<s>
Harpooned	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Australia-based	O
Irish	O
developer	O
Conor	O
O'Kane	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
serious	B-Application
game	I-Application
which	O
questions	O
the	O
Japanese	O
government	O
's	O
claim	O
that	O
their	O
whaling	O
program	O
is	O
scientific	O
in	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
website	O
describes	O
Harpooned	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
Cetacean	O
Research	O
Simulator	O
,	O
where	O
you	O
play	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Japanese	O
scientist	O
performing	O
research	O
on	O
whales	O
around	O
Antarctica	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harpooned	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
For	O
Windows	O
Magazine	O
said	O
Harpooned	B-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
...	O
darkly	O
funny	O
,	O
quality	O
shooter	O
with	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
's	O
both	O
as	O
sad	O
and	O
energetic	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harpooned	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
on	O
G4tv	O
's	O
Attack	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
segment	O
on	O
serious	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
ABC	O
Television	O
's	O
Good	O
Game	O
show	O
featured	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Conor	O
O'Kane	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Harpooned	B-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
said	O
"	O
Australian	O
serious	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
n't	O
just	O
limited	O
to	O
training	O
either	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
also	O
making	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
social	O
issue	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
taking	O
important	O
messages	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
when	O
you	O
add	O
biting	O
satire	O
,	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
and	O
loads	O
and	O
loads	O
of	O
blood	O
,	O
you	O
get	O
the	O
genuinely	O
entertaining	O
Harpooned	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Derek	O
Yu	O
of	O
TIGSource	O
said	O
"	O
Harpooned	B-Application
is	O
a	O
socially	O
conscious	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
that	O
puts	O
you	O
at	O
the	O
helm	O
of	O
a	O
Japanese	O
whaling	O
boat	O
.	O
</s>
