<s>
Gunfright	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
1985	O
,	O
then	O
released	O
for	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
sheriff	B-Application
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Black	O
Rock	O
and	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
eliminating	O
outlaws	B-Application
who	O
are	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
settlement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
directly	O
after	O
Nightshade	B-Application
,	O
and	O
re-uses	O
the	O
latter	O
game	O
's	O
Filmation	B-Application
II	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
that	O
allows	O
images	O
to	O
be	O
rendered	O
without	O
overlapping	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
Nightshade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
retrospective	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
format	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
town	O
of	O
Black	O
Rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Sheriff	B-Application
Quickdraw	O
,	O
whose	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
track	O
down	O
and	O
kill	O
a	O
gang	O
of	O
outlaws	B-Application
who	O
are	O
hiding	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheriff	B-Application
Quickdraw	O
must	O
locate	O
the	O
wanted	O
outlaws	B-Application
one	O
by	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
an	O
outlaw	B-Application
has	O
been	O
found	O
and	O
shot	O
to	O
initiate	O
a	O
duel	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
shifts	O
to	O
the	O
first-person	O
targeting	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
shoot	O
the	O
rapidly	O
moving	O
outlaw	B-Application
as	O
quickly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
either	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
outlaw	B-Application
to	O
draw	O
,	O
or	O
take	O
the	O
initiative	O
and	O
shoot	O
first	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
make	O
the	O
bandit	O
draw	O
his	O
weapon	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
successfully	O
shoots	O
an	O
outlaw	B-Application
,	O
a	O
bounty	O
is	O
paid	O
(	O
increasing	O
with	O
every	O
round	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
outlaw	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
encounter	O
helpful	O
residents	O
who	O
will	O
point	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
outlaws	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
residents	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
protected	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
pay	O
a	O
fine	O
if	O
any	O
are	O
shot	O
by	O
either	O
bandits	O
or	O
Sheriff	B-Application
Quickdraw	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
outlaws	B-Application
are	O
mounted	O
on	O
horseback	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
have	O
to	O
saddle	O
a	O
horse	O
power-up	O
to	O
pursue	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
projection	O
game	O
engine	O
known	O
as	O
Filmation	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
previously	O
in	O
Ultimate	O
's	O
1985	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
game	O
Nightshade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Filmation	B-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Stamper	O
brothers	O
to	O
portray	O
3D	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filmation	B-Application
II	I-Application
used	O
an	O
image	O
masking	O
technique	O
that	O
drew	O
and	O
filled	O
holes	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
create	O
composite	O
structures	O
out	O
of	O
pixelated	O
drawings	O
without	O
visual	O
overlay	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
limitations	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunfright	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1985	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
direct	O
involvement	O
of	O
the	O
Stamper	O
brothers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realising	O
that	O
the	O
graphical	O
limits	O
of	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
pushed	O
,	O
future	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Blackwyche	B-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Skulle	I-Application
were	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
designer	O
brothers	O
Dave	O
and	O
Bob	O
Thomas	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
often	O
uncredited	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunfright	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
,	O
Alien	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Nightshade	B-Application
,	O
were	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
in	O
1986	O
,	O
with	O
Gunfright	B-Application
and	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
being	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
writing	O
for	O
Crash	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
as	O
highly	O
detailed	O
and	O
"	O
colourful	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
visually	O
similar	O
to	O
Ultimate	O
's	O
immediately	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Nightshade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gwyn	O
Hughes	O
of	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
thought	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
the	O
best	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
despite	O
similarly	O
comparing	O
them	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Nightshade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
CVG	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
was	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
Nightshade	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
complimentary	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
separate	O
itself	O
from	O
Ultimate	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
Filmation	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writers	O
in	O
CVG	O
criticised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
they	O
found	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
outlaws	B-Application
from	O
other	O
male	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunfright	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
Rare	O
titles	O
,	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
