<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
SCEI	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
3D	O
shooter	O
missions	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
battles	O
enemies	O
after	O
choosing	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
navigators	O
and	O
her	O
respective	O
mech	O
,	O
each	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
members	O
for	O
SCEI	O
subsidiary	O
Arc	O
Entertainment	O
were	O
previously	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
marked	O
new	O
developer	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
 '	O
second	O
overall	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
features	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
manga	O
artist	O
Masakazu	O
Katsura	O
and	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
Production	O
I.G.	O
</s>
<s>
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
missions	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
Battle	O
Pod	O
mech	O
to	O
eliminate	O
either	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
large	O
boss	O
or	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
smaller	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
functionality	O
with	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
mapped	O
to	O
movement	O
and	O
aiming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
gauge	O
depletes	O
,	O
the	O
mission	O
is	O
a	O
failure	O
though	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
dating	O
sim	O
mechanics	O
between	O
missions	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
shown	O
as	O
animated	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
(	O
FMVs	O
)	O
depicting	O
social	O
and	O
romantic	O
interactions	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
the	O
Q-Trons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
hidden	O
clips	O
break	O
the	O
fourth	O
wall	O
and	O
require	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
opening	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
disc	O
lid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
opens	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
when	O
an	O
extraterrestrial	O
entity	O
known	O
as	O
descended	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
began	O
feeding	O
off	O
human	O
stress	O
,	O
quickly	O
spreading	O
across	O
Earth	O
and	O
leaving	O
mass	O
destruction	O
in	O
its	O
wake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
and	O
program	O
engineering	O
are	O
her	O
area	O
of	O
expertise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
subsidiary	O
's	O
staff	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
series	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producer	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
,	O
Agakawa	O
,	O
would	O
serve	O
the	O
same	O
role	O
for	O
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
former	O
Capcom	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Yoshihisa	O
Tsuda	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
debut	O
title	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Makoto	O
Yamaguchi	O
,	O
who	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
aspect	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
was	O
his	O
seclusion	O
from	O
his	O
workers	O
due	O
to	O
himself	O
rarely	O
bathing	O
during	O
long	O
work	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
manga	O
artist	O
Masakazu	O
Katsura	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
love	O
stories	O
such	O
as	O
Video	O
Girl	O
Ai	O
,	O
DNA²	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
"	O
s	O
.	O
The	O
FMV	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
animated	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
Production	O
I.G.	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
provided	O
animation	O
for	O
SCEI	O
's	O
Yurodora	O
series	O
of	O
romance	O
visual	O
novels	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inti	O
Creates	O
 '	O
sole	O
music	O
composer	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Ippo	O
Yamada	O
,	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
in	O
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
other	O
duties	O
such	O
as	O
casting	O
voice	O
actors	O
and	O
booking	O
recording	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inti	O
Creates	O
,	O
having	O
also	O
lost	O
publisher	O
Sony	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
Japan	O
to	O
the	O
corporation	O
's	O
reorganization	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
found	O
itself	O
without	O
funding	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
gain	O
a	O
foothold	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
until	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Capcom	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
journalist	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
basically	O
feels	O
like	O
everything	O
about	O
'	O
cool	O
'	O
90s	O
Japan	O
 '	O
rolled	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
video	O
game	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Like	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
harem	O
anime	O
meets	O
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
meets	O
Omega	O
Boost.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
contributor	O
James	O
Mielke	O
also	O
compared	O
its	O
concept	O
to	O
Evangelion	O
,	O
equated	O
its	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
its	O
sense	O
of	O
scale	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
impressive	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
not	O
perfect	O
,	O
offers	O
up	O
some	O
hectic	O
fighting	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bruno	O
Sol	O
of	O
the	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Superjuegos	O
was	O
less	O
fond	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
control	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
portion	O
,	O
mentioning	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
live	O
up	O
Arc	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Granstream	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
admired	O
the	O
animation	O
during	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
dating	O
segments	O
were	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
more	O
interesting	O
aspect	O
,	O
likening	O
them	O
to	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
With	I-Application
You	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Yarudora	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kulata	O
summarized	O
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
as	O
"	O
unique	O
and	O
interesting	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
presentation	O
resembling	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
Bulk	B-Application
Slash	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
