<s>
XXX	B-Device
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
xXx	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
2002	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
the	O
narrative	O
follows	O
Xander	O
"	O
xXx	B-Device
"	O
Cage	O
,	O
an	O
underground	O
thrill-seeker	O
who	O
is	O
recruited	O
as	O
a	O
spy	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
Anarchy	O
99	O
organization	O
before	O
it	O
unleashes	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
the	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
format	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
few	O
levels	O
feature	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
inspired	O
by	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
approximately	O
two	O
months	O
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
faulting	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
,	O
simplistic	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
visuals	O
(	O
particularly	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
motorcycle	O
levels	O
)	O
and	O
music	O
were	O
assessed	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
xXx	B-Device
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
an	O
NSA	O
agent	O
assigned	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
the	O
crime	O
syndicate	O
Anarchy	O
99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
xXx	B-Device
is	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
handgun	O
that	O
fires	O
an	O
unlimited	O
amount	O
of	O
chrome	B-Language
darts	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
powerful	O
ammo	O
and	O
weapons	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
within	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
weapons	O
in	O
xXx	B-Device
's	O
possession	O
can	O
be	O
cycled	O
through	O
with	O
the	O
Select	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
ammo	O
in	O
xXx	B-Device
's	O
gun	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
extra	O
clips	O
can	O
be	O
held	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
remaining	O
ammo	O
and	O
clips	O
for	O
xXx	B-Device
's	O
current	O
weapon	O
are	O
indicated	O
at	O
the	O
top-left	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
firearms	O
,	O
xXx	B-Device
can	O
also	O
toss	O
frag	O
grenades	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
in	O
packs	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
xXx	B-Device
's	O
health	O
is	O
indicated	O
on	O
the	O
top-left	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
granted	O
a	O
single	O
life	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
health	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
retry	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
levels	O
involve	O
xXx	B-Device
riding	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
and	O
engaging	O
in	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
with	O
enemy	O
riders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Underground	O
thrill-seeker	O
Xander	O
Cage	O
is	O
recruited	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Security	O
Administration	O
as	O
the	O
agent	O
"	O
xXx	B-Device
"	O
after	O
passing	O
an	O
entrance	O
exam	O
set	O
up	O
by	O
Agent	O
Gibbons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
,	O
xXx	B-Device
disables	O
missiles	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
Old	O
Town	O
,	O
the	O
Prague	O
Metro	O
,	O
the	O
Sedlec	O
Ossuary	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mines	O
of	O
Kutná	O
Hora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Brno	O
,	O
xXx	B-Device
confiscates	O
stolen	O
canisters	O
of	O
plutonium	O
and	O
destroys	O
a	O
cache	O
of	O
missiles	O
and	O
a	O
precursor	O
chemical	O
virus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
xXx	B-Device
returns	O
to	O
Prague	O
and	O
stops	O
Anarchy	O
99	O
's	O
colonel	O
from	O
bombing	O
a	O
sports	O
arena	O
,	O
and	O
raids	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
television	O
tower	O
,	O
where	O
Yorgi	O
is	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yorgi	O
escapes	O
to	O
his	O
secret	O
underground	O
bunker	O
,	O
where	O
xXx	B-Device
tracks	O
down	O
and	O
kills	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
Activision	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
worldwide	O
video	O
game	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Vin	O
Diesel	O
film	O
XXX	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Michael	O
Bilodeau	O
of	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
and	O
Brian	O
Clarke	O
of	O
Activision	O
serving	O
as	O
producers	O
,	O
and	O
Mike	O
Mika	O
serving	O
as	O
creative	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
team	O
members	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
developing	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
;	O
Fitt	O
,	O
Amsel	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
artists	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Alienators	B-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Continues	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Bilodeau	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
artists	O
worked	O
on	O
X-Men	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reign	I-Device
of	I-Device
Apocalypse	I-Device
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Disney	B-Device
's	I-Device
Lilo	I-Device
and	I-Device
Stitch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motorcycle	O
levels	O
were	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
title	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
