<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
first-person	O
mecha	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eclipse	O
Software	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
January	O
1995	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
instead	O
published	O
by	O
Mumin	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
by	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
co-producer	O
Sean	O
Patten	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
working	O
at	O
Atari	O
Corp.	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
late	O
1993	O
during	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
and	O
was	O
jointly	O
written	O
by	O
Lethal	B-Device
Xcess	I-Device
authors	O
Marc	O
Rosocha	O
and	O
Michael	O
Bittner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
after	O
being	O
released	O
and	O
critics	O
praised	O
multiple	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
overall	O
design	O
but	O
its	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
additional	O
texture-mapped	O
graphics	O
drew	O
criticism	O
from	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
by	O
Telegames	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
both	O
platforms	O
were	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
being	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
failures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
3D	O
first-person	O
mecha	O
simulation	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Head	I-Application
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
resistance	O
member	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
,	O
a	O
stolen	O
robot	O
spanning	O
of	O
height	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
16	O
missions	O
as	O
attempts	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
dictatorship	O
of	O
Iron	O
Fist	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
missions	O
involve	O
players	O
completing	O
more	O
complex	O
objectives	O
such	O
as	O
fighting	O
against	O
enemy	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
units	O
or	O
escorting	O
allied	O
vehicles	O
while	O
protecting	O
them	O
from	O
enemy	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
robot	O
gets	O
destroyed	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
mission	O
will	O
be	O
left	O
incomplete	O
and	O
players	O
only	O
have	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
continues	O
before	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
set	O
or	O
last	O
mission	O
reached	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
continues	O
used	O
is	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
viewed	O
inside	O
the	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
's	O
cockpit	O
and	O
controlling	O
it	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
and	O
pushing	O
either	O
up	O
or	O
down	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
or	O
backward	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
pressing	O
A	O
by	O
itself	O
brings	O
the	O
robot	O
into	O
a	O
full-stop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1992	O
,	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
showed	O
Eclipse	O
Software	O
Design	O
their	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
that	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
wanted	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
system	O
,	O
receiving	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
prototype	O
software	O
development	O
kits	O
for	O
it	O
named	O
"	O
Felix	O
"	O
and	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
experience	O
with	O
previous	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
computers	O
,	O
they	O
became	O
quickly	O
familiarized	O
with	O
the	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eclipse	O
Software	O
originally	O
proposed	O
an	O
on-rails	O
3D	O
shooter	O
similar	O
in	O
vein	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
Starblade	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
due	O
to	O
members	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
being	O
fans	O
of	O
said	O
title	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
rejected	O
by	O
the	O
executives	O
at	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
due	O
to	O
not	O
being	O
an	O
open-world	O
title	O
,	O
upsetting	O
Eclipse	O
founder	O
and	O
Lethal	B-Device
Xcess	I-Device
co-author	O
Marc	O
Rosocha	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
who	O
almost	O
cut	O
ties	O
with	O
Atari	O
for	O
their	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Autumn	O
1993	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
only	O
dedicated	O
on	O
making	O
development	O
tools	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
prototypes	O
but	O
had	O
nothing	O
regarding	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
project	O
before	O
Marc	O
meet	O
with	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
co-producer	O
Sean	O
Patten	O
on	O
his	O
office	O
at	O
Atari	O
,	O
who	O
proposed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
mech	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
script	O
he	O
previously	O
wrote	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
starting	O
basis	O
for	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
development	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
fascination	O
with	O
mechas	O
and	O
series	O
like	O
Godzilla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
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
impressed	O
both	O
attendees	O
and	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
press	O
covering	O
the	O
event	O
with	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
several	O
differences	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
different	O
diagram	O
of	O
the	O
robot	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
under	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
between	O
25	O
and	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
and	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
models	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
robots	O
consist	O
of	O
200	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
having	O
texture	O
mapping	O
applied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
personnel	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
former	O
Thalion	O
Software	O
employees	O
,	O
with	O
Marc	O
and	O
co-programmer	O
Michael	O
Bittner	O
being	O
previously	O
involved	O
with	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Wings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
and	O
Trex	O
Warrior	O
:	O
22nd	O
Century	O
Gladiator	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
magazine	O
and	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
dedicated	O
outlets	O
reported	O
that	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Club	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
and	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
to	O
support	O
two-player	O
online	O
gaming	O
via	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Voice	O
Modem	O
by	O
Phylon	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Voice	O
Modem	O
itself	O
was	O
never	O
completed	O
or	O
released	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
1994	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
January	O
1995	O
and	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
an	O
overlay	O
for	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
keypad	O
to	O
illustrate	O
their	O
in-game	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
collector	O
Gary	O
DuVall	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
50	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
were	O
distributed	O
and	O
created	O
by	O
community	O
member	O
Gusbucket13	O
of	O
defunct	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Sector	O
II	O
website	O
with	O
the	O
blessing	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
developer	O
and	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
prototype	O
was	O
made	O
freely	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
collector	O
Nicolas	O
Persjin	O
with	O
permission	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
prototype	O
owner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
opinions	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
slight	O
majority	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
recommendation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Weigand	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
difficult	O
to	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
stage	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
graphics	O
and	O
most	O
especially	O
the	O
simple	O
yet	O
intense	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
later	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
both	O
best	O
simulation	O
game	O
and	O
simulation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
"	O
second	O
opinion	O
"	O
reviewer	O
Mark	O
Patterson	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
its	O
contemporary	O
Metal	B-Application
Head	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
both	O
gameplay	O
and	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
praised	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
legend	O
among	O
Jaguar	B-Device
fanatics	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Msika	O
of	O
French	O
magazine	O
CD	O
Consoles	O
stated	O
that	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
surpassed	O
both	O
MechWarriors	B-Device
and	O
Vortex	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
commented	O
positively	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
missions	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
compensated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
pace	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Amiga-style	O
"	O
gameplay	O
and	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
praised	O
the	O
3D	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
visuals	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
touting	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
yet	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
missions	O
and	O
additional	O
texture	O
mapping	O
were	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Hobby	O
Hi-Tech	O
noted	O
similarities	O
in	O
its	O
plot	O
with	O
both	O
Vortex	B-Application
and	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
length	O
,	O
mission	O
variety	O
and	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Niclas	O
Felske	O
of	O
German	O
publication	O
Jaguar	B-Device
gave	O
it	O
a	O
mixed	O
outlook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winnie	O
Forster	O
of	O
MAN	O
!	O
AC	O
also	O
noted	O
similarities	O
with	O
both	O
Vortex	B-Application
and	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Player	O
Ones	O
Christophe	O
Pottier	O
remarked	O
its	O
similarities	O
with	O
both	O
BattleTech	B-Application
and	O
Battlecorps	B-Application
,	O
highly	O
praising	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
ST-Computer	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
varied	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
with	O
partly	O
spectacular	O
graphic	O
effects	O
and	O
groovy	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Future	O
Games	O
considered	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
minor	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
positively	O
about	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
depth	O
and	O
visuals	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
regarding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Jag	O
and	O
worth	O
buying	O
just	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
building	O
collapse	O
when	O
you	O
punch	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
nearly	O
21,000	O
copies	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
how	O
many	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
total	O
during	O
its	O
lifetime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
referred	O
by	O
publications	O
like	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
and	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
entered	O
development	O
shortly	O
after	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
was	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Telegames	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
in	O
1997	O
to	O
very	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
platforms	O
were	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
Iron	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2000	O
and	O
Nuon	B-Device
in	O
2001	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Iron	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
