<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
developed	O
by	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
has	O
a	O
darkly	O
humorous	O
tone	O
which	O
commentators	O
variously	O
praised	O
and	O
condemned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
widely	O
achieved	O
scores	O
of	O
over	O
90%	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
awarded	O
it	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
score	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
is	O
a	O
military-themed	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
shooting	O
action	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
and	O
employs	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
control	O
system	O
more	O
common	O
to	O
strategy	B-Application
than	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sensible	O
Software	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
independent	O
developer	O
then	O
of	O
several	O
years	O
 '	O
standing	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
Amiga	B-Device
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
-	O
its	O
working	O
title	O
from	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
-	O
was	O
created	O
after	O
such	O
successes	O
as	O
Wizkid	B-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Lo	I-Application
Mania	I-Application
and	O
especially	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
six	O
people	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
small	O
,	O
one-room	O
office	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rooted	O
in	O
Mega	B-Application
Lo	I-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
basic	O
idea	O
"	O
being	O
-	O
according	O
to	O
creator	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
-	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
could	O
send	O
groups	O
on	O
missions	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
was	O
all	O
really.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
nonetheless	O
wanted	O
to	O
introduce	O
action	O
elements	O
into	O
the	O
strategy	B-Application
ideas	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Lo	I-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
more	O
direct	O
"	O
control	O
,	O
though	O
retaining	O
the	O
mouse	O
control	O
and	O
icons	O
uncommon	O
to	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
also	O
had	O
more	O
depth	O
:	O
individual	O
soldiers	O
had	O
particular	O
attributes	O
-	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
necessary	O
to	O
use	O
certain	O
weapons	O
or	O
vehicles	O
-	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
capacity	B-Application
to	O
act	O
independently	O
,	O
both	O
removed	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
"	O
instant	O
"	O
action	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
war	O
game	O
"	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
however	O
perceived	O
"	O
a	O
fairly	O
sick	O
sense	O
of	O
humour	O
"	O
and	O
predicted	O
"	O
The	O
mix	O
of	O
satire	O
and	O
violence	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
get	O
some	O
people	O
pretty	O
heated	O
about	O
the	O
way	O
such	O
a	O
serious	O
subject	O
is	O
treated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
early	O
1991	O
but	O
was	O
then	O
delayed	O
as	O
programmer	O
Jools	O
Jameson	O
worked	O
on	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
conversions	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proposed	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
had	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
four-game	O
deal	O
with	O
Robert	O
Maxwell	O
's	O
software	O
publisher	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
liquidated	O
after	O
the	O
businessman	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
months	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
combined	O
with	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
to	O
create	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Meets	O
Bulldog	O
Blighty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
modified	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
demo	O
featured	O
a	O
mode	O
of	O
play	O
that	O
replaced	O
the	O
ball	O
with	O
a	O
timed	O
hand	O
grenade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
1944	O
version	O
of	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
"	O
,	O
though	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Christmas-time	O
football	O
match	O
in	O
1914	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
easily	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
compared	O
it	O
favourably	O
to	O
Sensible	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
most	O
playable	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
ever	O
seen	O
 [ ... ] 	O
At	O
least	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
as	O
at	O
this	O
moment	O
in	O
time	O
I	O
believe	O
this	O
release	O
[	O
Cannon	O
Fodder ]	O
to	O
better	O
it	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
everything.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
praised	O
the	O
theme	O
track	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Down	O
Under	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
rates	O
highly	O
on	O
sheer	O
entertainment	O
value	O
-	O
a	O
game	O
you	O
'll	O
want	O
to	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
time	O
and	O
time	O
again	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
said	O
"	O
if	O
there	O
's	O
one	O
thing	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
has	O
in	O
spades	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
addictability	O
and	O
killer	O
playability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
controversy	O
,	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
was	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
most	O
anti-war	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
while.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power'''s	O
reviewer	O
said	O
"	O
playing	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
now	O
more	O
important	O
to	O
me	O
than	O
eating	O
,	O
sleeping	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
bodily	O
function.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
nevertheless	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
two-player	O
prevented	O
it	O
from	O
scoring	O
100%	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
joking	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
got	O
a	O
finite	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Not	O
even	O
real	O
life	O
is	O
worth	O
100%	O
.	O
”	O
The	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
ranked	O
