<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	O
horror-themed	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Warp	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Eno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
must	O
navigate	O
through	O
the	O
ship	O
in	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
puzzle-driven	O
exploration	O
rendered	O
in	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
and	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
sections	O
rendered	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
they	O
must	O
rely	O
on	O
sound	O
to	O
either	O
avoid	O
or	O
kill	O
the	O
invisible	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
designed	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
grievances	O
with	O
Sony	O
,	O
Eno	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
Saturn	B-Device
exclusive	O
in	O
a	O
dramatic	O
press	O
conference	O
stunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
was	O
waning	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
finding	O
overseas	O
publishers	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
an	O
uncertain	O
struggle	O
,	O
with	O
Sega	O
itself	O
ultimately	O
taking	O
on	O
publication	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
divisive	O
critical	O
response	O
and	O
the	O
exclusivity	O
to	O
a	O
declining	O
platform	O
,	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
a	O
modest	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
Saturn	B-Device
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
star	O
the	O
"	O
digital	O
actress	O
"	O
Laura	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
D	B-Application
.	O
Laura	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jill	O
Cunniff	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
Luscious	O
Jackson	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
versions	O
and	O
Yui	O
Komazuka	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
sequences	O
alternate	O
between	O
interactive	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
and	O
real	O
time	O
exploration	O
,	O
both	O
from	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interactive	O
FMV	O
component	O
uses	O
gameplay	O
identical	O
to	O
an	O
earlier	O
Warp	O
game	O
,	O
D	B-Application
.	O
The	O
player	O
explores	O
node-based	O
environments	O
,	O
acquiring	O
items	O
for	O
their	O
inventory	O
and	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
real	O
time	O
component	O
of	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
is	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
all	O
available	O
guns	O
have	O
very	O
limited	O
range	O
,	O
this	O
makes	O
timing	O
crucial	O
;	O
beginning	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
gun	O
too	O
late	O
or	O
too	O
soon	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
enemy	O
to	O
reach	O
Laura	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
an	O
immediate	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commenting	O
on	O
the	O
impetus	O
for	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
designer	O
Kenji	O
Eno	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
ask	O
the	O
question	O
,	O
'	O
Why	O
do	O
human	O
beings	O
exist	O
?	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
began	O
life	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
unveiling	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Expo	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
journalists	O
as	O
the	O
highlight	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irritated	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
failure	O
to	O
meet	O
even	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
preorders	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
D	B-Application
(	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
lesser	O
extent	O
,	O
their	O
policy	O
that	O
all	O
marketing	O
for	O
third	O
party	O
games	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
approved	O
by	O
them	O
)	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
during	O
the	O
expo	O
Kenji	O
Eno	O
made	O
a	O
shocking	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eno	O
showed	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
clip	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
logo	O
appeared	O
,	O
but	O
slowly	O
transitioned	O
into	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
logo	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
now	O
be	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
popular	O
opinion	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
cannot	O
handle	O
3D	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Eno	O
commented	O
"	O
the	O
...	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
are	O
n't	O
that	O
different	O
,	O
so	O
moving	O
[	O
Enemy	O
Zero ]	O
to	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
n't	O
too	O
difficult.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
published	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
D	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
withdrew	O
their	O
interest	O
in	O
publishing	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
in	O
those	O
regions	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fumito	O
Ueda	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
Ico	B-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
worked	O
as	O
an	O
animator	O
on	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
before	O
becoming	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
nine	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
were	O
all	O
rendered	O
on	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	O
using	O
PowerAnimator	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Eno	O
did	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
D	B-Application
,	O
he	O
recruited	O
Michael	O
Nyman	O
,	O
composer	O
for	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Gattaca	O
and	O
The	O
Piano	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Laura	O
's	O
Theme	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
Digital	O
Tragedy	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Love	O
Theme	O
"	O
are	O
solo	O
piano	O
works	O
and	O
are	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
EP	O
,	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Piano	O
Sketches	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
eight	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
complete	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
and	O
received	O
with	O
much	O
hype	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20	O
copies	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
were	O
produced	O
and	O
sold	O
for	O
a	O
price	O
roughly	O
equal	O
to	O
2,000	O
US	O
dollars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
popularity	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Sega	O
sponsored	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
items	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
soundtrack	O
by	O
Michael	O
Nyman	O
,	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
gun	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zeros	I-Application
Western	O
release	O
,	O
John	O
Ricciardi	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
made	O
it	O
his	O
pick	O
for	O
"	O
Sleeper	O
Hit	O
of	O
the	O
Holidays	O
"	O
for	O
1997	O
,	O
having	O
enjoyed	O
what	O
he	O
played	O
of	O
the	O
import	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
state-of-the-art	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
rendering	O
was	O
itself	O
enough	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
high	O
review	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
received	O
a	O
wide	O
spectrum	O
of	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
critics	O
sharply	O
disagreed	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
almost	O
unanimously	O
praised	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
almost	O
unanimously	O
criticized	O
the	O
resulting	O
slow	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
call	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
"	O
the	O
slowest	O
,	O
most	O
boring	O
game	O
in	O
ages	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
5/5	O
for	O
graphics	O
but	O
3/5	O
for	O
sound	O
and	O
1/5	O
for	O
both	O
control	O
and	O
"	O
fun	O
factor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
called	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Saturn	B-Device
games	O
they	O
played	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
the	O
energy	O
gun	O
and	O
VPS	O
game	O
mechanics	O
were	O
"	O
innovations	O
"	O
that	O
helped	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
apart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
gave	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
overall	O
assessment	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
manages	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
by	O
emphasizing	O
other	O
senses	O
besides	O
pure	O
sight	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
typical	O
problems	O
that	O
FMV	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
did	O
not	O
hinder	O
the	O
overall	O
experience.EGMs	O
four	O
reviewers	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cinematic	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
remarked	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
slow	O
,	O
cerebral	O
pacing	O
would	O
be	O
unappealing	O
to	O
many	O
gamers	O
,	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
is	O
a	O
generally	O
successful	O
attempt	O
at	O
creating	O
a	O
different	O
and	O
frightening	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
similarly	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
many	O
Saturn	B-Device
gamers	O
would	O
find	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
excessively	O
challenging	O
and/or	O
slow-paced	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
true	O
"	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
"	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
discs	O
for	O
offering	O
a	O
"	O
suspense-ridden	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
and	O
tense	O
encounters	O
with	O
invisible	O
aliens	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
films	O
Alien	O
and	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ulrich	O
Steppberger	O
of	O
Maniac	O
Games	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
replicated	O
the	O
ambiance	O
of	O
Alien	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
high	O
quality	O
FMVs	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
had	O
problems	O
typical	O
of	O
FMV	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
trudging	O
through	O
long	O
barren	O
corridors	O
and	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
Eno	O
projecting	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
to	O
sell	O
between	O
500,000	O
to	O
700,000	O
and	O
achieving	O
that	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
