<s>
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1993	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Irem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
were	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Kazuma	O
Kujo	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
group	O
of	O
people	O
that	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
found	O
Nazca	O
Corporation	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
home	O
conversions	O
;	O
common	O
complaints	O
were	O
towards	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
and	O
slowdown	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
is	O
an	O
underwater-themed	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
gameplay	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
classic	O
shooter	O
R-Type	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Irem	O
employees	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
found	O
Nazca	O
Corporation	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
April	O
1993	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Irem	O
M-92	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
platforms	O
including	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
by	O
Tsuji	O
Jimusho	O
and	O
SIMS	O
respectively	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Xing	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
conversion	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
published	O
under	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Irem	O
Arcade	B-Application
1	O
compilation	O
for	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1993	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Meter	O
listed	O
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
to	O
be	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
also	O
reported	O
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
to	O
be	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
four	O
reviewers	O
particularly	O
praising	O
the	O
huge	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
on-screen	O
for	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
minimal	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sub	O
floats	O
above	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
shooters	O
like	O
Galactic	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
[	O
sic	O
-	O
Galactic	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
not	O
the	O
PlayStation ]	O
and	O
Jupiter	O
Strike.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
unoriginal	O
and	O
outdated	O
,	O
but	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
sense	O
of	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
humor	O
and	O
ingeniously	O
designed	O
boss	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Nothing	O
particularly	O
new	O
or	O
exciting	O
here	O
,	O
but	O
In	B-Device
the	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
is	O
good	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
featuring	O
loads	O
of	O
exciting	O
battles	O
and	O
explosions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
does	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
well	O
to	O
either	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
or	O
recent	O
Saturn	B-Device
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Darius	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
frequent	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
