<s>
is	O
a	O
1999	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Graphics	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
and	O
co-writer	O
Shinya	B-Application
Nishigaki	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
make	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
Western	O
action	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
alternately	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Eliot	O
Ballade	O
and	O
Dogs	O
Bower	O
on	O
Dinosaur	O
Island	O
after	O
it	O
is	O
overrun	O
by	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
uses	O
fixed	O
third-person	O
camera	O
perspectives	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Western	O
version	O
uses	O
a	O
third-person	O
camera	O
fixed	O
behind	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
first-person	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
current	O
character	O
loses	O
all	O
health	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
and	O
is	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
to	O
reload	O
an	O
earlier	O
save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Shinya	B-Application
Nishigaki	I-Application
,	O
a	O
developer	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
at	O
Enix	O
and	O
later	O
Climax	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
Western	O
action	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Nishigaki	O
and	O
several	O
staff	O
from	O
Climax	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
CGI	O
division	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Dark	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
formed	O
Climax	O
Graphics	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
"	O
brother	O
company	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-production	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
began	O
in	O
September	O
1996	O
following	O
completion	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
was	O
rebooted	O
as	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
title	O
at	O
Sega	O
's	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reworked	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
drew	O
additional	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
movements	O
were	O
animated	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lighting	O
was	O
split	O
between	O
three	O
sources	O
;	O
Nephilim	O
,	O
weapon	O
bursts	O
,	O
and	O
pre-set	B-Data_Structure
lightmaps	I-Data_Structure
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
reported	O
to	O
refresh	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
was	O
kept	O
to	O
30	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
creatures	O
shown	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
the	O
full	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
Nishigaki	O
saying	O
they	O
used	O
half	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
graphical	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
was	O
Sahashi	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
job	O
,	O
treating	O
it	O
like	O
a	O
background	O
movie	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
opening	O
and	O
ending	O
themes	O
used	O
CD-quality	O
music	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
music	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
sound	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
voicing	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
1998	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
launch	O
lineup	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
partnership	O
came	O
about	O
when	O
Sega	O
approached	O
Activision	O
about	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
and	O
Activision	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
but	O
Nishigaki	O
had	O
moved	O
onto	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
Illbleed	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
to	O
port	O
expanded	O
versions	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
and	O
Illbleed	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
by	O
Coolnet	O
Entertainment	O
were	O
shelved	O
following	O
Nishigaki	O
's	O
death	O
in	O
2004	O
;	O
a	O
given	O
reason	O
was	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
's	O
poor	O
commercial	O
performance	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
61,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
a	O
sell-through	O
rate	O
of	O
just	O
under	O
56%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
title	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
twelve	O
launch	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70%	O
based	O
on	O
22	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
showcase	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
graphics	O
that	O
lacked	O
compelling	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
D'Aprile	O
of	O
Gamecenter	B-Operating_System
found	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
entertaining	O
but	O
not	O
groundbreaking	O
in	O
its	O
genre	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
interesting	O
,	O
and	O
solid	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
"	O
despite	O
camera	O
issues	O
holding	O
it	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
generally	O
inferior	O
to	O
game	O
titles	O
that	O
influenced	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
recommanding	O
that	O
players	O
wait	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
–	I-Application
Code	I-Application
:	I-Application
Veronica	I-Application
if	O
they	O
wanted	O
a	O
similar	O
but	O
higher	O
quality	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
similarly	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
negatively	O
to	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Code	B-Application
Veronica	I-Application
,	O
finding	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
animation	O
issues	O
and	O
inconsistent	O
audio	O
as	O
"	O
unacceptable	O
"	O
in	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
its	O
presentation	O
issues	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
turned	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
into	O
"	O
a	O
flawed	O
adventure	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
sure-fire	O
launch	O
hit	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
needs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Peter	O
Bartholow	O
felt	O
Blue	B-Application
Stinger	I-Application
was	O
descent	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
but	O
lacked	O
polish	O
and	O
depth	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
would	O
satisfy	O
casual	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
owners	O
more	O
than	O
genre	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
for	O
1UP.com	O
on	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
"	O
rip-offs	O
"	O
,	O
Bob	O
Mackey	O
felt	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
lacking	O
elements	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
true	O
survival	O
horror	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
too	O
great	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
combat	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
