<s>
Gunlord	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
single-player	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
German	O
indie	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Gordian	O
Gaiden	O
facing	O
against	O
an	O
evil	O
lord	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Master	O
"	O
on	O
planet	O
Kairos	O
II	O
while	O
searching	O
for	O
his	O
wife	O
Vanessa	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
missing	O
after	O
defeating	O
the	O
evil	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
16-bit	B-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Turrican	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
originally	O
started	O
development	O
in	O
2003	O
but	O
was	O
postponed	O
for	O
various	O
years	O
until	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
resumed	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
lasting	O
eighteenth	O
months	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunlord	B-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
exploration-based	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
several	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
expansive	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
difficulty	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
titled	O
Gunlord	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunlord	B-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Turrican	B-Application
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Gordian	O
Gaiden	O
across	O
nine	O
non-linear	O
stages	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
planet	O
Kairos	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
plot	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
evil	O
empire	O
was	O
destroyed	O
by	O
pilot	O
Vanessa	O
Gaiden	O
and	O
although	O
she	O
escaped	O
,	O
her	O
victory	O
was	O
short-lived	O
as	O
she	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
home	O
and	O
was	O
declared	O
missing	O
in	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gordian	O
,	O
Vanessa	O
's	O
newlywed	O
husband	O
,	O
is	O
out	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
her	O
when	O
he	O
feels	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
evil	O
and	O
dons	O
his	O
Gunlord	B-Application
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
explore	O
each	O
large	O
and	O
branching	O
stage	O
using	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
morph-ball	O
function	O
like	O
Metroid	B-Device
to	O
find	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
there	O
are	O
seven	O
weapon	O
types	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
crystals	O
for	O
points	O
and	O
power-up	O
items	O
to	O
upgrade	O
each	O
weapon	O
while	O
fighting	O
against	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
platforming	O
segments	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
segment	O
similar	O
to	O
R-Type	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
VMU	B-Application
support	O
for	O
saving	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunlord	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
eighteenth	O
months	O
by	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
run-and-gun	O
title	O
and	O
their	O
third	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
WayForward	O
and	O
Thalion	O
Software	O
members	O
Andrew	O
"	O
DarkFalzX	O
"	O
Bado	O
and	O
Henk	O
Nieborg	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Konstantin	O
Karpenyuk	O
and	O
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
designer	O
Perry	O
"	O
Gryzor/Rozyrg	O
"	O
Sessions	O
,	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
pixel	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
composer	O
Rafael	O
Dyll	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
contracted	O
earlier	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
existence	O
was	O
first	O
hinted	O
upon	O
by	O
René	O
during	O
a	O
joint	O
interview	O
with	O
various	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
fan	O
sites	O
on	O
9	O
September	O
2010	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
recounted	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
through	O
various	O
interviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
René	O
stated	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
Gunlord	B-Application
began	O
in	O
2003	O
but	O
was	O
paused	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
could	O
work	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
until	O
production	O
resumed	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
René	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
their	O
favorite	O
16-bit	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Turrican	B-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Contra	B-Application
but	O
production	O
and	O
cartridge	O
manufacturing	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
expensive	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
claimed	O
that	O
an	O
"	O
initial	O
five-figure	O
investment	O
was	O
necessary	O
"	O
and	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
invested	O
the	O
entire	O
revenue	O
obtained	O
from	O
sales	O
of	O
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timm	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
written	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
in	O
C	B-Language
and	O
Assembler	B-Language
languages	I-Language
,	O
using	O
a	O
reverse	O
engineered	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
system	O
and	O
their	O
own	O
development	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
composing	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Rafael	O
Dyll	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Chris	O
Huelsbeck	O
was	O
an	O
influence	O
and	O
aimed	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
Turrican	B-Application
while	O
creating	O
"	O
something	O
new	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunlord	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
MVS	O
version	O
being	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
December	O
2011	O
launch	O
while	O
both	O
the	O
AES	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
follow	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
but	O
was	O
quietly	O
delayed	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
26	O
March	O
2012	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
21	O
June	O
2012	O
in	O
a	O
Japanese-style	O
DVD	O
packaging	O
as	O
three	O
editions	O
;	O
a	O
regular	O
edition	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
featuring	O
an	O
alternate	O
cover	O
art	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
enclosed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
collector	O
"	O
Dragon	O
Box	O
"	O
edition	O
containing	O
both	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
25	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
packaging	O
mimicking	O
officially	O
licensed	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
became	O
an	O
authorized	O
Nintendo	O
developer	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
an	O
Indiegogo	O
campaign	O
to	O
raise	O
funds	O
to	O
bring	O
Gunlord	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
PC	B-Application
in	O
September	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
but	O
despite	O
the	O
fundraiser	O
receiving	O
press	O
across	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
Destructoid	O
and	O
Joystiq	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
and	O
proved	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
reaching	O
its	O
funding	O
goal	O
of	O
€	O
40,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Coleco	B-Device
Chameleon	I-Device
before	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
Gunlord	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
22	O
May	O
2019	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
12	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
featuring	O
extended	O
stages	O
and	O
new	O
bosses	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Gunlord	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunlord	B-Application
and	O
its	O
update	O
,	O
Gunlord	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
their	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clubs	O
Anthony	O
John	O
Agnello	O
ranked	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
as	O
number	O
two	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
ten	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
discontinued	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hardcore	O
Gamers	O
,	O
10,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
release	O
were	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Gunlord	B-Application
X	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Simon	O
Parkin	O
praised	O
its	O
'	O
90s-style	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
balance	O
but	O
criticized	O
various	O
technical	O
issues	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.coms	O
Dominique	O
Cavallo	O
commended	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
for	O
creating	O
a	O
Turrican-like	O
experience	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
arcade-like	O
presentation	O
,	O
Mega	O
Drive-like	O
graphics	O
,	O
fast	O
gameplay	O
,	O
large	O
stages	O
and	O
audio	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
Gunlord	B-Application
X	I-Application
on	O
Switch	O
,	O
Thomas	O
Nickel	O
of	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
atmospheric	O
pixel	O
art	O
,	O
action	O
,	O
balanced	O
difficulty	O
,	O
secrets	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
for	O
being	O
long	O
and	O
branched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Ollie	O
Reynolds	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
of	O
Gunlord	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
commenting	O
in	O
a	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
exploration-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
expansive	O
stages	O
design	O
and	O
overall	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Metros	O
Roger	O
Hargreaves	O
regarded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
love	O
letter	O
"	O
to	O
Turrican	B-Application
and	O
European	O
16-bit	B-Application
action	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
90s	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
Roger	O
Dean-style	O
visuals	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Psygnosis	O
titles	O
,	O
boss	O
encounters	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
presentation	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
ideas	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
critics	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamers	O
Darran	O
Jones	O
and	O
Stuart	O
Hunt	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
large	O
stages	O
and	O
hidden	O
secrets	O
that	O
encourages	O
exploration	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
being	O
clunky	O
,	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
weapon	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RetroManiac	O
Magazines	O
David	O
Borrachero	O
reviewed	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
release	O
,	O
commenting	O
in	O
a	O
positive	O
light	O
about	O
the	O
graphics	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
,	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Machines	O
Danilo	O
Dellafrana	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Switch	O
release	O
of	O
Gunlord	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
remarks	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
successful	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Dyll	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
old	O
school	O
"	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
balanced	O
difficulty	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
autosave	O
feature	O
for	O
lowering	O
its	O
challenge	O
level	O
and	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
