<s>
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
those	O
games	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
prerendered	O
digitized	O
2D	O
sprites	O
of	O
high-resolution	O
3D	O
models	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
,	O
or	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
,	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
fully	O
3D	O
levels	O
(	O
and	O
with	O
fully	O
3D	O
bosses	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
third	O
level	O
,	O
Pepper	O
must	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
fully	O
polygonal	B-Algorithm
boss	O
in	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Noriyoshi	O
Oba	O
,	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
took	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Katsuhisa	O
"	O
Kats	O
"	O
Sato	O
cited	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
freelance	O
artist	O
Masayuki	O
Hasegawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Tsūshin	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USA-based	O
magazine	O
GamePro	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
low	O
difficulty	O
,	O
they	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
strong	O
showcase	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
graphical	O
features	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
younger	O
gamers	O
might	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
USA	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
showcase	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
graphical	O
abilities	O
but	O
considered	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
elaborating	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
3-D	O
perspective	O
is	O
practically	O
shoved	O
down	O
your	O
throat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Everything	O
you	O
can	O
do	O
in	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
you	O
've	O
probably	O
done	O
before	O
in	O
a	O
16-bit	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
