<s>
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
first	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
instead	O
by	O
Messe	O
Sansao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
1980	O
arcade	O
game	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
project	O
originally	O
went	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Battlezone	B-Application
2000	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
greenlit	O
and	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
prior	O
to	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
and	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
showcased	O
during	O
the	O
Summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
1994	O
under	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
at	O
one	O
point	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
drifting	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
being	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
multiple	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unconquered	I-Application
Lands	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
months	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
featured	O
several	O
enhancements	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
although	O
both	O
shared	O
the	O
same	O
overall	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
semi-open	O
3D	O
shooter	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Battlezone	B-Application
and	O
T-MEK	B-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
pilot	O
an	O
armed	O
hovercraft	O
vehicle	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
30	O
missions	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
taking	O
place	O
across	O
on	O
different	O
terrain	O
types	O
,	O
as	O
attempts	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
Terrakian	O
Pirates	O
from	O
a	O
colonized	O
foreign	O
planet	O
and	O
rescue	O
the	O
remaining	O
captured	O
colonists	O
before	O
the	O
Federation	O
's	O
armada	O
arrives	O
into	O
the	O
location	O
to	O
decimate	O
the	O
invading	O
alien	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
players	O
does	O
not	O
re-energize	O
the	O
hovercraft	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
self-destruct	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
destroyed	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
if	O
its	O
shield	O
are	O
not	O
regenerated	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
though	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
resuming	O
progress	O
by	O
loading	O
their	O
saved	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
last	O
mission	O
reached	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
used	O
is	O
also	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Corporation	O
were	O
already	O
developing	O
and	O
planning	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
Battlezone	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
as	O
early	O
as	O
August	O
1993	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
titled	O
Battlezone	B-Application
2000	O
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
's	O
1995	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
title	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
fourteen	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
greenlit	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
before	O
launch	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
and	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
at	O
Summer	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
featured	O
several	O
visual	O
differences	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
had	O
its	O
last	O
trade	O
show	O
appearance	O
at	O
Atari	O
Corp.	O
'	O
s	O
booth	O
during	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
of	O
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
spearheaded	O
by	O
ex-Atari	O
vice-president	O
in	O
software	O
development	O
Leonard	O
Tramiel	O
,	O
son	O
of	O
Jack	O
Tramiel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Messe	O
Sansao	O
instead	O
of	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
some	O
interesting	O
challenges	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
,	O
unfortunately	O
,	O
a	O
serious	O
simulator	O
misfire.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
entitled	O
Hover	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unconquered	I-Application
Lands	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
in	O
October	O
23	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
made	O
freely	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
Jaguar-dedicated	O
Facebook	B-Application
group	O
.	O
</s>
