<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
1982	O
Ridley	O
Scott	O
film	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
but	O
is	O
instead	O
a	O
"	O
sidequel	O
"	O
,	O
telling	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
runs	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
occasionally	O
intersecting	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2019	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Ray	O
McCoy	O
,	O
an	O
elite	O
detective	O
charged	O
with	O
hunting	O
down	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
dangerous	O
replicants	B-Application
(	O
bioengineered	O
androids	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
and	O
act	O
like	O
humans	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
3D	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
adventure	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
both	O
3D	O
character	O
rendering	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
world	O
which	O
progressed	O
in	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
polygon-based	O
renderers	O
exploiting	O
3D	B-Architecture
accelerators	I-Architecture
,	O
Westwood	O
opted	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
software-based	O
renderer	O
using	O
voxel	B-Algorithm
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
and	O
Alcon	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
an	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
navigated	O
,	O
explored	O
,	O
and	O
manipulated	O
using	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runners	I-Application
main	O
focus	O
is	O
detective	O
work	O
rather	O
than	O
puzzles	O
or	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
searching	O
for	O
evidence	O
,	O
questioning	O
suspects	O
and	O
analyzing	O
clues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clues	O
are	O
found	O
by	O
searching	O
crime	B-Application
scenes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
come	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
photographs	O
,	O
interviews	O
,	O
or	O
unusual	O
markings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
important	O
investigative	O
tool	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
disposal	O
is	O
the	O
Voight-Kampff	O
machine	O
,	O
which	O
tests	O
people	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
replicants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
further	O
the	O
top	O
needle	O
moves	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
likely	O
the	O
subject	O
is	O
a	O
replicant	B-Application
;	O
the	O
further	O
the	O
bottom	O
needle	O
moves	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
likely	O
they	O
are	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
determines	O
with	O
certainty	O
whether	O
a	O
subject	O
is	O
or	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
replicant	B-Application
,	O
the	O
test	O
ends	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
then	O
decide	O
what	O
course	O
of	O
action	O
to	O
take	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
decision	O
influencing	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
subject	O
tests	O
positive	O
as	O
a	O
replicant	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
kill	O
them	O
,	O
attempt	O
to	O
arrest	O
them	O
,	O
or	O
let	O
them	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Which	O
characters	O
are	O
replicants	B-Application
is	O
randomized	O
each	O
time	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
is	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Crime	B-Application
Scene	I-Application
Panel	O
"	O
lists	O
the	O
various	O
crime	B-Application
scenes	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
all	O
known	O
suspects	O
and	O
all	O
related	O
clues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suspect	O
clues	O
are	O
arranged	O
into	O
four	O
categories	O
;	O
"	O
Whereabouts	O
"	O
(	O
known	O
places	O
the	O
suspect	O
has	O
visited	O
,	O
and	O
suggestions	O
as	O
to	O
their	O
current	O
location	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
MO	O
"	O
(	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
suspect	O
's	O
previous	O
actions	O
,	O
and	O
suggestions	O
as	O
to	O
their	O
possible	O
future	O
actions	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Replicant	B-Application
"	O
(	O
any	O
evidence	O
suggesting	O
the	O
suspect	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
replicant	B-Application
)	O
and	O
"	O
Non-replicant	O
"	O
(	O
any	O
evidence	O
suggesting	O
the	O
suspect	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
human	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
uploads	O
their	O
KIA	O
data	O
into	O
the	O
mainframe	O
,	O
any	O
evidence	O
collected	O
by	O
other	O
Blade	B-Application
Runners	I-Application
is	O
automatically	O
downloaded	O
into	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
KIA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
tends	O
to	O
be	O
random	O
,	O
with	O
different	O
pieces	O
of	O
evidence	O
discovered	O
by	O
different	O
Blade	B-Application
Runners	I-Application
becoming	O
available	O
at	O
different	O
times	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray	O
McCoy	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Mark	O
Benninghofen	O
)	O
:	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
and	O
a	O
rookie	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	O
Steele	O
(	O
Lisa	O
Edelstein	O
)	O
:	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Blade	B-Application
Runners	I-Application
on	O
the	O
job	O
and	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
undercover	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
hates	O
replicants	B-Application
,	O
believing	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
exterminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lieutenant	O
Edison	O
Guzza	O
(	O
Jeff	O
Garlin	O
)	O
:	O
temporarily	O
placed	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
unit	O
while	O
the	O
previous	O
commander	O
,	O
Captain	O
Bryant	O
,	O
is	O
on	O
sick	O
leave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clovis	O
