is	O
pretty	O
inspired	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
even	O
more	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Crash	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
91/100	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
’re	O
a	O
Simpsons	B-Application
fan	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
incredibly	O
appealing	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
all	O
reflect	O
Matt	O
Groening	O
’s	O
cartoon	O
very	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
liked	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
for	O
"	O
mixing	O
an	O
impressive	O
amount	O
of	O
references	O
from	O
the	O
show	O
with	O
gameplay	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
pinch	O
of	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
in	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
expressed	O
his	O
dislike	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
levels	O
:	O
"	O
Unfortunately	O
,	O
either	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
ideas	O
or	O
lack	O
of	O
time	O
(	O
most	O
likely	O
the	O
latter	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Bart	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Mutants	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
quite	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
promise	O
or	O
ambition	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
;	O
the	O
remaining	O
four	O
stages	O
devolve	O
into	O
a	O
frustrating	O
and	O
generic	O
exercise	O
in	O
platforming	O
that	O
lacks	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
little	O
references	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
somewhat	O
authentic.	O
"	O
</s>
