<s>
Gungriffon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Takeshi	O
Miyaji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gungriffon	B-Application
and	O
Gungriffon	B-Application
II	I-Application
originally	O
appeared	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
console	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
recent	O
appearances	O
in	O
Gungriffon	B-Application
Blaze	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Gungriffon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Allied	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gungriffon	B-Application
games	O
are	O
focused	O
on	O
piloting	O
mecha	O
—	O
large	O
,	O
usually	O
bipedal	O
military	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gungriffon	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
3D	O
Polygon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
with	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
link	O
cable	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
cut	O
before	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
is	O
single	O
player	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Gungriffon	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Eurasian	O
Conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gungriffon	B-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
hailing	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
mech-based	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	O
Automatic	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
Gungriffon	B-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
giant	O
robot	O
games	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
polished	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
missions	O
are	O
widely	O
varied	O
not	O
just	O
in	O
the	O
usual	O
factors	O
of	O
terrain	O
and	O
difficulty	O
,	O
but	O
even	O
in	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
tactical	O
concept	O
and	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
randomization	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
players	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
over	O
when	O
they	O
fail	O
a	O
mission	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
very	O
positive	O
assessment	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
what	O
Krazy	B-Application
Ivan	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
likewise	O
said	O
that	O
Gungriffon	B-Application
"	O
makes	O
Krazy	B-Application
Ivan	I-Application
and	O
Ghen	B-Application
War	I-Application
look	O
and	O
feel	O
like	O
rusted	O
heaps	O
of	O
scrap	O
iron.	O
"	O
</s>
