<s>
Highlander	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
MacLeods	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Lore	O
Design	O
Limited	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
first	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
1995	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
licensed	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
after	O
coming	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
project	O
in	O
Gregory	O
Widen	O
's	O
Highlander	O
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
members	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
and	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
producer	O
James	O
Hampton	O
led	O
its	O
development	O
alongside	O
Lore	O
Design	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Kung	B-Application
Food	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
instead	O
retooled	O
into	O
an	O
adventure	O
trilogy	O
spanning	O
three	O
discs	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
scope	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
separate	O
entries	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
connected	O
each	O
of	O
their	O
plots	O
into	O
one	O
overarching	O
narrative	O
,	O
with	O
Highlander	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
MacLeods	I-Application
being	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
launched	O
from	O
the	O
planned	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Highlander	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
MacLeods	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
who	O
praised	O
various	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
graphics	O
but	O
others	O
felt	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
also	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
similar	O
play	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Lore	O
Design	O
and	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
Atari	O
Interactive	O
brand	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
,	O
thus	O
ultimately	O
remaining	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
add-on	O
instead	O
,	O
while	O
neither	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
planned	O
trilogy	O
were	O
ever	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Highlander	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
MacLeods	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
presented	O
with	O
polygonal	O
characters	O
on	O
a	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
post-apocalyptic	O
environment	O
that	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Quentin	O
MacLeod	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Dundee	O
clan	O
from	O
slavers	O
of	O
Kortan	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
immortal	O
who	O
refused	O
to	O
swear	O
the	O
oath	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
Jettators	O
that	O
involved	O
no	O
longer	O
killing	O
any	O
other	O
immortal	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
guide	O
humanity	O
in	O
rebuilding	O
their	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
Memory	O
Track	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
is	O
present	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
progress	O
can	O
be	O
manually	O
save	O
,	O
otherwise	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
saving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Highlander	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
MacLeods	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Earth	O
in	O
the	O
27th	O
century	O
after	O
a	O
meteorite	O
collided	O
against	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
set	O
off	O
multiple	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
that	O
nearly	O
wiped	O
out	O
all	O
of	O
humanity	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
an	O
event	O
known	O
for	O
survivors	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
Catastrophe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
demise	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
prophecy	B-Application
surged	O
that	O
foretell	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
immortal	O
unbound	O
by	O
the	O
oath	O
and	O
destined	O
to	O
kill	O
Kortan	O
who	O
,	O
uncontested	O
by	O
the	O
Jettators	O
and	O
nigh-unkillable	O
by	O
mortal	O
humans	O
,	O
managed	O
to	O
control	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
with	O
his	O
established	O
empire	O
that	O
he	O
rules	O
from	O
his	O
fortress	B-Language
Mogonda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
producer	O
James	O
Hampton	O
,	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Highlander	O
:	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
were	O
realized	O
due	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
members	O
within	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
being	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Highlander	O
films	O
by	O
Gregory	O
Widen	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
project	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
later	O
securing	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
December	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lore	O
Design	O
Limited	O
,	O
a	O
UK-based	O
developer	O
who	O
created	O
multiple	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Kung	B-Application
Food	I-Application
,	O
were	O
starting	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
3D	O
modeling	O
through	O
their	O
artist	O
Dave	O
Worton	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
essential	O
before	O
being	O
contacted	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Highlander	O
project	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
May	O
1994	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
akin	O
to	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
visual	O
style	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
being	O
tired	O
of	O
fighting	O
titles	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
was	O
scrapped	O
and	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
instead	O
retooled	O
into	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
with	O
director	O
Stephen	O
"	O
Steve	O
"	O
Mitchell	O
later	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
initial	O
idea	O
would	O
have	O
not	O
represented	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
lore	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
title	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
Hampton	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
growing	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
integrate	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
that	O
would	O
led	O
them	O
in	O
funding	O
a	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
studio	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
at	O
the	O
headquarters	O
of	O
Lore	O
Design	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
trilogy	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
spanning	O
three	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Highlander	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
MacLeods	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
with	O
15	O
team	O
members	O
at	O
Lore	O
Design	O
led	O
by	O
Mitchell	O
alongside	O
Hampton	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
both	O
producer	O
and	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
alongside	O
Ted	O
Tahquechi	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
credited	O
as	O
such	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
artwork	O
was	O
pre-rendered	O
with	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
designs	O
by	O
Gaumont	O
and	O
displayed	O
using	O
high	O
color	O
format	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
character	O
models	O
such	O
as	O
Quentin	O
himself	O
consist	O
of	O
300	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
process	O
for	O
character	O
animation	O
was	O
handled	O
at	O
Lore	O
Design	O
's	O
then-recently	O
built	O
studio	O
,	O
which	O
involved	O
the	O
filming	O
of	O
actors	O
performing	O
moves	O
with	O
reflective	O
markers	O
attached	O
on	O
determined	O
parts	O
of	O
their	O
bodies	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
record	O
their	O
movements	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
characters	O
to	O
act	O
realistically	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
custom	O
tool	O
set	O
capable	O
of	O
converting	O
the	O
data	O
into	O
information	O
that	O
the	O
hardware	O
could	O
read	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
actions	O
on-screen	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
said	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Highlander	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
MacLeods	I-Application
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
during	O
SCES	O
'	O
94	O
and	O
WCES	O
'	O
95	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Highlander	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
MacLeods	I-Application
was	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Lore	O
Design	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
's	O
then-recently	O
formed	O
Atari	O
Interactive	O
division	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
PC	B-Device
publishing	O
division	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
merging	O
with	O
JT	O
Storage	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
defunct	O
Jaguar	O
Sector	O
II	O
website	O
under	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Jaguar	O
Extremist	O
Pack	O
#3	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
feature	O
a	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
and	O
accessible	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
action	O
fans	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
controls	O
and	O
"	O
sluggish	O
response	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
for	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
owners	O
with	O
a	O
liking	O
for	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
close	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
'	O
must	O
have	O
 '	O
as	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
"	O
by	O
simple	O
virtue	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
vein	O
for	O
either	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
or	O
standalone	O
Jaguar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
are	O
good	O
,	O
he	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
plodding	O
pace	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
the	O
poor	O
combat	O
:	O
"	O
Your	O
character	O
often	O
turns	O
the	O
wrong	O
way	O
,	O
smacking	O
right	O
into	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
feeble	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
toddler	O
's	O
tiny	O
tantrum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Highlander	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
MacLeods	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Jaguar	O
Sector	O
II	O
under	O
a	O
CD	O
compilation	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
titled	O
Jaguar	O
Source	O
Code	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
as	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
