<s>
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
ports	O
following	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
future	O
22nd	O
century	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
The	O
Captain	O
,	O
a	O
special	B-Application
ops	I-Application
officer	I-Application
and	O
supersoldier	O
,	O
who	O
defects	O
from	O
the	O
tyrannical	O
world	O
government	O
,	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Economic	I-Application
Consortium	I-Application
(	O
WEC	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
joins	O
the	O
Resistance	O
rebels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critically	O
well-received	O
,	O
No	O
Remorse	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
PC-only	O
sequel	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Regret	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusader	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
missions	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
locations	O
and	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
these	O
continental	O
organizations	O
merged	O
into	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Economic	I-Application
Consortium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Loose	O
Cannon	O
Productions	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Tony	O
Zurovec	O
,	O
whose	O
chief	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
advanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pagan	I-Application
isometric	O
view	O
engine	O
featuring	O
full	O
SVGA	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crusader	B-Application
games	O
feature	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
sequences	O
with	O
live	O
actors	O
;	O
FMVs	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
cutscenes	O
to	O
further	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
generally	O
through	O
interaction	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
No	O
Remorse	O
shipped	O
with	O
significant	O
in-universe	O
back-story	O
material	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
fold-out	O
propaganda	O
poster	O
,	O
newspaper	O
and	O
guides	O
from	O
the	O
WEC	O
and	O
the	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusader	B-Application
contains	O
several	O
references	O
to	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
's	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
series	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
referenced	O
by	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
backstory	O
,	O
the	O
Terran	O
Confederation	O
is	O
a	O
government	O
that	O
replaced	O
the	O
WEC	O
and	O
the	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
manual	O
"	O
Star*Soldier	O
"	O
has	O
an	O
advertisement	O
for	O
an	O
in-game	O
movie	O
titled	O
No	O
Regret	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
portrayed	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
as	O
based	O
on	O
true	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
an	O
article	O
in	O
the	O
newspaper	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
No	O
Remorse	O
box	O
mentions	O
SHODAN	O
and	O
the	O
Citadel	O
space	O
station	O
in	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
blood-soaked	O
operating	O
tables	O
seen	O
throughout	O
certain	O
levels	O
are	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
model	O
used	O
in	O
Bioforge	B-Application
,	O
on	O
which	O
its	O
main	O
character	O
LEX	O
was	O
created	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
Tony	O
Zurovec	O
these	O
references	O
are	O
solely	O
easter	O
eggs	O
and	O
Crusader	B-Application
is	O
not	O
sharing	O
a	O
universe	O
with	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
was	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
,	O
a	O
straight	O
port	O
to	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
code	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
rewritten	O
from	O
scratch	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn	O
,	O
the	O
unique	O
features	O
of	O
each	O
console	O
were	O
utilized	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
in	O
places	O
;	O
new	O
music	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
music	O
overlays	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
second	O
processor	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
background	O
calculations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
forward	O
roll	O
from	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Regret	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
both	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jorg	O
Newman	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
remarked	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
changes	O
,	O
"	O
overall	O
I	O
'd	O
call	O
this	O
a	O
very	O
conservative	O
,	O
very	O
direct	O
port.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Denis	O
Murphy	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
"	O
Tony	O
had	O
hoped	O
that	O
Crusader	B-Application
would	O
sell	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
,	O
yet	O
it	O
eventually	O
sold	O
well	O
over	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
a	O
million	O
and	O
generated	O
a	O
higher	O
return	O
on	O
investment	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
standalone	O
product	O
in	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
's	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
was	O
enthusiastically	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
elaborated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
are	O
cheesy	O
and	O
the	O
controls	O
"	O
can	O
send	O
your	O
character	O
jumping	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
without	O
warning	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
make	O
the	O
"	O
amoral	O
"	O
pleasures	O
of	O
killing	O
innocent	O
people	O
and	O
destroying	O
harmless	O
pieces	O
of	O
scenery	O
gratifying	O
enough	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
pure	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
all	O
the	O
elements	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
outstanding	O
title	O
:	O
an	O
original	O
interface	O
,	O
killer	O
graphics	O
,	O
spectacular	O
sound	O
...	O
"	O
Rod	O
White	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
disputed	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Next	O
Generations	O
characterization	O
of	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
as	O
a	O
mindless	O
"	O
shoot	O
everything	O
in	O
sight	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
shooting	O
certain	O
people	O
prevents	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
receiving	O
helpful	O
advice	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
even	O
makes	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
agreed	O
that	O
blowing	O
things	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
satisfying	O
,	O
he	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
exciting	O
yet	O
thoughtful	O
shooter	O
with	O
controls	O
akin	O
to	O
Fade	B-Application
to	I-Application
Black	I-Application
,	O
effective	O
cinematic	O
elements	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
deep	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
believable	O
"	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
relevant	O
satirizing	O
of	O
the	O
news	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
1995	O
by	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
award	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
and	O
its	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
a	O
"	O
Golden	O
Triad	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Review	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
From	O
the	O
ashes	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
pulls	O
out	O
a	O
winner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
GamePro	O
maintained	O
that	O
"	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorses	I-Application
top-notch	O
gameplay	O
overcomes	O
its	O
other	O
imperfections	O
,	O
delivering	O
blistering	O
combat	O
and	O
challenges	O
that	O
test	O
your	O
brains	O
and	O
reflexes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Glancey	O
gave	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
one	O
of	O
its	O
few	O
completely	O
negative	O
reviews	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
insisting	O
that	O
the	O
puzzle	O
elements	O
are	O
mindless	O
,	O
the	O
action	B-Application
lacks	O
excitement	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
explosions	O
are	O
"	O
unspectacular	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
unimpressive	O
blasting	O
interspersed	O
with	O
very	O
simple	O
door-opening	O
tests.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Butcher	O
reviewed	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
for	O
Arcane	O
magazine	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Butcher	O
comments	O
that	O
"	O
Crusader	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
rare	O
games	O
that	O
gives	O
you	O
a	O
real	O
sense	O
of	O
satisfaction	O
and	O
achievement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Regret	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
with	O
several	O
working	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Crusader	B-Application
3	O
:	O
No	O
Escape	O
,	O
Crusader	B-Application
II	O
and	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Mercy	I-Application
)	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Zurovec	O
of	O
the	O
Crusader	B-Application
team	O
left	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
and	O
joined	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
creator	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
at	O
his	O
new	O
company	O
Digital	O
Anvil	O
and	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
refocused	O
its	O
efforts	O
on	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
emerged	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
website	O
Dark	B-Application
Horizons	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
that	O
a	O
Crusader	B-Application
film	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
speculated	O
this	O
had	O
something	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Tony	O
Zurovec	O
's	O
move	O
to	O
Digital	O
Anvil	O
,	O
whose	O
founder	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
also	O
worked	O
at	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Systems	O
and	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
filmmaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Slovakian	O
company	O
Outsider	O
Development	O
tried	O
to	O
convince	O
EA	O
on	O
porting	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Remorse	I-Application
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
their	O
Crusader	B-Application
:	O
No	O
Pity	O
project	O
(	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
working	O
prototype	O
)	O
was	O
rejected	O
despite	O
the	O
support	O
from	O
Andrew	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
big	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
