<s>
Hyper	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Visual	O
Impact	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Songbird	O
Productions	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
announced	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
Hyper	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
in	O
E3	O
1995	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
declared	O
as	O
an	O
open	B-Application
platform	I-Application
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	B-Application
Force	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
towards	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
technical	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
regarded	O
as	O
negative	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
,	O
side-scrolling	O
,	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
which	O
takes	O
places	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
Terran	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
lone	O
soldier	O
from	O
the	O
Interstellar	O
Special	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
across	O
four	O
areas	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
six	O
levels	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
megacorporation	O
Trans	O
Con	O
,	O
who	O
plans	O
to	O
launch	O
an	O
attack	O
against	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
is	O
manually	O
kept	O
by	O
the	O
cartridge	O
's	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
by	O
saving	O
on	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
slots	O
available	O
by	O
pausing	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
and	O
pressing	O
Option	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
resume	O
their	O
last	O
game	O
by	O
pressing	O
Option	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
and	O
choosing	O
either	O
saved	O
slot	O
to	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
against	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
robots	O
,	O
who	O
randomly	O
drop	O
power-ups	O
,	O
health	O
,	O
tech	O
items	O
that	O
increase	O
the	O
score	O
and	O
money	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
after	O
being	O
destroyed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
later	O
being	O
used	O
at	O
the	O
Interstellar	O
Special	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
shop	O
after	O
finishing	O
a	O
level	O
to	O
buy	O
new	O
weapons	O
and	O
their	O
respective	O
upgrades	O
,	O
health	O
recharge	O
and	O
lives	O
,	O
though	O
items	O
are	O
also	O
scattered	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
collide	O
with	O
enemies	O
but	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
receive	O
points	O
by	O
doing	O
so	O
and	O
if	O
they	O
die	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
but	O
item	O
pick	O
ups	O
are	O
not	O
respawned	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
2099	O
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
century	O
,	O
mankind	O
has	O
managed	O
to	O
expand	O
into	O
the	O
stars	O
through	O
development	O
of	O
devices	O
that	O
allows	O
interstellar	O
travel	O
possible	O
and	O
at	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
technological	O
breakthroughs	O
creating	O
new	O
levels	O
of	O
medical	O
care	O
and	O
automation	B-Application
but	O
megacorporations	O
have	O
unlimited	O
desires	O
to	O
expand	O
their	O
operations	O
in	O
outer	O
space	O
,	O
with	O
Trans	O
Con	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
ruthless	O
by	O
decimating	O
multiple	O
planets	O
and	O
harnessing	O
resources	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
restrains	O
of	O
the	O
Terran	O
High	O
Command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
wanting	O
to	O
lose	O
corporative	O
support	O
,	O
politicians	O
chose	O
to	O
ignore	O
the	O
situation	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
more	O
delicated	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
they	O
turn	O
to	O
the	O
Interstellar	O
Special	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
to	O
eradicate	O
Trans	O
Con	O
and	O
their	O
empire	O
,	O
by	O
destroying	O
their	O
multiple	O
bases	O
of	O
operations	O
and	O
affiliated	O
cops	O
,	O
guardians	O
and	O
soldiers	O
without	O
involvement	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
by	O
sending	O
a	O
lone	O
soldier	O
from	O
the	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
,	O
who	O
faces	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
being	O
disowned	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
if	O
he	O
fails	O
in	O
completing	O
the	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
first	O
previewed	O
in	O
1994	O
on	O
French	O
magazine	O
CD	O
Consoles	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
graphical	O
artstyle	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
preview	O
article	O
also	O
mentioned	O
Visual	O
Impact	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
at	O
E3	O
1995	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Computer	O
West	O
,	O
who	O
published	O
both	O
Cannon	B-Application
Fodder	I-Application
and	O
Pinball	B-Application
Fantasies	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
respectively	O
but	O
Hyper	B-Application
Force	I-Application
went	O
unreleased	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
for	O
not	O
performing	O
well	O
both	O
commercially	O
and	O
critically	O
,	O
until	O
Songbird	O
Productions	O
picked	O
the	O
rights	O
and	O
licensed	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Visual	O
Impact	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
developer	O
did	O
not	O
provided	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
almost	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
declared	O
as	O
an	O
open	B-Application
platform	I-Application
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	B-Application
Force	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Mylonas	O
of	O
GameFan	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
outlook	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
Contra	B-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
difficulty	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
color	O
choices	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
limited	O
sprite	O
animations	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
What	O
here	O
is	O
good	O
but	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
animation	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
nice	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
Hyper	B-Application
Force	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
bring	O
very	O
many	O
new	O
things	O
to	O
modern	O
console	O
gaming	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
somewhat	O
dated	O
side-scrolling	O
blaster	O
action	O
and	O
limited	O
graphic	O
environments	O
,	O
is	O
definitely	O
showing	O
its	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
being	O
said	O
,	O
Hyper	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
polished	O
and	O
professional	O
effort	O
that	O
will	O
provide	O
hours	O
of	O
entertainment	O
for	O
most	O
Jaguar	B-Device
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
