<s>
Xena	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Universal	O
Studios	O
Digital	O
Arts	O
and	O
co-published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Titus	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
version	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
television	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
which	O
aired	O
from	O
1995	O
to	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
begins	O
with	O
Xena	B-Application
and	O
Gabrielle	O
walking	O
down	O
a	O
road	O
and	O
Gabrielle	O
telling	O
Xena	B-Application
a	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
decided	O
to	O
go	O
travel	O
alone	O
to	O
visit	O
an	O
old	O
friend	O
in	O
Oebalus	O
;	O
as	O
she	O
approaches	O
,	O
she	O
notices	O
black	O
smoke	O
rising	O
where	O
the	O
village	O
would	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
goes	O
into	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
rescues	O
the	O
remaining	O
hostages	O
,	O
and	O
finds	O
the	O
Pirate	O
King	O
Pactolus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
then	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Kronos	O
to	O
find	O
Valerian	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
stopped	O
on	O
the	O
beach	O
by	O
a	O
Cyclops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
killing	O
them	O
,	O
Xena	B-Application
asks	O
Valerian	O
about	O
Gabrielle	O
and	O
why	O
she	O
was	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
king	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
Minotaur	O
and	O
runs	O
into	O
the	O
labyrinth	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
with	O
Xena	B-Application
hot	O
in	O
close	O
pursuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
labyrinth	O
Xena	B-Application
,	O
finds	O
Gabrielle	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
Minotaur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Queen	O
in	O
the	O
Lost	O
Temple	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
hidden	O
group	O
of	O
Amazons	O
kidnapped	O
Gabrielle	O
and	O
lock	O
Xena	B-Application
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Xena	B-Application
must	O
go	O
alone	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
finding	O
her	O
,	O
she	O
informs	O
Xena	B-Application
that	O
they	O
want	O
an	O
Amazon	O
Queen	O
to	O
be	O
sacrificed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
kills	O
the	O
Queen	O
and	O
comes	O
face	O
to	O
face	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Kalabrax	O
,	O
an	O
angry	O
Goddess	O
who	O
seek	O
revenge	O
from	O
Gods	O
by	O
trying	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
she	O
will	O
be	O
in	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalabrax	O
tells	O
Xena	B-Application
that	O
she	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
Gabrielle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
Xena	B-Application
out	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
she	O
opens	O
the	O
earth	O
and	O
casts	O
Xena	B-Application
down	O
to	O
Tartarus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
she	O
arrives	O
in	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
Hades	O
welcomes	O
Xena	B-Application
and	O
she	O
asks	O
his	O
permission	O
to	O
send	O
her	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
world	O
to	O
stop	O
Kalabrax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hades	O
sends	O
Xena	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Village	O
of	O
Tir	O
 '	O
Na	O
to	O
find	O
to	O
the	O
Lyre	O
of	O
Orpheus	O
,	O
a	O
key	O
that	O
will	O
help	O
Xena	B-Application
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
Gate	O
that	O
leads	O
to	O
Kalabrax	O
's	O
Temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
kills	O
his	O
captors	O
and	O
rescues	O
the	O
Seer	O
who	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
guides	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
druid	O
Yat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
follows	O
Yat	O
to	O
the	O
Temple	O
where	O
a	O
fight	O
ensues	O
,	O
but	O
Xena	B-Application
turns	O
the	O
symbols	O
against	O
him	O
so	O
he	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fei	O
thanks	O
Xena	B-Application
for	O
saving	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
Village	O
of	O
Tir	O
 '	O
Na	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
,	O
he	O
gives	O
her	O
the	O
Lyre	O
of	O
Orpheus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Xena	B-Application
travels	O
through	O
the	O
mountains	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Kalabrax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
is	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Pinnacles	O
and	O
found	O
Gabrielle	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
altar	O
,	O
arriving	O
just	O
before	O
Gabrielle	O
was	O
to	O
sacrificed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
fights	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
two	O
guards	O
and	O
Kalabrax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
truly	O
defeat	O
Kalabrax	O
,	O
Xena	B-Application
makes	O
him	O
run	O
into	O
the	O
supports	O
of	O
the	O
ceiling	O
,	O
smashing	O
them	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
Temple	O
begins	O
to	O
collapse	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
last	O
battle	O
,	O
Xena	B-Application
finally	O
reunites	O
with	O
Gabrielle	O
and	O
they	O
embrace	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
Gabrielle	O
suggests	O
to	O
Xena	B-Application
that	O
they	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
adventure	O
they	O
lived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Xena	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
linear	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
and	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
platform-jumping	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
,	O
the	O
warrior	O
princess	O
,	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
rescue	O
Gabrielle	O
,	O
while	O
facing	O
various	O
villains	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Xena	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
defeat	O
all	O
enemies	O
and	O
complete	O
tasks	O
to	O
proceed	O
through	O
each	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
can	O
carry	O
out	O
numerous	O
attacks	O
through	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
button	O
commands	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
attack	O
is	O
executed	O
successfully	O
,	O
Xena	B-Application
