<s>
Einhänder	B-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Einhänder	B-Application
is	O
German	O
and	O
denotes	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
sword	O
that	O
is	O
wielded	O
with	O
one	O
hand	O
,	O
here	O
used	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
single	O
manipulator	O
arm	O
possessed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
spacecraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Greek	O
's	O
mythology	O
of	O
Selene	B-Device
and	O
Endymion	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
future	O
during	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Earth	O
and	O
the	O
Moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Einhänder	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
subgenre	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
fighter	O
spacecraft	O
that	O
must	O
destroy	O
enemy	O
craft	O
in	O
side-scrolling	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-rendered	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
are	O
used	O
to	O
illustrate	O
pivotal	O
scenes	O
between	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
multiple	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
and	O
three	O
different	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Einhänder	B-Application
"	O
fighter	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
two	O
secret	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Einhänder	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
future	O
during	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Earth	O
colony	O
,	O
Sodom	O
and	O
the	O
Moon	O
colony	O
,	O
Selene	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selene	B-Device
's	O
tactics	O
consists	O
of	O
sending	O
one-man	O
fighter	O
spacecraft	O
called	O
"	O
Einhänder	B-Application
"	O
on	O
kamikaze	B-Application
missions	O
to	O
cause	O
as	O
much	O
damage	O
as	O
possible	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
before	O
being	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
then	O
skips	O
to	O
one	O
month	O
later	O
when	O
the	O
pilot	O
re-emerges	O
in	O
space	O
flying	O
an	O
armed	O
Einhänder	B-Application
spacecraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
epilogue	O
shows	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
the	O
lone	O
Einhänder	B-Application
pilot	O
ended	O
the	O
war	O
by	O
destroying	O
the	O
armies	O
of	O
both	O
sides	O
—	O
leading	O
to	O
an	O
eventual	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
a	O
lone	O
Einhänder	B-Application
spacecraft	O
is	O
shown	O
powering	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Einhänder	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
otherwise	O
mostly	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Tatsuo	O
Fujii	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
at	O
Konami	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
on	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Xexex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
gaming	O
website	O
IGN	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
effects	O
Square	O
learned	O
from	O
creating	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
were	O
also	O
put	O
in	O
use	O
in	O
Einhänder	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
released	O
an	O
unrelated	O
game	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
Chocobo	B-Application
no	I-Application
Fushigina	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
"	O
Mysterious	O
Data	O
Disc	O
"	O
featuring	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
data	O
for	O
various	O
Square	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Einhänder	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Einhänder	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
,	O
arranged	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Kenichiro	O
Fukui	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
tracks	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
genres	O
of	O
electronic	O
music	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
progressive	O
house	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
genres	O
like	O
hip	O
hop	O
,	O
piano-based	O
music	O
or	O
opera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
111-page	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
,	O
titled	O
Einhänder	B-Application
Official	O
Guidebook	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Corporation	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
Einhänder	B-Application
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Gummi	O
Ship	O
portions	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
as	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
Ends	I-Application
with	I-Application
You	I-Application
in	O
previous	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Einhänder	B-Application
is	O
represented	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Endymion	O
being	O
a	O
Gummi	O
Ship	O
and	O
Schwarzgeist	O
being	O
a	O
secret	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
Gummi	O
Ship	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
just	O
one	O
point	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
gaming	O
publications	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
especially	O
notable	O
for	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
no	O
strong	O
competitor	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
AllGame	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
side	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
"	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
post	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
gaming	I-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
expeditions	O
into	O
non-RPG	O
territory	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
welcome	O
challenge	O
for	O
those	O
gamers	O
dying	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
good	O
shooter	O
;	O
and	O
hopefully	O
,	O
Einhander	B-Application
can	O
inject	O
some	O
life	O
into	O
a	O
moribund	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Concerning	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
AllGame	O
and	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
appreciated	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
details	O
and	O
effects	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
different	O
stages	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
large	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
such	O
as	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
Soundtrack	O
Central	O
and	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Einhänder	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
50,000	O
units	O
three	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
100,000	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
OPM	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warped	I-Application
.	O
</s>
