<s>
Blackthorne	B-Device
(	O
released	O
as	O
Blackhawk	O
in	O
some	O
European	O
countries	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
cinematic	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
drawn	O
by	O
Jim	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
with	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
their	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
PC	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
Arcade	O
Collection	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackthorne	B-Device
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Tuul	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
existed	O
for	O
centuries	O
without	O
human	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
around	O
protagonist	O
Kyle	O
"	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
"	O
Vlaros	O
,	O
out	O
for	O
revenge	O
on	O
Sarlac	O
and	O
his	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
gunfights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
and	O
his	O
enemies	O
can	O
press	O
against	O
walls	O
to	O
avoid	O
incoming	O
bullets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackthorne	B-Device
can	O
also	O
fire	O
blindly	O
behind	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
version	O
includes	O
a	O
fifth	O
area	O
,	O
the	O
snowy	O
mountains	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
came	O
from	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Flashback	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
sprites	O
for	O
game	O
characters	O
were	O
done	O
using	O
rotoscoping	O
techniques	O
just	O
like	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
using	O
over	O
1000	O
frames	O
to	O
get	O
smooth	O
,	O
lifelike	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
but	O
instead	O
did	O
so	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
plans	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
but	O
those	O
plans	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
was	O
showcased	O
by	O
Interplay	O
at	O
E3	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
's	O
name	O
Kyle	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Kyle	O
Reese	O
from	O
the	O
1984	O
film	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
dark	O
tone	O
,	O
amazingly	O
smooth	O
animation	O
,	O
complex	O
and	O
intelligent	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
kill	O
prisoners	O
after	O
getting	O
information	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Flashback	B-Application
with	O
an	O
attitude	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Total	O
fun	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
noting	O
its	O
animation	O
and	O
sound	O
quality	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
better	O
play	O
control	O
than	O
games	O
like	O
Out	B-Application
of	I-Application
This	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Flashback	B-Application
but	O
was	O
"	O
still	O
a	O
bit	O
slow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
solid	O
graphical	O
overhaul	O
,	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
delivers	O
where	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	O
conversions	O
flounder	O
in	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
library	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arcade-style	O
games	O
the	O
 [ PC ] 	O
has	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
accessible	O
and	O
intelligent	O
gameplay	O
,	O
smooth	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
dark	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
old	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Macintosh	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
this	O
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
very	O
least	O
,	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
—	O
and	O
only	O
—	O
action	O
games	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
90th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
placed	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
at	O
96th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
49	O
on	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
bit	O
like	O
Flashback	B-Application
,	O
only	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
action	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