lets	O
out	O
her	O
signature	O
warrior	O
scream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
can	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
kick	O
,	O
slash	O
,	O
and	O
block	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
perform	O
groin	O
kicks	O
and	O
cartwheels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
Xena	B-Application
's	O
chakram	O
,	O
a	O
weapon	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
can	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
levels	O
,	O
include	O
tasks	O
in	O
which	O
Xena	B-Application
must	O
rescue	O
hostages	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
long-distance	O
attack	O
against	O
the	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
merely	O
beats	O
up	O
an	O
enemy	O
rather	O
than	O
kill	O
it	O
,	O
karma	B-Application
is	O
added	O
to	O
Xena	B-Application
's	O
karma	B-Application
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
karma	B-Application
meter	O
becomes	O
full	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
temporary	O
invincibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
boss	O
enemies	O
typically	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perform	O
certain	O
actions	O
,	O
as	O
Xena	B-Application
's	O
weapons	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
effect	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
primarily	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
Xena	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
stuck	O
in	O
a	O
dream	O
world	O
known	O
as	O
Psychosia	O
and	O
must	O
locate	O
Darphus	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
trapping	O
her	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
must	O
also	O
locate	O
Morpheus	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
send	O
her	O
back	O
to	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Xena	B-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
climb	O
,	O
and	O
swim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
can	O
also	O
use	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
maple	O
syrup	O
and	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
's	O
health	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
hearts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
linked	B-Device
up	I-Device
with	O
Hercules	O
:	O
The	O
Legendary	O
Journeys	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Hercules	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
accessing	O
secret	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
developed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	O
also	O
created	O
over	O
100	O
different	O
animations	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Xena	B-Application
to	O
ensure	O
smooth	O
movements	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
faces	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
's	O
actresses	O
,	O
Lucy	O
Lawless	O
(	O
Xena	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Renee	O
O'Connor	O
(	O
Gabrielle	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
texture-mapped	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
premiere	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
's	O
fifth	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
Titus	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Xena	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
summer	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Titus	O
,	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
rated	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
a	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Xena	B-Application
is	O
defenseless	O
while	O
using	O
her	O
chakram	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Xena	B-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
Dean	O
Austin	O
of	O
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
noted	O
its	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
pacing	O
of	O
its	O
music	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
chakram	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
most	O
innovative	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
Xena	B-Application
could	O
have	O
so	O
much	O
skin	O
exposed	O
running	O
around	O
in	O
snow	O
covered	O
mountain	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
that	O
featured	O
two-player	O
co-operative	O
play	O
controlling	O
both	O
Xena	B-Application
and	O
Gabrielle	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
most	O
welcome.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
White	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
3	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
characters	O
and	O
bosses	O
are	O
average	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
appearance	O
goes	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
n't	O
very	O
inventive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
gamers	O
will	O
find	O
this	O
okay	O
to	O
rent	O
but	O
most	O
diehard	O
Xena	B-Application
fans	O
will	O
love	O
this	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Xena	B-Application
walks	O
along	O
a	O
paved	O
path	O
throughout	O
the	O
adventure	O
,	O
sort	O
of	O
'	O
yellow	O
brick	O
road-ish.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bit	O
of	O
slow	O
down	O
occurs	O
when	O
Xena	B-Application
fights	O
too	O
many	O
enemies	O
at	O
once	O
which	O
lets	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
get	O
in	O
a	O
free	O
shot	O
while	O
you	O
're	O
left	O
trying	O
to	O
face	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
one	O
thing	O
missing	O
is	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
only	O
attack	O
one	O
enemy	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
very	O
un-Xena	O
like.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
This	O
game	O
is	O
always	O
fast	O
and	O
furious	O
and	O
the	O
environments	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
outdoor	O
areas	O
are	O
unmatched	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Xena	B-Application
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
melee	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
360	O
degree	O
action	B-Application
,	O
the	O
camera	O
gets	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
real	O
problem.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Solidly	O
crafted	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
nice	O
touches	O
and	O
a	O
thoughtful	O
design	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
comes	O
HIGHLY	O
RECOMMENDED.	O
"	O
</s>
