<s>
Battlemorph	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
(	O
ATD	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlemorph	B-Application
was	O
pitched	O
by	O
ATD	O
to	O
Atari	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
,	O
being	O
announced	O
in	O
1994	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
upcoming	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
sountrack	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
traverse	O
any	O
terrain	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
improvements	O
made	O
over	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
,	O
though	O
some	O
felt	O
mixed	O
regarding	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Battlemorph	B-Application
is	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
shooter	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
primarily	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
takes	O
place	O
30	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
occurred	O
in	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
;	O
the	O
Pernitia	O
empire	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
into	O
their	O
home	O
planet	O
after	O
defeat	O
by	O
the	O
resistance	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
human	O
colonies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
from	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
is	O
the	O
on-board	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
Skylar	O
,	O
now	O
more	O
helpful	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
transmitting	O
important	O
information	O
during	O
gameplay	O
such	O
as	O
nearby	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
and	O
if	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
though	O
extra	O
lives	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
is	O
automatically	O
saved	O
if	O
a	O
Memory	B-Device
Track	I-Device
cartridge	O
is	O
present	O
,	O
otherwise	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
saving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlemorph	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
studio	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
(	O
ATD	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
Blue	O
Lightning	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
were	O
co-designed	O
by	O
Jim	O
McPhail	O
and	O
Stuart	O
Tilley	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
and	O
Blue	O
Lightning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Gill	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
was	O
pitched	O
by	O
ATD	O
to	O
Atari	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
finished	O
and	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
used	O
techniques	O
they	O
learned	O
late	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
to	O
improve	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Gill	O
and	O
Gibbs	O
recalled	O
that	O
Sam	O
and	O
Leonard	O
Tramiel	O
demanded	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
implement	O
texture	O
mapping	O
into	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Total	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gill	O
has	O
since	O
retrospectively	O
commented	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
liked	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
performance	O
but	O
expressed	O
being	O
proud	O
of	O
Battlemorph	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlemorph	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
along	O
with	O
Blue	O
Lightning	O
in	O
1994	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
upcoming	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
then	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
non-playable	O
state	O
at	O
the	O
1995	O
Winter	O
CES	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
also	O
showcased	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
playable	O
state	O
at	O
E3	O
1995	O
and	O
slated	O
for	O
an	O
August	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finishing	O
their	O
contractual	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
Attention	O
to	O
Detail	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
Blast	B-Application
Chamber	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
independent	O
publisher	O
Songbird	O
Productions	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Battlemorph	B-Application
and	O
announced	O
a	O
limited	O
reprint	O
alongside	O
a	O
music	O
album	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlemorph	B-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFans	O
Dave	O
Halverson	O
and	O
Casey	O
Loe	O
praised	O
the	O
ambient	O
techno-style	O
music	O
,	O
larger	O
worlds	O
,	O
varied	O
mission	O
objectives	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
improvements	O
made	O
over	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
magazine	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
looked	O
and	O
played	O
better	O
compared	O
to	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
,	O
citing	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
fast-pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
truly	O
innovative	O
action	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
must-have	O
for	O
Jaguar	B-Device
owners.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
brief	O
review	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
argued	O
that	O
"	O
Battlemorph	B-Application
provides	O
below-average	O
terrain-skimming	O
shooting	O
in	O
a	O
typical	O
polygon	O
environment	O
and	O
features	O
really	O
poor	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
tunnel	O
and	O
underwater	O
areas	O
refresh	O
this	O
tedious	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
dismal	O
one-color	O
landscapes	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
out	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Abramson	O
of	O
the	O
French	O
ST	O
Magazine	O
disagreed	O
with	O
other	O
reviewers	O
regarding	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
texture	O
mapping	O
for	O
objects	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
scenery	O
,	O
intermission	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
complex	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Gaming	O
Headquarters	O
Brian	O
C	O
.	O
Bessemer	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
"	O
,	O
highlighting	O
its	O
replayability	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
concur	O
with	O
Charlton	O
about	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
just	O
do	O
n't	O
mix	O
all	O
too	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
for	O
Battlemorph	B-Application
has	O
been	O
equally	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	O
Times	O
Gregory	O
D	O
.	O
George	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
remarkable	O
upgrade	O
over	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
"	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
had	O
to	O
choose	O
one	O
game	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
how	O
great	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
,	O
Battlemorph	B-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
likely	O
candidate.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Knight	O
referred	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
lauding	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
offers	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
options	O
for	O
responding	O
to	O
attacks	O
,	O
achieving	O
objectives	O
,	O
and	O
exploring	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
Battlemorph	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
