<s>
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Burn:Cycle	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
1994	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
that	O
incorporates	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
surrealist	O
cyberpunk	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Sol	O
Cutter	O
,	O
a	O
computer	O
hacker	B-Application
and	O
data	O
thief	O
,	O
whose	O
latest	O
theft	O
causes	O
a	O
virus	O
named	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
to	O
be	O
implanted	O
in	O
his	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
two-hour	O
countdown	O
timer	O
to	O
defuse	O
the	O
virus	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
jumping	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
a	O
fictional	O
ingame	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
world	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Televerse	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
virus	O
and	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
its	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Philips	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Media	I-Device
announced	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
CD-i	B-Device
games	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
during	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
generally	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
style	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
any	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
bring	O
up	O
a	O
menu	O
showing	O
the	O
remaining	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
virus	O
wipes	O
Cutter	O
's	O
mind	O
,	O
which	O
decreases	O
in	O
realtime	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
fully	O
cure	O
Cutter	O
of	O
the	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
virus	O
,	O
and	O
figure	O
out	O
why	O
he	O
was	O
infected	O
with	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutter	O
realizes	O
his	O
mind	O
has	O
been	O
infected	O
with	O
a	O
virus	O
called	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
which	O
will	O
kill	O
him	O
in	O
two	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
few	O
options	O
left	O
and	O
the	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
clock	O
continuing	O
to	O
count	O
down	O
,	O
Cutter	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Doc	O
,	O
an	O
underground	O
brain	O
surgeon	O
for	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vielli	O
explains	O
that	O
SoftTech	O
were	O
the	O
ones	O
who	O
hired	O
him	O
to	O
steal	O
their	O
own	O
data	O
,	O
intending	O
to	O
infect	O
him	O
with	O
the	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
virus	O
knowing	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
Vielli	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vielli	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
died	O
and	O
exists	O
solely	O
as	O
a	O
program	O
,	O
has	O
perfected	O
the	O
process	O
for	O
downloading	O
consciousness	O
into	O
the	O
Televerse	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
uploading	O
it	O
into	O
any	O
body	O
,	O
effectively	O
inventing	O
the	O
code	O
for	O
immortality	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vielli	O
helps	O
Cutter	O
to	O
cure	O
the	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
virus	O
,	O
but	O
Deally	O
appears	O
at	O
Doc	O
's	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
killing	O
both	O
Doc	O
and	O
Gala	O
and	O
telling	O
Cutter	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
kill	O
Cutter	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
stranding	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
Televerse	O
,	O
unless	O
Cutter	O
brings	O
him	O
the	O
upload	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutter	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
flee	O
the	O
country	O
when	O
Vielli	O
contacts	O
him	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
his	O
head	O
did	O
n't	O
contain	O
the	O
upload	O
code	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
an	O
augmented	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
,	O
which	O
wipes	O
out	O
SoftTech	O
overnight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
website	O
featured	O
original	O
content	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
that	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrack	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
features	O
a	O
largely	O
techno	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
composed	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
partnership	O
of	O
Simon	O
Boswell	O
and	O
Chris	O
Whitten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	B-Device
that	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
or	O
on	O
any	O
conventional	O
CD	B-Device
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-i	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
has	O
been	O
viewed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
titles	O
on	O
its	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
awarding	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
CD-i	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
1994	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
Buyer	O
's	O
Guide	O
,	O
and	O
GamePro	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
just	O
what	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
needed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com,	O
impressed	O
by	O
its	O
futuristic	O
setting	O
and	O
storyline	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
showcases	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
strengths.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
nonetheless	O
considered	O
Burn	B-Device
Cycle	I-Device
"	O
well-balanced	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
environments	O
"	O
carefully	O
planned	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
A−	O
along	O
with	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly.Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Newcomers	O
to	O
gaming	O
will	O
be	O
amazed	O
at	O
Burn:Cycle	B-Device
'''	O
s	O
beauty	O
.	O
</s>
