<s>
Cliffhanger	B-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
platform	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	B-Application
17	I-Application
,	I-Application
1993	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
deemed	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
poor	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
clone	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
poor	O
controls	O
,	O
tiresome	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
below	O
average	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
even	O
more	O
condemning	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
suffer	O
from	O
a	O
delay	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
grating	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
look	O
like	O
they	O
're	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
wave	O
of	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
five	O
platforming	O
levels	O
are	O
repetitive	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
monotony	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
two	O
snowboarding	O
levels	O
as	O
"	O
extremely	O
challenging	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
complained	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
weighted	O
more	O
towards	O
the	O
platforming	O
levels	O
than	O
the	O
snowboarding	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
AllGame	O
editor	O
Christopher	O
Michael	O
Baker	O
was	O
heavily	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
gaming	O
experiences	O
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
encounter	O
on	O
any	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
are	O
almost	O
identical	O
and	O
feature	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
street	O
brawlers	B-Application
like	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
contains	O
a	O
3D	O
snowboarding	O
sequence	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
an	O
avalanche	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
NES	B-Language
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
versions	O
however	O
contain	O
lower	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
simpler	O
side	O
scrolling	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
programmer	O
Chris	O
Shrigley	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
educational	O
purposes	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
