<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
1997	O
platform-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creator	O
Tokuro	O
Fujiwara	O
developed	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
after	O
leaving	O
Capcom	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
founding	O
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
as	O
director	O
,	O
producer	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lackluster	O
commercial	O
performance	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Swine	I-Application
Return	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
maintained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
Tomba	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
explore	O
his	O
home	O
island	O
,	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Koma	O
Pigs	O
and	O
recover	O
his	O
grandfather	O
's	O
golden	O
bracelet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Tomba	B-Application
can	O
occasionally	O
climb	O
over	O
walls	O
to	O
move	O
between	O
the	O
foreground	O
and	O
background	O
as	O
separate	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
,	O
Tomba	B-Application
can	O
attack	O
enemy	O
characters	O
by	O
leaping	O
onto	O
and	O
biting	O
into	O
their	O
back	O
before	O
tossing	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
straightforward	O
trajectory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
can	O
also	O
attack	O
enemies	O
by	O
obtaining	O
various	O
weapons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
flails	O
and	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Tomba	B-Application
interacts	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
character	O
or	O
environmental	O
element	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
event	O
"	O
may	O
be	O
initiated	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Tomba	B-Application
is	O
given	O
a	O
task	O
to	O
accomplish	O
or	O
an	O
obstacle	O
to	O
overcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
loses	O
a	O
vitality	O
point	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
touches	O
a	O
sharp	O
object	O
,	O
or	O
falls	O
into	O
deep	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
all	O
vitality	O
points	O
are	O
depleted	O
or	O
if	O
Tomba	B-Application
falls	O
down	O
a	O
bottomless	O
chasm	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ends	B-Application
prematurely	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
a	O
curious	O
and	O
energetic	O
boy	O
named	O
Tomba	B-Application
diligently	O
protects	O
his	O
grandfather	O
's	O
grave	O
and	O
wears	O
a	O
gold	O
bracelet	O
as	O
an	O
heirloom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
Tomba	B-Application
's	O
bracelet	O
is	O
stolen	O
following	O
a	O
confrontation	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Koma	O
Pigs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
advises	O
Tomba	B-Application
to	O
find	O
his	O
bracelet	O
by	O
hunting	O
the	O
seven	O
Evil	O
Pigs	O
hiding	O
throughout	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dwarf	O
Elder	O
gives	O
Tomba	B-Application
a	O
blue	O
Pig	O
Bag	O
and	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
Bags	O
can	O
reveal	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
an	O
Evil	O
Pig	O
's	O
hideout	O
if	O
Tomba	B-Application
approaches	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
explores	O
the	O
continent	O
and	O
gathers	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Pig	O
Bags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
his	O
travels	O
,	O
an	O
older	O
Wise	O
Man	O
informs	O
Tomba	B-Application
that	O
the	O
gold	O
being	O
hoarded	O
by	O
the	O
Seven	O
Evil	O
Pigs	O
is	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Tomba	B-Application
captures	O
the	O
Seven	O
Evil	O
Pigs	O
and	O
lifts	O
their	O
spells	O
over	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
an	O
eighth	O
Evil	O
Pig	O
Bag	O
manifests	O
within	O
his	O
possession	O
and	O
reveals	O
the	O
lair	O
of	O
the	O
Evil	O
Pigs	O
 '	O
creator	O
and	O
leader	O
,	O
the	O
Real	O
Evil	O
Pig	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
Real	O
Evil	O
Pig	O
in	O
his	O
trove	O
of	O
gold	O
,	O
Tomba	B-Application
recovers	O
his	O
bracelet	O
and	O
leaves	O
it	O
resting	O
upon	O
his	O
grandfather	O
's	O
grave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
exhausting	O
his	O
accumulated	O
vacation	O
days	O
,	O
Fujiwara	O
resigned	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujiwara	O
soon	O
established	O
the	O
independent	O
development	O
studio	O
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
director	O
,	O
producer	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
debut	O
game	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
distinguish	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
from	O
other	O
action	O
games	O
,	O
Fujiwara	O
designed	O
a	O
non-linear	O
event	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Tomba	B-Application
's	O
gradual	O
growth	O
in	O
abilities	O
and	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	O
s	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Fujiwara	O
's	O
longtime	O
Capcom	O
collaborator	O
Harumi	O
Fujita	O
,	O
who	O
eagerly	O
approached	O
Fujiwara	O
for	O
a	O
position	O
upon	O
learning	O
of	O
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
's	O
establishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Promotional	O
plush	O
figures	O
of	O
Tomba	B-Application
and	O
a	O
Koma	O
Pig	O
were	O
distributed	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
retained	O
a	O
close	O
relationship	O
with	O
Capcom	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
publishing	O
rights	O
for	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
international	O
release	O
was	O
improved	O
,	O
with	O
shorter	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
more	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
on	O
background	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
visual	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
titled	O
Tombi	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
European	O
territories	O
;	O
Erik	O
Engström	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
change	O
was	O
motivated	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
"	O
tomba	B-Application
"	O
is	O
an	O
Italian	O
word	O
meaning	O
"	O
grave	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English-language	O
version	O
of	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
between	O
MonkeyPaw	O
Games	O
,	O
Sony	O
and	O
Fujiwara	O
did	O
not	O
initially	O
include	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
involved	O
parties	O
elected	O
to	O
wait	O
until	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	O
s	O
re-release	O
showed	O
satisfactory	O
sales	O
figures	O
before	O
arranging	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
debut	O
,	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
PS	B-Application
one	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Cooke	O
of	O
GameRevolution	O
noted	O
that	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
the	O
first	O
platform	O
game	O
to	O
grant	O
such	O
freedom	O
,	O
following	O
attempts	O
by	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerfall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
John	O
Ricciardi	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
Joe	O
Rybicki	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
warned	O
that	O
the	O
overlapping	O
events	O
may	O
easily	O
result	O
in	O
players	O
getting	O
sidetracked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
side-scrolling	O
segments	O
were	O
considered	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
platform	O
games	O
from	O
earlier	O
generations	O
,	O
particularly	O
Fujiwara	O
's	O
past	O
titles	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
and	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
to	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
almost	O
perfect	O
marriage	O
"	O
of	O
its	O
disparate	O
graphical	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	O
s	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
its	O
commercial	O
performance	O
proved	O
lukewarm	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
enough	O
copies	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
Sony	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
,	O
although	O
it	O
sold	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
justify	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
released	O
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Swine	I-Application
Return	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
less	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
Whoopee	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
disbanded	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomba	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
