<s>
Criticom	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kronos	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
,	O
March	O
1996	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
October	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Vic	O
Tokai	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticom	B-Application
initially	O
had	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
character	O
license	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
its	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interesting	O
characters	O
,	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
"	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
sluggish	O
moves	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
throws	O
,	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
less	O
impact	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
holdover	O
until	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
or	O
Toshinden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
,	O
making	O
particular	O
note	O
of	O
the	O
realistic	O
lighting	O
and	O
shadow	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
looks	O
poor	O
in	O
motion	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
animation	O
being	O
done	O
"	O
by	O
hand	O
"	O
,	O
without	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Maximum	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
but	O
poor	O
animation	O
and	O
unexciting	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Zero	B-Application
Divide	I-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
challenging	O
combat	O
game	O
that	O
only	O
reveals	O
its	O
depth	O
with	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
named	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
the	O
worst	O
fighting	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
season	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
even	O
slower	O
gameplay	O
,	O
choppy	O
,	O
simple	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
chance	O
at	O
being	O
any	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kronos	O
president	O
Stan	O
Liu	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
partly	O
because	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
completed	O
on	O
budget	O
and	O
on	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
partly	O
because	O
it	O
sold	O
in	O
respectable	O
numbers	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
attributed	O
chiefly	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
fairly	O
early	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kronos	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
next	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Criticom	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
character	O
Demonica	O
from	O
Criticom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
