<s>
Line	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cockpit	O
design	O
allows	O
the	O
player(s )	O
to	O
sit	O
down	O
while	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
having	O
two-handed	O
machine	O
guns	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
potentiometer-controlled	O
gun	O
alignment	O
software	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
pseudo-3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
cockpit	O
cabinet	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
derivative	O
of	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Line	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
arcade	O
machine	O
uses	O
the	O
Sega	O
X	O
Board	O
hardware	O
,	O
comprising	O
two	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
processors	I-Device
running	O
at	O
12.5Mhz	O
as	O
its	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
and	O
sound	O
is	O
reproduced	O
using	O
a	O
Yamaha	O
YM2151	O
sound	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
320	O
x	O
224	O
pixels	O
on	O
a	O
horizontally	O
orientated	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
cabinet	O
allows	O
the	O
player(s )	O
to	O
sit	O
down	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
reaching	O
forward	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
cabinet	O
mounted	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
is	O
an	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
with	O
attached	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
U.S.	O
Gold	O
acquired	O
the	O
licence	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
versions	O
were	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
these	O
versions	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
support	O
:	O
instead	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
a	O
crosshair	O
using	O
a	O
mouse	O
,	O
joystick	O
or	O
keyboard	O
to	O
target	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
pressing	O
a	O
button	O
to	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
support	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
the	O
standard	O
control	O
pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
SegaScope	O
3-D	O
Glasses	O
,	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
viewing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
enters	O
a	O
button	O
combination	O
when	O
starting	O
up	O
the	O
console	O
with	O
the	O
Line	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
cartridge	O
inserted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Line	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
upright	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
games	O
during	O
early	B-Application
1990	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
'	I-Application
90	I-Application
and	O
Super	O
Masters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
charts	O
in	O
July	B-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
positive-to-mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
pseudo-3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
sit-down	O
cabinet	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
to	O
its	O
derivative	O
gameplay	O
heavily	O
based	O
on	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
and	O
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Line	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
from	O
S	O
:	O
The	O
Sega	O
Magazine	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
Utterly	O
fab	O
"	O
game	O
with	O
"	O
Amazing	O
3D	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
heart-stopping	O
action	O
throughout.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Kelly	O
of	O
Zero	O
magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
"	O
at	O
London	O
's	O
1990	O
Amusement	O
Trades	O
Exhibition	O
International	O
(	O
ATEI	O
)	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
"	O
an	O
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
derivative	O
"	O
it	O
"	O
goes	O
about	O
ten	O
steps	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
called	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
addictive	O
two	O
player	O
action	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
3D	O
landscape	O
that	O
your	O
character	O
could	O
run	O
through	O
,	O
shooting	O
both	O
in	O
front	O
and	O
behind	O
"	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
gave	O
it	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
with	O
a	O
66%	O
score	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
poor	O
clone	O
of	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
,	O
with	O
graphics	O
that	O
"	O
are	O
n't	O
as	O
sharp	O
"	O
and	O
lacking	O
dramatic	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
more	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
not	O
without	O
faults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Horgan	O
said	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
User	O
International	O
that	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
job	O
has	O
been	O
done	O
in	O
recreating	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
pace	O
a	O
little	O
slow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
review	O
as	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
had	O
good	O
presentation	O
with	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
introduction	O
and	O
map	O
screens	O
between	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
in	O
game	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
blocky	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
perhaps	O
too	O
many	O
enemies	O
on	O
screen	O
at	O
any	O
one	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
stark	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
magazine	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
first	O
class	O
conversion	O
from	O
a	O
decent	O
coin-op	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
really	O
captured	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
's	O
Trenton	O
Webb	O
praised	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
's	O
speed	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
mimic	O
their	O
arcade	O
parent	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
any	O
non-custom	O
circuit	O
set	O
could	O
hope	O
to	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
sprites	O
look	O
rather	O
blocky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Merritt	O
said	O
in	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
is	O
more	O
playable	O
that	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
levels	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Leadbitter	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
versions	O
85%	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
for	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
had	O
been	O
proved	O
more	O
than	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
games	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
mentioning	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Duke	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