the	O
sixth	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
magazine.Amiga	O
Power	O
issue	O
64	O
,	O
Future	O
Publishing	O
,	O
August	O
1996AUI	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
two	O
player	O
option	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
23	O
missions	O
will	O
be	O
completed	O
sooner	O
rather	O
than	O
later	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
however	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
hard	O
to	O
criticise	O
anything	O
in	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
these	O
are	O
petty	O
matters	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
sheer	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
thing	O
since	O
gunpowder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Sheer	O
,	O
unadulterated	O
brilliance	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
is	O
quite	O
simply	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
strategy/action/shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
to	O
appear	O
for	O
ages.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writer	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
damn	O
fine	O
humour	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
find	O
anything	O
wrong	O
with	O
it	O
"	O
.Amiga	O
Format	O
reported	O
sales	O
figures	O
of	O
over	O
100,000	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
control	O
mechanics	O
are	O
imprecise	O
and	O
slow	O
without	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
mouse	O
control	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
small	O
character	O
graphics	O
make	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
complimented	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
foibles	O
,	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
is	O
a	O
challenging	O
contest	O
that	O
'll	O
have	O
you	O
planning	O
new	O
strategies	O
to	O
overcome	O
your	O
failures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
GamePro	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
too	O
small	O
,	O
but	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
fun	O
,	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
stands	O
high	O
above	O
the	O
crowd	O
of	O
average	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
awarded	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
Best	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
the	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
bloodshed	O
and	O
selection	O
of	O
vehicles	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
assessed	O
,	O
"	O
Put	O
simply	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
Jaguar	B-Device
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
also	O
received	O
overall	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
and	O
GamePro	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
critics	O
largely	O
reiterating	O
the	O
same	O
praises	O
and	O
criticisms	O
they	O
gave	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
review	O
team	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
additionally	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
difficulty	O
slope	O
and	O
accessibility	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
appealing	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
all	O
skill	O
levels.Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
sui	O
generis	O
froth	O
of	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
action	O
swings	O
the	O
needle	O
on	O
the	O
old	O
'	O
Just-One-More-Game	O
'	O
meter	O
just	O
a	O
little	O
higher.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
voted	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
as	O
the	O
61st	O
top	O
retro	O
game.Retro	O
Gamer	O
8	O
,	O
page	O
67	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
violent	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
comment	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
got	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
very	O
upset	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
relentlessly	O
playable	O
game	O
,	O
filled	O
with	O
dark	O
humour	O
and	O
cartoony	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Wirtualna	O
Polska	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
-	O
30	O
najlepszych	O
gier	O
na	O
Amigę	O
-	O
Imperium	O
gier	O
,	O
WP.PL	O
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Total	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
31st	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
shooting	O
games	O
(	O
mostly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
unusual	O
viewpoint	O
)	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
a	O
complete	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
MegaZone	B-Application
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
In	O
History	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
rated	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
52nd	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Magazine	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
became	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
controversy	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
planned	O
reuse	O
of	O
the	O
poppy	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
an	O
issue	O
also	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Armistice	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
had	O
been	O
changed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
criticism	O
in	O
the	O
Daily	O
Star	O
original	O
article	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
newspaper	O
published	O
another	O
piece	O
focussing	O
on	O
a	O
perceived	O
inflammatory	O
retort	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
editor	O
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
:	O
"	O
Old	O
soldiers	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
also	O
changed	O
its	O
cover	O
after	O
"	O
legal	O
scrapes	O
with	O
the	O
British	O
Legion	O
over	O
whether	O
a	O
poppy	O
is	O
just	O
a	O
flower	O
or	O
a	O
recognisable	O
symbol	O
of	O
a	O
registered	O
charity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
elsewhere	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ironically	O
anti-war	O
,	O
while	O
contemporary	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
reviewer	O
Tim	O
Smith	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
intelligently	O
anti-war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
reported	O
the	O
publicity	O
as	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
best	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
"	O
for	O
which	O
Virgin	O
could	O
have	O
hoped	O
.	O
</s>