(	O
Mark	O
Rolston	O
)	O
:	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
renegade	O
replicants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zuben	O
(	O
Gerald	O
Okamura	O
)	O
:	O
a	O
replicant	B-Application
who	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
chef	O
at	O
Howie	O
Lee	O
's	O
Restaurant	O
in	O
Chinatown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luther	O
and	O
Lance	O
(	O
Jason	O
Cottle	O
)	O
:	O
identical	O
twin	O
replicant	B-Application
brothers	O
who	O
are	O
former	O
Tyrell	O
Corporation	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runciter	O
(	O
Warren	O
Burton	O
)	O
:	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
pet	O
store	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
replicants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
with	O
McCoy	O
tasked	O
with	O
tracking	O
down	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
replicants	B-Application
who	O
are	O
suspected	O
of	O
murdering	O
animals	O
—	O
a	O
crime	O
nearly	O
as	O
heinous	O
as	O
murdering	O
humans	O
since	O
most	O
animal	O
species	O
are	O
extinct	B-Application
and	O
real	O
specimens	O
are	O
exceedingly	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
McCoy	O
's	O
investigation	O
progresses	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
framed	O
for	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
a	O
civilian	O
by	O
the	O
corrupt	O
Lieutenant	O
Guzza	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
assisting	O
the	O
replicants	B-Application
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
prevent	O
them	O
from	O
revealing	O
his	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forced	O
into	O
hiding	O
,	O
McCoy	O
explores	O
the	O
underbelly	O
of	O
LA	O
and	O
makes	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
replicant	B-Application
twins	O
Luther	O
and	O
Lance	O
,	O
former	O
genetic	O
designers	O
for	O
the	O
Tyrell	O
Corporation	O
who	O
are	O
now	O
working	O
to	O
extend	O
their	O
own	O
lifespans	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
all	O
other	O
replicants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
meet	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
sewers	O
for	O
the	O
exchange	O
,	O
where	O
Guzza	O
is	O
wounded	O
by	O
replicant	B-Application
gunfire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCoy	O
is	O
human	O
and	O
hunts	O
down	O
the	O
replicants	B-Application
either	O
alone	O
or	O
with	O
Crystal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCoy	O
is	O
a	O
replicant	B-Application
himself	O
and	O
sides	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
replicants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCoy	O
's	O
status	O
remains	O
ambiguous	O
and	O
he	O
sides	O
with	O
neither	O
the	O
replicants	B-Application
nor	O
the	O
police	O
,	O
instead	O
leaving	O
the	O
city	O
—	O
either	O
alone	O
,	O
with	O
Dektora	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
Lucy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
came	O
from	O
The	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Partnership	O
(	O
composed	O
of	O
Bud	O
Yorkin	O
and	O
Jerry	O
Perenchio	O
of	O
Tandem	O
Productions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
were	O
spread	O
out	O
over	O
several	O
entities	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
owned	O
a	O
different	O
aspect	O
,	O
making	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
complex	O
from	O
a	O
copyright	O
perspective	O
;	O
The	O
Ladd	O
Company	O
owned	O
North	O
American	O
distribution	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
;	O
Run	O
Run	O
Shaw	O
owned	O
international	O
distribution	O
rights	O
;	O
and	O
The	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Partnership	O
owned	O
all	O
ancillary	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
the	O
bond	O
guarantors	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
taken	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
when	O
it	O
went	O
over-budget	O
and	O
over-schedule	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
major	O
contributor	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
who	O
did	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
Syd	O
Mead	O
,	O
whose	O
concept	O
art	O
formed	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Blade	B-Application
Runners	I-Application
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mead	O
sent	O
the	O
team	O
extracts	O
from	O
his	O
original	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writers	O
decided	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
begin	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
with	O
Deckard	O
having	O
already	O
been	O
assigned	O
to	O
track	O
down	O
Roy	O
Batty	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
replicants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
visiting	O
the	O
Tyrell	O
building	O
,	O
Rachael	O
mentions	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
already	O
spoken	O
to	O
another	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tyrell	O
tells	O
McCoy	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
I	O
explained	O
to	O
Mr.	O
Deckard	O
earlier	O
,	O
I	O
've	O
given	O
the	O
Nexus	O
6	O
a	O
past.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
presents	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
fifteen	O
suspects	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
two	O
are	O
always	O
replicants	B-Application
(	O
Clovis	O
and	O
a	O
cook	O
named	O
Zuben	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Which	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
thirteen	O
characters	O
is	O
a	O
replicant	B-Application
is	O
randomized	O
every	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
behavior	O
is	O
different	O
each	O
playthrough	O
based	O
upon	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
they	O
are	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
each	O
NPC	O
is	O
assigned	O
certain	O
goals	O
to	O
accomplish	O
based	O
upon	O
whether	O
they	O
are	O
a	O
replicant	B-Application
or	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
