<s>
Black	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NovaLogic	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
helicopter	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
garnered	O
divisive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
Patrick	O
Baggatta	O
commended	O
the	O
texture-mapped	O
360°	O
playfields	O
,	O
in-game	O
radio	O
hints	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
agreed	O
with	O
Baggatta	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
obvious	O
attempt	O
to	O
be	O
all	O
things	O
to	O
all	O
gamers	O
makes	O
it	O
too	O
easy	O
to	O
overlook	O
the	O
impressive	O
elements	O
of	O
Blackfire	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
occasionally	O
stunning	O
graphics	O
and	O
intense	O
action	O
sequences	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
time	O
these	O
rewarding	O
facets	O
do	O
manage	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
is	O
,	O
Blackfire	B-Application
has	O
its	O
moments	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lacks	O
a	O
consistent	O
hook.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazines	O
Rad	O
Automatic	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Basically	O
,	O
Blackfire	B-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
engine	O
saddled	O
with	O
a	O
disappointing	O
level	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Segas	O
Marcus	O
Hearn	O
and	O
Paul	O
Gascoigne	O
favorably	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
both	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Hi-Octane	B-Device
(	O
1995	O
)	O
graphics-wise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
ultimately	O
recommended	O
Firestorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
Thunderhawk	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
Saturn	B-Device
saw	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
