<s>
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
3D	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
on	O
15	O
October	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
shortly	O
after	O
Core	O
became	O
a	O
star	O
developer	O
through	O
the	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
but	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Design	O
originally	O
pitched	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Sega	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
eventually	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
demonstrated	O
a	O
playable	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
release	O
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
overwhelmingly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
satisfyingly	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
interactive	O
scenery	O
to	O
destroy	O
or	O
collect	O
weapons	O
from	O
,	O
but	O
agreed	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
3D	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
not	O
meaningfully	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
2D	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
of	O
earlier	O
console	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
summed	O
it	O
up	O
as	O
"	O
basically	O
a	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
classic	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
except	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
enemies	O
lack	O
the	O
personality	O
that	O
made	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
exciting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
looked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
as	O
a	O
virtue	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
liability	O
;	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
commented	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
's	O
cool	O
about	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
plays	O
like	O
the	O
old	O
side-scrolling	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
took	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
middle	O
ground	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
derivative	O
nature	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
fun	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
not	O
the	O
same	O
huge	O
leap	O
forward	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
genre	O
that	O
we	O
might	O
have	O
expected	O
from	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Tomb	O
Raider.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
nonetheless	O
opined	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
few	O
flaws	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
delivers	O
the	O
fierce	O
fun	O
and	O
beat-fools-silly	O
action	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-Device
gamers	O
are	O
looking	O
for.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
,	O
while	O
contradicting	O
GamePro	O
by	O
actually	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
offered	O
a	O
somewhat	O
more	O
pessimistic	O
overall	O
take	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
solid	O
graphics	O
,	O
impeccable	O
control	O
,	O
yet	O
almost	O
zero	O
innovation	O
or	O
variety	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mixed	O
bag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
15	O
January	O
1998	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
25	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
average	O
reviews	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
under	O
Eidos	O
,	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
handed	O
its	O
development	O
rights	O
over	O
to	O
Crave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
units	O
worldwide	O
and	O
satisfying	O
a	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
like	O
3D	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
experience	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
2	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Hawk	O
Manson	O
exclusively	O
,	O
and	O
rewards	O
a	O
more	O
stealthy	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Force	I-Application
3	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