How	O
they	O
go	O
about	O
accomplishing	O
these	O
goals	O
is	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
system	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
change	O
from	O
game	O
to	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
goals	O
have	O
several	O
possible	O
methods	O
of	O
achievement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
likened	O
this	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
simulation	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
SimCity	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
traditional	O
adventure	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Myst	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castle	O
explains	O
,	O
"	O
those	O
agents	O
are	O
real	O
,	O
goal-oriented	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligences	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
a	O
big	O
difference	O
between	O
behavior-based	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
scripted	O
instructions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphic	O
design	O
of	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
extremely	O
ambitious	O
for	O
the	O
available	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
many	O
contemporaneous	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
included	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
3D	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
any	O
hardware	B-Architecture
3D	I-Architecture
accelerators	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designers	O
David	O
Leary	O
and	O
James	O
Walls	O
achieved	O
this	O
through	O
a	O
self-developed	O
technology	O
using	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
(	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
with	O
width	O
,	O
height	O
and	O
depth	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
,	O
however	O
,	O
meant	O
3D	B-Architecture
accelerators	I-Architecture
could	O
n't	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
many	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
for	O
a	O
card	O
to	O
render	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
designers	O
used	O
a	O
fast	O
rectangular	O
rendering	O
routine	O
that	O
rendered	O
a	O
rectangle	O
whenever	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
draw	O
a	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
had	O
a	O
few	O
vertex-shaded	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
texel	O
mapping	O
just	O
was	O
n't	O
accurate	O
on	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reason	O
for	O
not	O
using	O
3D	B-Architecture
accelerators	I-Architecture
was	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
roughly	O
140	O
locations	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
open	O
to	O
player	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
these	O
locations	O
featured	O
millions	O
of	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
,	O
well	O
beyond	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
high	O
end	O
graphics	O
cards	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
environment	O
takes	O
up	O
60	O
–	O
65%	O
of	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	O
,	O
primarily	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
moving	O
camera	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
because	O
eight	O
different	O
characters	O
can	O
appear	O
on	O
screen	O
at	O
any	O
one	O
time	O
–	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
for	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
was	O
required	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
engine	O
relied	O
on	O
the	O
processor	O
doing	O
all	O
the	O
work	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
3D	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downside	O
to	O
this	O
was	O
that	O
,	O
since	O
processor	O
power	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
was	O
limited	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
3D	O
models	O
tended	O
to	O
look	O
very	O
pixelated	O
,	O
especially	O
up-close	O
and	O
when	O
motionless	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
low	O
amount	O
of	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
used	O
to	O
display	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
had	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
been	O
raised	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
detail	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
become	O
too	O
slow	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
even	O
on	O
advanced	O
CPUs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
character	O
animations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
motion-captured	B-Operating_System
actors	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
moving	O
in	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
any	O
game	O
that	O
attempted	O
1,000	O
motion-captured	O
sequences	O
was	O
considered	O
cutting	O
edge	O
;	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
featured	O
20,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
complimented	O
the	O
cinematics	O
,	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
riveting	O
plot	O
and	O
slick	O
style	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
overwrought	O
body	O
language	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
fans	O
of	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
would	O
find	O
it	O
solid	O
but	O
unexciting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Science	O
Fiction	O
Weeklys	O
Peter	O
Suciu	O
awarded	O
it	O
an	O
A+	O
,	O
writing	O
the	O
"	O
computer-generated	O
setting	O
of	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
simply	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
to	O
arrive	O
on	O
computer	O
desktops	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
outstandingly	O
enjoyable	O
adventure	O
simulation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
review	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
can	O
become	O
a	O
"	O
tad	O
blurry	B-Error_Name
and	O
