<s>
Gridders	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tetragon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
Studio	O
3DO	B-Device
brand	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
,	O
an	O
add-on	O
produced	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Labs	O
to	O
allow	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
to	O
play	O
3DO	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gridders	B-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Tetragon	O
,	O
a	O
Texas-based	O
game	O
developer	O
founded	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Mark	O
Skaggs	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
leading	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
created	O
the	O
Facebook	O
game	O
FarmVille	B-Application
at	O
Zynga	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
working	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetragon	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
port	O
Hell	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Cyberpunk	I-Application
Thriller	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
develop	O
NanoTek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gridders	B-Application
is	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
puzzle	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Klax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
World	O
Council	O
enlisted	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
Gridders	B-Application
Corporation	O
run	O
by	O
Lazarus	O
R	O
.	O
Trench	O
,	O
who	O
fiercely	O
protects	O
a	O
proprietary	O
technology	O
from	O
manufacturing	O
automatons	O
dubbed	O
Gridders	B-Application
used	O
in	O
his	O
factory	O
and	O
refuses	O
to	O
open	O
their	O
operations	O
to	O
any	O
government	O
or	O
institution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Gridders	B-Application
grew	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
and	O
efficient	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
working	O
payroll	O
was	O
reduced	O
from	O
1550	O
workers	O
to	O
one	O
20-year	O
old	O
called	O
Zack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acting	O
as	O
Zack	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
his	O
dog	O
companion	O
Fidex	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
explore	O
36	O
floors	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
mysterious	O
secret	O
within	O
the	O
basement	O
of	O
the	O
Gridders	B-Application
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gridders	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Tetragon	O
,	O
a	O
Texas-based	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
founded	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Mark	O
Skaggs	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
game	O
producer	O
and	O
executive	O
known	O
for	O
leading	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
created	O
the	O
Facebook	O
game	O
FarmVille	B-Application
at	O
Zynga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skaggs	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
at	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gridders	B-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
between	O
August	O
and	O
September	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
by	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
(	O
Studio	O
3DO	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Blaster	I-Device
,	O
an	O
add-on	O
produced	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Labs	O
that	O
allow	O
compatible	O
Windows-based	O
PCs	B-Device
to	O
play	O
3DO	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetragon	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
for	O
GameTek	O
in	O
porting	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
Hell	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Cyberpunk	I-Application
Thriller	I-Application
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
with	O
NanoTek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
four	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gridders	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGamess	O
Jeffrey	O
Adam	O
Young	O
commended	O
its	O
graphics	O
for	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
hardware	O
with	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
space	O
and	O
smooth	O
transition	O
between	O
viewpoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
five	O
reviewers	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
highlighting	O
its	O
difficulty	O
in	O
later	O
levels	O
and	O
cinematics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Fans	O
of	O
puzzle	O
games	O
like	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
will	O
definitely	O
take	O
to	O
this	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
3DO	B-Device
Magazines	O
Stuart	O
Wynne	O
praised	O
the	O
graphical	O
engine	O
,	O
CD	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
commending	O
Tetragon	O
for	O
attempting	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
new	O
style	O
of	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weeklys	O
Bob	O
Strauss	O
commended	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
"	O
unique	O
"	O
perspective	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
it	O
less	O
addictive	O
and	O
harder	O
to	O
understand	O
compared	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Gridders	B-Application
is	O
a	O
perfect	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
fledgling	O
system	O
has	O
become	O
overly	O
impressed	O
while	O
forgetting	O
altogether	O
about	O
impressing	O
consumers.	O
"	O
</s>
