<s>
is	O
a	O
1994	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Genki	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
and	O
Pack-In-Video	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
created	O
by	O
Genki	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
Solar	O
System	O
in	O
2095	O
where	O
a	O
war	O
against	O
humanity	O
erupts	O
with	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Kaisertian	O
alien	O
race	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
taking	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
mecha-style	O
Strike	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
invaders	O
and	O
end	O
the	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
mainly	O
consists	O
of	O
shooting	O
mixed	O
alongside	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
with	O
sprite-based	O
enemies	O
imposed	O
on	O
them	O
using	O
a	O
main	O
two-button	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
director	O
Hiroshi	O
Hamagaki	O
alongside	O
Kileak	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
DNA	I-Application
Imperative	I-Application
writer	O
Manami	O
Kuroda	O
,	O
Burning	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
effort	O
between	O
Genki	O
,	O
Pack-In	O
Video	O
and	O
Panasonic	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
later	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Shutokou	O
Battle	O
franchise	O
and	O
future	O
works	O
from	O
Genki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Itochu	O
Corporation	O
on	O
3	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
featuring	O
very	O
minimal	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burning	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
by	O
critics	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
dedicated	O
outlets	O
that	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
who	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
several	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
that	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
both	O
Starblade	B-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
nature	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
music	O
received	O
praise	O
by	O
some	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burning	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
on	O
rails	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
primarily	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	B-Architecture
inside	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Starblade	B-Application
,	O
where	O
either	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
taking	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
mecha-style	O
Strike	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
through	O
18	O
stages	O
arranged	O
into	O
four	O
missions	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
ends	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
overthrow	O
an	O
invading	O
alien	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Kaisertians	O
from	O
conquering	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
are	O
rendered	O
as	O
a	O
non-looping	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
boss	O
stages	O
and	O
if	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
plays	O
out	O
before	O
players	O
manage	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
boss	O
during	O
this	O
sequence	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
receive	O
an	O
immediate	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
much	O
health	O
they	O
had	O
left	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burning	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2095	O
,	O
where	O
an	O
ancient	O
alien	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Kaisertians	O
arrived	O
into	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
and	O
began	O
a	O
war	O
against	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
taking	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
mecha-style	O
Strike	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
to	O
repel	O
the	O
Kaisertian	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
Strike	O
fighter	B-Application
pilot	I-Application
is	O
sent	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Kaisertian	O
's	O
flagship	O
Indra	O
,	O
which	O
obliterated	O
a	O
human	O
colony	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
and	O
although	O
the	O
operation	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
Earth	O
still	O
fell	O
under	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Kaisertians	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
prompts	O
the	O
Strike	O
fighter	O
and	O
the	O
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
with	O
returning	O
to	O
Earth	O
and	O
counterattack	O
the	O
Kaisertian	O
operation	O
center	O
established	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
a	O
Kaisertian	O
capital	O
ship	O
named	O
Guardian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burning	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
effort	O
between	O
Genki	O
,	O
Pack-In	O
Video	O
and	O
Panasonic	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
later	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Shutokou	O
Battle	O
franchise	O
and	O
future	O
projects	O
from	O
Genki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Magnetic	I-Application
Neo	I-Application
director	O
Manabu	O
Tamura	O
served	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
computer	O
graphics	O
along	O
with	O
Hamagaki	O
,	O
Takashi	O
Isoko	O
and	O
Mika	O
Urushiyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
people	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
including	O
Scramble	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
director	O
Yasuki	O
Ohno	O
as	O
sound	O
producer	O
along	O
with	O
Shinichi	O
Kuroda	O
directing	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
co-written	O
by	O
Haruhiko	O
Nishioka	O
and	O
Takefumi	O
Haketa	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Satoshi	O
Aizato	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
Kiyoshi	O
Toba	O
and	O
Kileak	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
DNA	I-Application
Imperative	I-Application
producer	O
Tomoharu	O
Kimura	O
acting	O
as	O
audio	O
engineers	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narration	O
voice	O
work	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Nigel	O
Hogge	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
while	O
actress	O
Robbie	O
Danzie	O
was	O
the	O
singer	O
for	O
the	O
ending	O
vocal	O
track	O
"	O
Summer	O
Leads	O
the	O
Way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burning	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Pack-In-Video	O
on	O
25	O
June	O
1994	O
and	O
later	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
across	O
western	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
previews	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
before	O
launch	O
in	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
3DO	B-Device
Magazine	O
showcased	O
a	O
different	O
HUD	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
Burning	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Itochu	O
Corporation	O
,	O
featuring	O
very	O
minimal	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burning	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consoles	O
+s	O
Nicolas	O
Gavet	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
with	O
both	O
Silpheed	B-Device
and	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
when	O
playing	O
on	O
the	O
easiest	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Deniz	O
Ahmet	O
and	O
Rik	O
Skews	O
commended	O
its	O
animated	O
visuals	O
,	O
futuristic	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
reticle-based	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
entertaining	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
gameplay	O
becomes	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Edge	O
gave	O
a	O
very	O
negative	O
outlook	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
overall	O
visual	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Burning	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
uninspiring	O
3DO	B-Device
release	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
Sewer	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
clone	O
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
linear	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFans	O
three	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
its	O
seamless	O
combination	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
backgrounds	O
with	O
sprites	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
said	O
gameplay	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
one	O
dimensional	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
stiff	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
also	O
awarded	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
their	O
1994	O
Golden	O
Megawards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	B-Application
FMV	I-Application
"	O
on	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DO	B-Device
Magazines	O
Stuart	O
Wynne	O
praised	O
the	O
enemy	O
sprite	O
designs	O
,	O
pre-rendered	O
visual	O
presentation	O
and	O
two-player	O
mode	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
overall	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
