<s>
Crossfire	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
created	O
by	O
Jay	O
Sullivan	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
On-Line	O
Systems	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crossfire	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
(	O
as	O
a	O
self-booting	O
disk	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cartridge	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
1984	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
,	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
had	O
a	O
separate	O
cartridge	O
and	O
magnetic	O
media	O
release	O
;	O
the	O
cartridge	O
version	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
16k	O
machine	O
and	O
uses	O
character	O
mode	O
graphics	O
while	O
the	O
magnetic	O
media	O
version	O
needs	O
32k	O
,	O
runs	O
in	O
a	O
bitmap	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
duplicates	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
called	O
Crossfire	B-Application
"	O
a	O
new	O
twist	O
on	O
arcade	O
games	O
with	O
delightfully	O
colorful	O
beasties	O
and	O
smooth	O
animation	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
offers	O
hours	O
of	O
challenge	O
and	O
enjoyment	O
for	O
the	O
dedicated	O
and	O
persevering	O
gamester	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	B-Application
called	O
Crossfire	B-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
and	O
challenging	O
arcade	O
games	O
to	O
play	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
described	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
adequate	O
,	O
but	O
nothing	O
spectacular	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
controls	O
as	O
imprecise	O
and	O
inelegant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computer	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Crossfire	B-Application
received	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Arcade/Action	O
Computer	O
Games	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
4th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
,	O
however	O
reviews	O
for	O
other	O
versions	O
were	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InfoWorld	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
regarding	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
version	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
engrossing	O
waste	O
of	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
