<s>
also	O
rendered	O
as	O
Insmouse	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yakata	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1995	O
first-person	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Be	O
Top	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
I'Max	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innsmouth	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yakata	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
private	O
detective	O
in	O
1922	O
who	O
must	O
escape	O
from	O
a	O
monster-infested	O
mansion	O
with	O
an	O
artifact	O
called	O
the	O
Necronomicon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
twin-stick-style	O
control	O
scheme	O
with	O
two	O
directional	B-Device
pads	I-Device
,	O
one	O
for	O
movement	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
the	O
player-character	O
'	O
s	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
each	O
stage	O
will	O
present	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
stage	O
select	O
screen	O
,	O
featuring	O
branching	O
level	O
paths	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Darius	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Innsmouth	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yakata	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Be	O
Top	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
I'Max	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
1995	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akin	O
to	O
all	O
other	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
red-and-black	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
projects	O
two	O
slightly	O
different	O
images	O
in	O
each	O
eye	O
hole	O
to	O
simulate	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
limited	O
release	O
and	O
launch	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
short	O
lifespan	O
has	O
since	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
prized	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
reviews	O
for	O
Innsmouth	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yakata	I-Application
were	O
lukewarm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
disliking	O
its	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
and	O
a	O
relatively	O
low	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
and	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
twin-stick	O
movement	O
control	O
style	O
found	O
in	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
and	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
horror	O
games	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
noted	O
Innsmouth	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yakata	I-Application
as	O
an	O
exception	O
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
otherwise	O
lackluster	O
Japan-only	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
unlike	O
most	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
hyper-focused	O
design	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
otherwise	O
"	O
nightmarish	O
"	O
red-and-black	O
visuals	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
Lovecraftian	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dominic	O
Tarason	O
for	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
cursed	O
thing	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
blood	O
red	O
"	O
visual	O
style	O
as	O
"	O
glorious.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
Ritualistic	O
Madness	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Innsmouth	B-Application
no	I-Application
Yakata	I-Application
with	O
Tarason	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
billed	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
a	O
lost	O
,	O
even	O
more	O
cursed	O
little	O
maze-crawler	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
aesthetic.	O
"	O
</s>
