<s>
Released	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	O
and	O
PC	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
third	O
game	O
after	O
Myst	B-Application
parody	O
Pyst	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Warped	I-Application
which	O
lampooned	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
Microshaft	B-Application
Winblows	I-Application
98	I-Application
,	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palladium	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
,	O
Rob	O
Halligan	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Pyst	B-Application
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
The	B-Application
X-Fools	I-Application
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
rife	O
with	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
supernatural	O
:	O
the	O
news	O
was	O
buzzing	O
with	O
the	O
50th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Roswell	O
incident	O
,	O
the	O
Mars	O
Pathfinder	O
mission	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
impending	O
premiere	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
season	O
of	O
The	O
X-Files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
modules	O
from	O
The	B-Application
X-Fools	I-Application
were	O
added	O
as	O
bonus	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
Special	O
Edition	O
of	O
Pyst	B-Application
in	O
October	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
X-Fools	I-Application
uses	O
Shockwave	O
as	O
its	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
Positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
MacHome	O
's	O
Tamara	O
Stafford	O
and	O
Roy	O
Bassave	O
of	O
The	O
Seattle	O
Times	O
suggested	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
would	O
enjoy	O
The	B-Application
X-Fools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detractors	O
included	O
PC	O
Gamer'''s	O
Richard	O
Cobbett	O
,	O
who	O
negatively	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Parroty	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
Microshaft	B-Application
Winblows	I-Application
98	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
Wojciech	O
Kotas	O
of	O
The	O
Mac	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Ledge	O
,	O
which	O
found	O
The	O
X-Files	O
'	O
self-referential	O
humor	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
lukewarm	O
,	O
"	O
limited	O
,	O
and	O
uninspired	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
