<s>
Mass	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
NMS	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
ASC	O
Games	O
and	O
BMG	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
puts	O
players	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
tank	O
,	O
and	O
tasks	O
them	O
with	O
destroying	O
enemy	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
often	O
been	O
likened	O
to	O
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
first	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
following	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BMG	O
Interactive	O
initially	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
retitled	O
"	O
Tank	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
European	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
ultimately	O
retained	O
its	O
original	O
title	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
on	O
all	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BMG	O
closed	O
down	O
its	O
U.S.	O
operations	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
sold	O
the	O
U.S.	O
publication	O
rights	O
for	O
Mass	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
to	O
ASC	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mass	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
only	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
reviewers	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
simplistic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
mindless	O
"	O
,	O
most	O
found	O
its	O
stripped-down	O
action	B-Application
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Price	O
of	O
Saturn	B-Device
Power	O
criticized	O
that	O
much	O
less	O
strategy	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
survive	O
missions	O
than	O
in	O
similar	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Lee	O
Nutter	O
argued	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
that	O
Mass	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
is	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
achieving	O
high	O
scores	O
rather	O
than	O
simple	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
most	O
reviewers	O
did	O
not	O
compare	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
scored	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
has	O
much	O
sharper	O
graphics	O
and	O
shorter	O
load	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
has	O
better	O
control	O
and	O
animation	O
effects	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
noted	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
building	O
transparencies	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
hardcore	O
war	O
sims	O
 [ ... ] 	O
are	O
too	O
peaceful	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
Mass	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
will	O
fire	O
you	O
up	O
for	O
combat	O
again.	O
"	O
</s>
