<s>
CarnEvil	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
light	O
gun	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CarnEvil	B-Application
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
levels	O
(	O
Haunted	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
Rickety	O
Town	O
,	O
Freak	O
Show	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
fourth	O
(	O
Big	O
Top	O
)	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
accessed	O
after	O
all	O
three	O
are	O
cleared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
through	O
the	O
Haunted	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
Rickety	O
Town	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Freak	O
Show	O
,	O
he	O
enters	O
the	O
Big	O
Top	O
and	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
face	O
Tökkentäkker	O
directly	O
aboard	O
his	O
airship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CarnEvil	B-Application
was	O
conceptualized	O
by	O
Jack	O
Haeger	O
in	O
1988	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Narc	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sketch	O
,	O
primarily	O
depicting	O
a	O
decrepit	O
haunted	B-Application
house	I-Application
,	O
featured	O
a	O
poster	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
CarnEvil	B-Application
"	O
name	O
and	O
a	O
prototypical	O
version	O
of	O
Umlaut	O
named	O
"	O
Smeek	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
Games	O
approved	O
Haeger	O
's	O
concept	O
following	O
the	O
successful	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
light	O
gun	O
shooters	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Day	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
Revolution	B-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
Haegar	O
co-directed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
had	O
a	O
tone	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Language
Haunted	I-Language
Mansion	I-Language
,	O
and	O
featured	O
an	O
old	O
caretaker	O
character	O
with	O
a	O
Punch	O
and	O
Judy-style	O
puppet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
tone	O
was	O
set	O
by	O
Haeger	O
's	O
conceptual	O
character	O
Hambone	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
brute	O
with	O
a	O
goaltender	O
mask	O
and	O
a	O
gatling	O
gun	O
arm	O
who	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
miniboss	O
of	O
the	O
Haunted	B-Application
House	I-Application
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
40	O
characters	O
were	O
created	O
and	O
modeled	O
in	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Max	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fatalities	O
in	O
Midway	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
pushed	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphic	O
violence	O
,	O
with	O
Pikulski	O
responsible	O
for	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
goriest	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1998	O
,	O
CarnEvil	B-Application
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
Expo	O
in	O
Nashville	O
,	O
Tennessee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Halloween	B-Application
1998	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
Atari	O
Games	O
's	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
:	I-Application
Site	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Hain	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
comfortable	O
pump	O
action	O
gun	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
extra	O
gameplay	O
features	O
and	O
hidden	O
background	O
secrets	O
compared	O
to	O
Atari	O
Games	O
 '	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
and	O
Maximum	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
Player	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
69%	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
clone	O
,	O
but	O
commending	O
the	O
gun	O
's	O
design	O
and	O
precision	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
gory	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Bregman	O
of	O
LA	O
Weekly	O
considered	O
CarnEvil	B-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
undoubtedly	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
twisted	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
created	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Haeger	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
exceeded	O
those	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
encouraged	O
Midway	O
's	O
arcade	O
team	O
to	O
conceptualize	O
a	O
4D	O
ride	O
adaptation	O
that	O
ultimately	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CarnEvil	B-Application
was	O
never	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
despite	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
Point	B-Application
Blank	I-Application
on	O
those	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikulski	O
claimed	O
that	O
a	O
developer	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
home	O
console	O
game	O
that	O
bore	O
the	O
CarnEvil	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
Sullivan	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
considered	O
Killing	B-Application
Floor	I-Application
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
to	O
be	O
spiritual	O
successors	O
to	O
CarnEvil	B-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
saw	O
a	O
thematic	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Loony	O
Park	O
"	O
level	O
in	O
Painkiller'''s	O
Battle	O
Out	O
of	O
Hell	O
expansion	O
pack	O
and	O
Until	O
Dawn	O
:	O
Rush	O
of	O
Blood''	O
.	O
</s>
