<s>
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
is	O
a	O
quasi-3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Shin'en	O
Multimedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
portable	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
single	O
starship	O
defending	O
Earth	O
from	O
the	O
alien	O
Iridion	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iridion	B-Device
began	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
;	O
when	O
Shin'en	O
decided	O
to	O
drop	O
development	O
and	O
shift	O
their	O
focus	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Iridion	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
room	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
cartridge	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
graphics	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
GAX	O
Sound	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
decoding	O
of	O
song	O
data	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
file	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
Iridion	B-Device
garnered	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
lukewarm	O
reception	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
was	O
a	O
financial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
influenced	O
future	O
Shin'en	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Iridion	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Nanostray	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
A	O
,	O
and	O
Start	O
buttons	O
are	O
used	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
are	O
easy	O
to	O
destroy	O
;	O
others	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
fire	O
creatures	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
home	O
world	O
,	O
are	O
indestructible	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
avoided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
opening	O
cinematic	O
of	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
Earth	O
is	O
attacked	O
without	O
warning	O
by	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
,	O
who	O
take	O
over	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
surface	O
and	O
lay	O
mines	O
in	O
orbit	O
and	O
bombs	O
in	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
the	O
pilot	O
of	O
an	O
experimental	O
SHN	O
fighter	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
hope	O
for	O
defending	O
Earth	O
from	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
pilots	O
his	O
ship	O
alone	O
against	O
hordes	O
of	O
Iridion	B-Device
fighters	O
and	O
natural	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
stages	O
begin	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
fighting	O
through	O
an	O
Iridion	B-Device
garbage	O
tunnel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
proceeds	O
to	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
and	O
destroys	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
invasion	O
fleet	O
on	O
Earth	O
before	O
heading	O
into	O
the	O
stratosphere	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
orbital	O
blockade	O
around	O
Earth	O
and	O
subsequently	O
annihilating	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
boss	O
at	O
the	O
Moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
an	O
Iridion	B-Device
mining	O
colony	O
within	O
an	O
asteroid	O
belt	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
proceeds	O
into	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
home	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
on	O
their	O
home	O
world	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
Iridion	B-Device
"	O
mainframe	O
"	O
and	O
ending	O
the	O
alien	O
threat	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manfred	O
Linzer	O
began	O
developing	O
a	O
shoot-em-up	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
1996	O
on	O
his	O
Amiga	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
but	O
abandoned	O
the	O
project	O
after	O
producing	O
a	O
single	O
level	O
and	O
some	O
related	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linzer	O
later	O
co-founded	O
Shin'en	O
Multimedia	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
Iridion	B-Device
began	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Shin'en	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
stop	O
making	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Color	O
,	O
instead	O
working	O
on	O
games	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iridion	B-Device
's	O
executive	O
producer	O
was	O
Dan	O
Kitchen	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
programmer	O
for	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
,	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
uses	O
solely	O
2D	O
graphics	O
for	O
texture	O
scrolling	O
and	O
sprites	O
which	O
depict	O
explosions	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
created	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
3D	O
by	O
looping	O
background	O
texturesa	O
graphically	O
intensive	O
technique	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kitchen	O
,	O
Majesco	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
handhelds	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
by	O
pushing	O
the	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
to	O
its	O
technical	O
limits	O
,	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
provides	O
a	O
truly	O
realistic	O
3D	O
gaming	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Linzer	O
composed	O
Iridion	B-Device
3Ds	I-Device
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
en	O
's	O
first	O
product	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
GAX	O
Sound	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
decoding	O
of	O
song	O
data	O
in	O
an	O
extremely	O
small	O
file	O
size	O
;	O
this	O
allowed	O
more	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
cartridge	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Iridion	B-Device
was	O
shown	O
in	O
workable	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
saw	O
early	O
screens	O
and	O
declared	O
that	O
Iridion	B-Device
was	O
"	O
aiming	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
standard	O
"	O
of	O
what	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
shooters	O
should	O
be	O
,	O
pushing	O
the	O
platform	O
to	O
its	O
limits	O
and	O
producing	O
the	O
most	O
stunning	O
game	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Ben	O
Stahl	O
noted	O
the	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
and	O
high	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
ending	O
with	O
,	O
"	O
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
looks	O
like	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Iridion	B-Device
was	O
often	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
weaker	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
weak	O
reviews	O
,	O
Linzner	O
maintained	O
that	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
was	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
without	O
licensed	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iridion	B-Device
3Ds	I-Device
graphics	O
were	O
often	O
praised	O
;	O
reviews	O
from	O
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
,	O
Popular	O
Science	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
considered	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
a	O
standout	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
a	O
showcase	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
graphic	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Extended	O
Plays	O
Miguel	O
Concepcion	O
argued	O
that	O
Iridion	B-Device
remained	O
the	O
best-looking	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miguel	O
Lopez	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
lauded	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
it	O
's	O
ultimately	O
all	O
smoke	O
and	O
mirrors	O
,	O
Iridions	B-Device
world	O
is	O
richly	O
detailed	O
,	O
has	O
remarkable	O
depth	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
unbelievably	O
fluid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
often	O
hard	O
to	O
tell	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
backgrounds	O
are	O
composed	O
of	O
streaming	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
or	O
just	O
some	O
really	O
fancy	O
math-powered	O
2D	O
bitmaps.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
positively	O
,	O
Aaron	O
Curtiss	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
faux-3D	O
visuals	O
of	O
Iridion	B-Device
were	O
a	O
letdown	O
compared	O
to	O
true	O
3D	O
games	O
like	O
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Velocity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
praise	O
for	O
Iridions	B-Device
graphics	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
generally	O
panned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
and	O
others	O
observed	O
that	O
Iridions	B-Device
replay	O
value	O
was	O
low	O
,	O
while	O
Curtiss	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
changing	O
environments	O
helped	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
interesting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Skyler	O
Miller	O
called	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
technology	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
positive	O
review	O
came	O
from	O
GamePro	O
,	O
whose	O
reviewer	O
summed	O
up	O
his	O
experience	O
by	O
writing	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
some	O
classic	O
shooter	O
action	O
on	O
your	O
new	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
will	O
fit	O
the	O
bill	O
nicely	O
without	O
blowing	O
you	O
away.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
successful	O
third-party	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
paving	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin'en	O
followed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Iridion	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
and	O
Nanostray	B-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iridion	B-Device
3D	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
alongside	O
Iridion	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
