<s>
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
was	O
conceptualized	O
by	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
around	O
120	O
people	O
,	O
starting	O
pre-production	O
in	O
June	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
multiple	O
delays	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	O
version	O
following	O
that	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
adaptation	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
RFX	O
Interactive	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
score	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
derivative	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
levels	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
contrary	O
to	O
the	O
twelve	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Ed	O
,	O
a	O
purple	O
alien	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
janitor	O
on	O
his	O
mothership	O
,	O
finds	O
himself	O
cleaning	O
a	O
storage	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
and	O
initially	O
designed	O
by	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
created	O
Rayman	B-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ancel	O
was	O
largely	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
and	O
the	O
world-travelling	O
mechanic	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
pre-production	O
in	O
June	O
1996	O
,	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
project	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
previously	O
established	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
Montreal	O
,	O
which	O
devoted	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
sixty	O
programmers	O
,	O
thirty	O
animators	O
,	O
twelve	O
level	O
designers	O
,	O
twelve	O
3D	O
artists	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
audio	O
department	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
Intel	O
's	O
newest	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
II	I-General_Concept
generation	O
of	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
units	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
on	O
DVD-ROM	O
,	O
a	O
rarity	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Pierre	O
Olivier	O
Clement	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
aimed	O
at	O
making	O
the	O
player	O
rationalize	O
every	O
step	O
they	O
took	O
,	O
contrary	O
to	O
what	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
and	O
Quake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
they	O
opted	O
to	O
differentiate	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
its	O
sister	O
project	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
,	O
by	O
focusing	O
more	O
strongly	O
on	O
adventure	O
,	O
whereas	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
relied	O
on	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
previewed	O
as	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
's	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
title	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
January	O
1997	O
issue	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
HED	O
(	O
then	O
also	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
name	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
listed	O
on	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
's	O
website	O
as	O
Ed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
held	O
an	O
online	O
contest	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
final	O
name	O
;	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
"	O
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
late	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
premiered	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
title	O
at	O
June	O
1997	O
's	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
revealing	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
four-player	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
a	O
64DD	B-Device
add-on	O
once	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
version	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
representatives	O
later	O
stated	O
an	O
unwillingness	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
gameplay	O
was	O
incompatible	O
with	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noticed	O
early	O
that	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
strongly	O
resembled	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
judging	O
from	O
Ed	O
's	O
limbless	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
colourful	O
worlds	O
,	O
and	O
similar	O
platforming	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
renewed	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Raymans	O
2D	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubi	O
Soft	O
also	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Newman	O
's	O
Own	O
in	O
May	O
1998	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
see	O
Tonic	B-Application
Troubles	I-Application
Windows	O
include	O
a	O
package	O
of	O
Newman	O
's	O
Own	O
Popcorn	O
in	O
the	O
retail	O
box	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Newman	O
's	O
Own	O
branding	O
on	O
the	O
popcorn	O
dispensers	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
Newman	O
's	O
Own	O
started	O
packing	O
rebate	O
coupons	O
for	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
with	O
fourmillion	O
boxes	O
of	O
its	O
popcorn	O
products	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
coupons	O
would	O
expire	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
saw	O
multiple	O
delays	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
release	O
being	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
early	O
1998	O
,	O
then	O
to	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
June	O
1998	O
,	O
Q4	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
15	O
February	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
9	O
–	O
11	O
October	O
1998	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
(	O
TGS	O
)	O
alongside	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critic	O
from	O
IGN	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
both	O
showed	O
great	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
looked	O
"	O
significantly	O
sharper	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
version	O
(	O
designated	O
the	O
"	O
Special	O
Edition	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
bundles	O
shipped	O
with	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
including	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	B-General_Concept
G200-TV	I-General_Concept
,	O
Mystique	O
200	O
,	O
and	O
Marvel	O
G400-TV	O
models	O
by	O
Matrox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Guillemot	O
's	O
Maxi	O
Gamer	O
Phoenix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
February	O
1999	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
rumoured	O
that	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
and	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
TGS	O
line-up	O
also	O
shortlisting	O
such	O
versions	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
acquired	O
a	O
Dolby	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
surround	O
sound	O
licence	O
for	O
usage	O
within	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
and	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
on	O
31	O
August	O
1999	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
7	O
December	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
eponymous	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
counterpart	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
RFX	O
Interactive	O
and	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
France	O
's	O
Milia	O
expo	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
did	O
not	O
plan	O
to	O
bring	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
thought	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
tightly	O
developed	O
platformer	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
was	O
similarly	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzi	O
Sez	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
for	O
GameZone	O
,	O
enjoyed	O
Tonic	B-Application
Troubles	I-Application
"	O
stunning	O
"	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
"	O
cute	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
unrelenting	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
review	O
of	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Tim	O
Jones	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
controls	O
as	O
"	O
tight	O
and	O
responsive	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
humour	O
and	O
visuals	O
as	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
appreciated	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
made	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
world	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
blamed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
visual	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
criticized	O
boss	O
battles	O
for	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
insignificant	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
calling	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
"	O
annoying	O
"	O
and	O
camera	O
system	O
"	O
confusing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames.coms	O
Ben	O
Stahl	O
declared	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
"	O
a	O
shining	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
not	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
dubbed	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
the	O
S	O
.	O
S	O
.	O
Minnow	O
to	O
Rayman	B-Application
2s	I-Application
Love	O
Boat	O
,	O
observing	O
the	O
"	O
generic	O
feel	O
"	O
as	O
its	O
largest	O
obstacle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
Vincent	O
Lopez	O
of	O
IGN	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Rayman	B-Application
2	I-Application
like	O
Casamassina	O
,	O
faulting	O
Tonic	B-Application
Trouble	I-Application
for	O
being	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
past	O
platformers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
complained	O
about	O
certain	O
areas	O
where	O
"	O
hit	O
detection	O
"	O
failed	O
to	O
give	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
