<s>
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1939	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Dorothy	O
,	O
the	O
Scarecrow	O
,	O
the	O
Tin	O
Man	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Cowardly	O
Lion	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
containing	O
hidden	O
areas	O
,	O
mazes	O
,	O
and	O
puzzles	O
to	O
bring	O
Glinda	O
's	O
magic	O
ruby	O
slippers	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
that	O
mixes	O
action	B-Application
,	O
adventure	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
settings	O
from	O
the	O
1990	O
Wizard	B-Application
of	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
by	O
DIC	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
1992	O
that	O
SETA	O
U.S.A.	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1939	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
,	O
with	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
reported	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SETA	O
first	O
presented	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
1993	O
winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
CES	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
finished	O
version	O
at	O
the	O
1993	O
summer	O
CES	O
and	O
1994	O
winter	O
CES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sprites	O
were	O
featured	O
as	O
"	O
Stamp	O
Out	O
Famous	O
Faces	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
stamp	O
feature	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Player	O
's	O
Guide	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
good	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Associated	O
Press	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
film-to-video-game	O
adaptation	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carvey	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
;	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
highlighted	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
secret	O
items	O
and	O
places	O
,	O
and	O
Carvey	O
commended	O
its	O
"	O
imaginative	O
enemies	O
and	O
some	O
big	O
bad	O
bosses	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
license	O
was	O
criticized	O
;	O
Billy	O
R	O
.	O
Moon	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
criticized	O
"	O
real	O
action	B-Application
scenes	O
"	O
like	O
the	O
tornado	O
sequence	O
and	O
Dorothy	O
's	O
visit	O
to	O
Munchkinland	O
being	O
reduced	O
to	O
either	O
brief	O
cutscenes	O
or	O
levels	O
featuring	O
elements	O
not	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moon	O
said	O
The	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
left	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
's	O
capabilities	O
unfulfilled	O
,	O
and	O
Hickman	O
assumed	O
it	O
would	O
fail	O
to	O
attract	O
its	O
young	O
demographic	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
scarcity	O
of	O
short-term	O
rewards	O
,	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
appealing	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
positive	O
review	O
admitted	O
hit	O
detection	O
problems	O
and	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
display	O
blocking	O
the	O
view	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
criticisms	O
included	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
and	O
being	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
THQ	B-Application
's	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
adaptation	I-Application
of	O
Home	B-Application
Alone	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
annoying	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
muddy	O
"	O
music	O
making	O
the	O
famous	O
songs	O
difficult	O
to	O
identify	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizard	B-Application
of	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
was	O
far	O
less	O
well-received	O
in	O
later	O
years	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
The	O
Verge	O
naming	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
worst	O
film	O
adaptations	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
ranking	O
it	O
the	O
tenth	O
worst	O
film-based	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
The	O
Gamer	O
ranking	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
worst	O
,	O
The	O
Things	O
placing	O
it	O
number	O
six	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
worst	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
children	O
's	O
properties	O
,	O
and	O
Gambit	O
magazine	O
ranking	O
it	O
the	O
fifth	O
worst	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