pixilated	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
argued	O
"	O
this	O
does	O
n't	O
detract	O
too	O
much	O
from	O
these	O
otherwise	O
stunning	O
visuals.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
will	O
undoubtedly	O
overlook	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
flaws	O
and	O
enjoy	O
living	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
only	O
lasts	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
article	O
for	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
"	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Classic	O
Revisited	O
"	O
,	O
Duncan	O
Harris	O
argued	O
"	O
critics	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
divided	O
over	O
the	O
means	O
by	O
which	O
you	O
got	O
there	O
:	O
a	O
logical	O
trail	O
of	O
clues	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
less	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
detective	O
work	O
than	O
blind	O
luck	O
and	O
idle	O
exploration	O
 [ ... ] 	O
but	O
you	O
could	O
n't	O
deny	O
that	O
here	O
,	O
for	O
once	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
movie	O
tie-in	O
which	O
put	O
the	O
movie	O
first	O
,	O
dismissing	O
thoughts	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
genre	O
and	O
letting	O
the	O
subject	O
dictate	O
the	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runners	I-Application
sales	O
ultimately	O
surpassed	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
2006	O
;	O
Castle	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
outsold	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
three	O
to	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
the	O
winner	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
for	O
"	O
Computer	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art/Graphics	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Software	O
Engineering	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Interactive	O
Title	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
losing	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
category	O
to	O
Riven	B-Application
and	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
two	O
to	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
awards	O
,	O
losing	O
on	O
both	O
occasions	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
the	O
21st-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
development	O
costs	O
,	O
the	O
profit	O
margin	O
was	O
low	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
the	O
deal	O
we	O
had	O
with	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Partnership	O
meant	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
terribly	O
profitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Virgin	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
doing	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
sequel	O
were	O
approved	O
,	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Partnership	O
intended	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
licensing	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Partnership	O
offered	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
production	O
costs	O
were	O
estimated	O
at	O
$35	O
million	O
and	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2015	O
regarding	O
a	O
possible	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
or	O
GOG.com,	O
Louis	O
Castle	O
explained	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
assets	O
were	O
lost	O
when	O
Westwood	O
moved	O
its	O
studio	O
from	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
to	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
a	O
re-release	O
or	O
a	O
HD	O
remaster	O
impossible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
if	O
the	O
code	O
was	O
found	O
,	O
to	O
restore	O
almost	O
a	O
terabyte	O
of	O
assets	O
,	O
whether	O
for	O
new	O
pre-rendered	O
backdrops	O
or	O
full	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
3D	O
,	O
would	O
cost	O
tens	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
re-release	O
as	O
unlikely	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Partnership	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
owned	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
by	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
finally	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
after	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Alcon	O
Interactive	O
Group	O
and	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
using	O
ScummVM	B-Device
as	O
detailed	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
is	O
technically	O
complex	O
with	O
voxel	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
in-game	O
actors	O
,	O
video	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
randomised	O
paths	O
,	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
ultimately	O
successful	O
project	O
with	O
combined	O
efforts	O
eight	O
years	O
to	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
collection	O
ScummVM	B-Device
on	O
13	O
October	O
2016	O
and	O
took	O
another	O
three	O
years	O
till	O
it	O
was	O
ready	O
for	O
public	O
testing	O
on	O
16	O
June	O
2019	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
ScummVM	B-Device
version	O
2.1.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
an	O
unspecified	O
date	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
complaints	O
from	O
players	O
that	O
the	O
improved	O
graphics	O
were	O
actually	O
worse	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
or	O
what	O
the	O
unofficial	O
ScummVM	B-Device
port	O
had	O
offered	O
,	O
but	O
which	O
Nightdive	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
fix	O
in	O
upcoming	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nightdive	O
updated	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
ScummVM	B-Device
version	O
alongside	O
the	O
enhanced	O
version	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
listed	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
:	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
as	O
the	O
tenth-worst	O
game	O
of	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
