<s>
Wild	B-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
David	O
Perry	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
;	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
parties	O
involved	O
in	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
eventually	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
eight	O
other	O
off-beat	O
,	O
strange	O
adventurers	O
,	O
and	O
becomes	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
dub	O
the	O
"	O
Wild	B-Application
9	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karn	O
kidnaps	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Wild	B-Application
9	I-Application
"	O
crew	O
,	O
leaving	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
Wex	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
and	O
ultimately	O
defeat	O
Karn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shared	O
many	O
key	O
parties	O
involved	O
in	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
publisher	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
key	O
staff	O
members	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
designers	O
David	O
Perry	O
and	O
Tom	O
Tanaka	O
all	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Wild	B-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shiny	O
's	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
spanned	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
started	O
up	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
's	O
disillusionment	O
with	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
Saturn	B-Device
strategy	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
Perry	O
posted	O
online	O
that	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
would	O
resume	O
if	O
and	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
satisfied	O
that	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
were	O
making	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
a	O
commercially	O
viable	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Munroe	O
,	O
designer	O
and	O
lead	O
animator	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
aimed	O
for	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
"	O
if	O
...	O
George	O
Lucas	O
co-wrote	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
with	O
Lewis	O
Carroll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animations	O
were	O
rendered	O
manually	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
by	O
the	O
increasingly	O
prevalent	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
Shiny	O
were	O
looking	O
into	O
incorporating	O
the	O
tessellation	O
graphics	O
technology	O
created	O
for	O
Messiah	B-Application
into	O
Wild	B-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
commercials	O
played	O
on	O
major	O
cable	O
networks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
ABC	O
and	O
Comedy	O
Central	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
spot	O
on	O
the	O
demo	O
discs	O
packed	O
in	O
every	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
sold	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
and	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
making	O
it	O
fun	O
to	O
torture	O
enemies	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
without	O
feeling	O
guilty	O
due	O
to	O
enemies	O
appearing	O
neither	O
human	O
nor	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRevolution	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
off-beat	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
imaginative	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
innovative	O
"	O
torture	O
"	O
moves	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Rig	O
"	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
still	O
ultimately	O
boiled	O
down	O
to	O
basic	O
platforming	O
and	O
item	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
was	O
far	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
The	O
whole	O
play	O
mechanic	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
rig	O
to	O
move	O
objects	O
and	O
enemies	O
about	O
may	O
seem	O
pretty	O
interesting	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
soon	O
gets	O
rather	O
tiring	O
...	O
Wild	B-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
that	O
purports	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
unique	O
concept	O
behind	O
it	O
,	O
yet	O
falls	O
flat	O
in	O
its	O
implementation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1998	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Sound	O
and	O
Music	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
3D	I-Device
.	O
</s>
