<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Omiya	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Squaresoft	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	O
Hazard	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
with	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
spin-off	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Gun	O
Hazard	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
numbered	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
being	O
played	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
grid-based	O
map	O
and	O
using	O
a	O
turn-based	O
structure	O
,	O
battles	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
real-time	O
on	O
scrolling	O
2D	O
maps	O
akin	O
to	O
Assault	B-Application
Suits	I-Application
Valken	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
Cybernator	B-Application
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
shared	O
several	O
key	O
development	O
staff	O
with	O
Gun	O
Hazard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2064	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Gun	O
Hazard	O
takes	O
place	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Omiya	O
Soft	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
some	O
members	O
from	O
Masaya	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
Assault	B-Application
Suits	I-Application
Valken	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gun	O
Hazard	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
spin-off	O
entry	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
completely	O
separate	O
universe	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Squaresoft	O
,	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Series	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
184,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
an	O
album	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Series	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Track	O
.	O
</s>