spanned	O
approximately	O
two	O
months	O
,	O
which	O
Bilodeau	O
considered	O
unusually	O
quick	O
as	O
the	O
normal	O
development	O
cycle	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
is	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
five	O
or	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
xXx	B-Device
was	O
displayed	O
in	O
a	O
pre-alpha	O
state	O
at	O
E3	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
following	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
xXx	B-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Steinberg	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
John	O
Ricciardi	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
professed	O
an	O
initial	O
dread	O
at	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
a	O
film	O
tie-in	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
II	I-Application
–	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
being	O
particularly	O
fresh	O
in	O
Ricciardi	O
's	O
mind	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
pleased	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
surpassed	O
the	O
expectation	O
of	O
low	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ricciardi	O
deemed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
decent	O
experience	O
despite	O
offering	O
no	O
innovation	O
to	O
the	O
run-and-gun	O
genre	O
,	O
though	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
was	O
underwhelmed	O
when	O
comparing	O
the	O
run-of-the-mill	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
lacked	O
any	O
design	O
element	O
that	O
would	O
reduce	O
the	O
monotony	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
,	O
citing	O
examples	O
of	O
such	O
mechanics	O
in	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Scorpion	I-Application
King	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Osiris	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steinberg	O
considered	O
the	O
difficulty	O
well-balanced	O
,	O
whereas	O
Harris	O
regarded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
excessively	O
easy	O
due	O
to	O
xXx	B-Device
's	O
high	O
endurance	O
and	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
health	O
pick-ups	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steinberg	O
praised	O
the	O
controls	O
as	O
tight	O
and	O
intuitive	O
,	O
but	O
wished	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
more	O
varied	O
to	O
better	O
reflect	O
xXx	B-Device
's	O
depiction	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
as	O
an	O
extreme	O
athlete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harris	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
reviewers	O
found	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
satisfying	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
faulted	O
for	O
its	O
simplicity	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
enemies	O
 '	O
actions	O
being	O
largely	O
restricted	O
to	O
pacing	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
and	O
shooting	O
upon	O
sight	O
of	O
xXx	B-Device
in	O
predictable	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Harris	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
enemy	O
bullets	O
can	O
be	O
easily	O
dodged	O
by	O
ducking	O
,	O
Provo	O
claimed	O
that	O
such	O
an	O
action	B-Application
was	O
nonviable	O
when	O
passing	O
through	O
a	O
door	O
or	O
landing	O
from	O
a	O
fall	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
enemies	O
 '	O
simplicity	O
and	O
numbers	O
contributed	O
to	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
tedium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
length	O
was	O
deemed	O
to	O
be	O
short	O
,	O
with	O
Ricciardi	O
only	O
recommending	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
day	O
's	O
rental	O
,	O
and	O
Harris	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
attempts	O
to	O
add	O
replay	O
value	O
by	O
offering	O
unlockable	O
content	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
fleshed	O
out	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
resemblance	O
of	O
the	O
motorcycle	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kosmina	O
deemed	O
the	O
motorcycle	O
levels	O
on	O
a	O
whole	O
incredibly	O
difficult	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
overabundance	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
and	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
xXx	B-Device
's	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steinberg	O
and	O
Provo	O
commended	O
the	O
large	O
size	O
and	O
fluid	O
animation	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
sprites	O
,	O
though	O
Harris	O
found	O
the	O
animation	O
for	O
xXx	B-Device
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
goofy	O
to	O
watch	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
gun	O
being	O
perpetually	O
aimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kosmina	O
noted	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
characters	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
likened	O
xXx	B-Device
's	O
appearance	O
to	O
"	O
Patrick	O
Stewart	O
in	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
trackpants	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motorcycle	O
levels	O
were	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
smoothly	O
animated	O
and	O
showcased	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
modest	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
well	O
,	O
though	O
Harris	O
was	O
distracted	O
by	O
the	O
singular	O
repeating	O
texture	O
tile	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
