<s>
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
party	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Presto	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2002	B-Application
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
original	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
competes	O
with	O
three	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
human	O
or	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
specific	O
objective	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
power-ups	O
to	O
affect	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Possible	O
objectives	O
include	O
collecting	O
stars	O
for	O
points	O
,	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
hill	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
trophy	O
to	O
earn	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
elimination	O
style	O
dodgeball	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
battle	O
mode	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
split	O
screen	O
,	O
system	O
link	O
,	O
or	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
She	O
represents	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
greed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
as	O
a	O
casual	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
low	O
barrier	O
to	O
entry	O
and	O
mechanisms	O
to	O
rubber	O
band	O
players	O
between	O
first	O
and	O
last	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
tested	O
without	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
prioritize	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
and	O
players	O
to	O
adjust	O
to	O
changes	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
without	O
updates	O
to	O
AI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
PC	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
distributed	O
to	O
beta	O
testers	O
for	O
the	O
initial	O
rollout	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
Live	O
enabled	O
demos	O
were	O
originally	O
given	O
out	O
for	O
one	O
year	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
starter	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
ending	O
support	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
of	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
the	O
final	O
project	O
released	O
by	O
Presto	O
Studios	O
before	O
it	O
went	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
in	O
2002	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whacked	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
backward	O
compatible	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
some	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
,	O
including	O
graphics	O
not	O
loading	O
properly	O
or	O
loading	O
screens	O
not	O
displaying	O
.	O
</s>
