<s>
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
mecha	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
CAProduction	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
futuristic	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
,	O
where	O
military	O
chief	O
Alois	O
Gardona	O
and	O
discriminated	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
Blau	O
plots	O
a	O
coup	O
d'état	O
against	O
their	O
oppressors	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
SDF	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
Cress	O
Dawley	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
war	O
against	O
Gardona	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulk	B-Application
Slash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
mecha	O
simulation	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Troopers	I-Application
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
SDF	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
Cress	O
Dawley	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
transforming	O
flying	O
mech	O
through	O
seven	O
stages/levels	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
before	O
progressing	O
any	O
further	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
effort	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
army	O
of	O
military	O
chief	O
Alois	O
Gardona	O
of	O
planet	O
Blau	O
alongside	O
his	O
planetary	O
coalition	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
players	O
tackle	O
multiple	O
objectives	O
across	O
each	O
stage	O
while	O
fighting	O
airborne	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
with	O
a	O
diverse	O
seletion	O
of	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
bombs	B-Device
capable	O
of	O
obliterating	O
any	O
enemy	O
caught	O
in	O
their	O
blast	B-Device
radius	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cress	O
Dawley	O
–	O
SDF	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulk	B-Application
Slash	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
by	O
CAProduction	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Hagane	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
and	O
Ginga	B-Application
Fukei	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
Engine	O
Arcade	O
CD-ROM²	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
for	O
its	O
sprites	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
Satakore	O
budget	O
label	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulk	B-Application
Slash	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
online	O
publications	O
alike	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
rated	O
the	O
title	O
with	O
a	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Price	O
of	O
British	O
magazine	O
Saturn	B-Device
Power	O
commended	O
its	O
large	O
scale	O
,	O
3D	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
visuals	O
,	O
consistent	O
framerate	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
oft-maligned	O
3D	O
visuals	O
are	O
better	O
than	O
many	O
critics	O
would	O
have	O
us	O
believe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSetWatchs	O
Danny	O
Cowan	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
colorful	O
presentation	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamers	O
Steve	O
L	O
.	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
slick	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
that	O
all	O
Saturn	B-Device
diehards	O
should	O
seek	O
out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamers	O
Jahanzeb	O
Khan	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
very	O
few	O
games	O
showcased	O
the	O
true	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
underutilized	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
Bulk	B-Application
Slash	I-Application
is	O
one	O
that	O
will	O
still	O
turn	O
some	O
heads	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
commending	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
addictive	O
and	O
highly	O
re-playable	O
mech	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
