<s>
Crypt	B-Application
Killer	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Henry	O
Explorers	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1995	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
various	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Naki	O
Lunar	O
Gun	O
and	O
the	O
Konami	B-Device
Justifier	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
journey	O
they	O
are	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
shotgun	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
many	O
mythical	O
enemies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
mummies	O
,	O
skeletons	O
,	O
fish-men	O
,	O
gargoyles	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
other	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
,	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
travel	O
through	O
levels	O
"	O
on	O
rails	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behind-The-Scenes	O
Ending	O
:	O
The	O
player	O
directs	O
a	O
movie	O
based	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
monsters	O
(	O
skeletons	O
,	O
fish-men	O
,	O
gargoyles	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
a	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
praised	O
Crypt	B-Application
Killers	I-Application
ending	O
but	O
summed	O
up	O
that	O
"	O
besides	O
the	O
free-moving	O
,	O
hand-held	O
sawed-off	O
shotgun	O
,	O
enabling	O
pump-handle	O
reloading	O
(	O
a	O
nice	O
element	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
blends	O
in	O
quite	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
pile	O
of	O
new	O
laser-gun	O
shooters	O
with	O
little	O
distinction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
received	O
overwhelmingly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
deriding	O
the	O
heavily	O
pixelated	O
and	O
blocky	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
scariness	O
in	O
the	O
enemies	O
 '	O
appearance	O
,	O
the	O
numerous	O
cheap	O
hits	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
overdone	O
acrobatics	O
,	O
which	O
cause	O
the	O
perspective	O
to	O
spin	O
and	O
bounce	O
around	O
frequently	O
in	O
a	O
nauseating	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Nutter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
was	O
particularly	O
vehement	O
in	O
his	O
criticism	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
more	O
fun	O
could	O
be	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Virtua	O
Gun	O
if	O
you	O
were	O
to	O
spend	O
an	O
entire	O
evening	O
pistol	O
whipping	O
yourself	O
with	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sidebar	O
on	O
the	O
seven	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
games	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
the	O
UK	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
showed	O
that	O
Crypt	B-Application
Killer	I-Application
had	O
the	O
lowest	O
rating	O
from	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
Although	O
the	O
action	O
gets	O
frantic	O
,	O
it	O
never	O
intensifies	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
hysteria	O
,	O
the	O
way	O
a	O
good	O
shooter	O
like	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
does.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Jeff	O
Kitts	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
quality	O
especially	O
unforgivable	O
since	O
it	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
as	O
the	O
seminal	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
game	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
