<s>
Machine	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
MGM	O
Interactive	O
and	O
distributed	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
1995	O
game	O
Loaded	B-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
uses	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
,	O
extensive	O
lighting	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
over-the-top	O
bloodshed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
focus	O
is	O
the	O
rescuing	O
of	O
hostages	B-Device
and	O
occasionally	O
obtaining	O
an	O
item	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
card	O
,	O
defusing	O
or	O
planting	O
bombs	B-Device
,	O
or	O
completing	O
an	O
objective	O
under	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Area	O
Bomb	B-Device
-	O
An	O
area	O
of	O
effect	O
detonation	O
that	O
heavily	O
damages	O
all	O
enemy	O
units	O
in	O
an	O
approximately	O
10	O
meter	O
radius	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
"	O
HOST	O
"	O
(	O
no	O
periods	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
"	O
Droid	O
Hunter	O
"	O
,	O
then	O
"	O
Suicide	O
Run	O
"	O
,	O
before	O
finally	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
Machine	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Machine	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
widely	O
varied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
critics	O
unanimously	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
blatant	O
clone	O
of	O
Loaded	B-Application
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
GamePro	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
multitiered	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
disabled	O
machines	O
give	O
Machine	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
enough	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
character	O
and	O
depth	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
worthwhile	O
,	O
whereas	O
Next	O
Generation	O
argued	O
that	O
though	O
these	O
two	O
elements	O
do	O
represent	O
positive	O
originality	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
similarities	O
overpower	O
any	O
differences	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
poorly	O
executed	O
rip-off.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
wrote	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
reasonably	O
fun	O
,	O
"	O
most	O
die-hard	O
fans	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
lot	O
happier	O
dusting	O
off	O
their	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Loaded	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
originality	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
have	O
been	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
due	O
to	O
weak	O
responsiveness	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
in	O
executing	O
diagonals	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
more	O
detailed	O
and	O
feature	O
more	O
impressive	O
effects	O
than	O
Loaded	B-Application
,	O
though	O
Rubenstein	O
added	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
not	O
good	O
enough	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
amongst	O
contemporary	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
more	O
negatively	O
received	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
reviews	O
citing	O
baffling	O
low-resolution	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
which	O
are	O
even	O
more	O
confusing	O
and	O
poorly	O
responsive	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
