<s>
Todd	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
in	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
in	O
1990	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	I-General_Concept
versions	O
following	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
in	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
multidirectional	O
shooting	O
and	O
metroidvanie-style	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
Todd	O
the	O
explorer	O
,	O
who	O
enters	O
Slime	B-Application
World	I-Application
to	O
search	O
for	O
gems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
Slime	B-Application
World	I-Application
are	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
water	O
cannon	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
fired	O
at	O
many	O
angles	O
and	O
can	O
kill	O
most	O
enemies	O
in	O
one	O
hit	O
,	O
cling	O
to	O
and	O
climb	O
most	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
high	O
and	O
long	O
jumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
log	O
contains	O
information	O
on	O
Slime	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
a	O
world	O
teeming	O
with	O
disgusting	O
life	O
forms	O
and	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
valuable	O
slime	O
gems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suspense	O
:	O
The	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
severe	O
time	O
limit	O
within	O
which	O
to	O
escape	O
Slime	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
:	O
The	O
greatest	O
challenge	O
of	O
Slime	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
almost	O
as	O
dangerous	O
as	O
Action	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
checkpoint	O
arrows	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
multiple	O
exits	O
from	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engelbrite	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
link	O
up	O
eight	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
machines	O
through	O
its	O
Comlynx	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
then	O
credited	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
eight	O
player	O
game	O
ever	O
created	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
eight	O
player	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Householder	O
of	O
Epyx	O
was	O
charged	O
with	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
to	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD	O
versions	O
were	O
changed	O
to	O
two	O
player	O
split	O
screen	O
,	O
had	O
different	O
sound	O
tracks	O
and	O
the	O
map	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
right	O
corner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
capsule	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
for	O
STart	O
,	O
Clayton	O
Walnum	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Wonderfully	O
gross	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
guaranteed	O
hit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
A	O
.	O
Jung	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
final	O
verdict	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Todd	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
in	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
World	I-Application
will	O
appeal	O
mostly	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
enjoy	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
exploring	O
every	O
nook	O
and	O
cranny	O
of	O
its	O
vast	O
,	O
gooey	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N	O
.	O
Somniac	O
of	O
GamePro	O
characterized	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
faithful	O
translation	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
which	O
benefits	O
from	O
the	O
large	O
screen	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
improved	O
on	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
original	O
,	O
though	O
Martin	O
Alessi	O
contended	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
not	O
nearly	O
as	O
good	O
,	O
affecting	O
the	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Action	O
gave	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
sound	O
is	O
poor	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
small	O
and	O
untidy	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
problems	O
with	O
Slime	B-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
between	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2006	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Benjamin	O
Galway	O
of	O
Sega-16	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
reduction	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
from	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
two	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
addition	O
of	O
an	O
ever-present	O
map	O
to	O
eliminate	O
any	O
possibility	O
of	O
getting	O
lost	O
,	O
takes	O
away	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
background	O
graphics	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
color	O
palette	O
are	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
play	O
control	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
positive	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
had	O
clunky	O
and	O
unnatural	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
in	I-Application
Slime	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Game	O
Players	O
Magazine	O
 '	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
