X-Fools were added as bonus features on the Special Edition of Pyst in October 1997. The X-Fools uses Shockwave as its game engine. The game received mixed reviews from critics upon release; Positive reviews from MacHome's Tamara Stafford and Roy Bassave of The Seattle Times suggested fans of the original series would enjoy The X-Fools. Detractors included PC Gamer'''s Richard Cobbett, who negatively compared the game to Parroty's previous title Microshaft Winblows 98 (1998); and Wojciech Kotas of The Mac Gamer's Ledge, which found The X-Files' self-referential humor better than the "lukewarm," limited, and uninspired parody of the game. In 2011, The Sydney Morning Herald ranked the game 79th on its Re-Play: 100 worst games ever'' list, writing that it "couldn't be unfunnier". References External links Official website 1997 video games Classic Mac OS games Minigame compilations Parody video games Video games developed in the United States The X-Files (franchise) Windows games