<s>
Grid	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Grid	B-Application
Run	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
frequently	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
tag	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
is	O
a	O
maze-like	O
grid	O
which	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
manipulate	O
to	O
an	O
extent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
either	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
matches	O
or	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Eurit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grid	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
tag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
producer	O
Stacy	O
Hendrickson	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
thought	O
of	O
Grid	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
original	O
alternative	O
two-player	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
neither	O
a	O
fighting	O
or	O
a	O
sports	O
title	O
about	O
a	O
decade	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
finally	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
also	O
put	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
of	O
single-player	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
console	O
versions	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
earning	O
it	O
an	O
averaged	O
GameRankings	O
score	O
76.20	O
%	O
from	O
six	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
and	O
81%	O
from	O
four	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
opined	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
not	O
particularly	O
innovative	O
,	O
Gridrunner	O
offers	O
its	O
share	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
modes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Soete	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
likewise	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
terribly	O
innovative	O
here	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
more	O
enthusiastic	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
numerous	O
gameplay	O
twists	O
and	O
increasingly	O
challenging	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
summarizing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
hectic	O
,	O
3-D	O
tag-capture-the-flag	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
players	O
on	O
a	O
relentless	O
,	O
nail-biting	O
ride.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Covering	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
originality	O
,	O
intensity	O
,	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
generally	O
agreeing	O
that	O
it	O
most	O
excels	O
in	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
though	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
said	O
that	O
battles	O
between	O
equally	O
skilled	O
players	O
tend	O
to	O
be	O
drawn-out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
sharp	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
,	O
GamePros	O
Tommy	O
Glide	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
stages	O
,	O
tight	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
combination	O
of	O
intense	O
chases	O
with	O
strategic	O
maze	O
navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
staff	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
Like	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Face	O
Ball	O
,	O
Grid	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
gamer	O
's	O
game	O
that	O
pulls	O
you	O
in	O
and	O
never	O
lets	O
go.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Glancey	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
few	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
games	O
did	O
you	O
buy	O
your	O
Saturn	B-Device
to	O
play	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
...	O
Well	O
,	O
whatever	O
it	O
was	O
we	O
bet	O
you	O
did	O
n't	O
buy	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
to	O
play	O
a	O
space-age	O
version	O
of	O
Tag	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
pretty	O
much	O
what	O
you	O
're	O
getting	O
in	O
Grid	O
Run.	O
"	O
</s>
