<s>
The	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
is	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
peripheral	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
its	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
and	O
as	O
Sega	O
's	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
Light	O
Phaser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
May	O
1992	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Chicago	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
Menacer	B-Device
bundle	O
with	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
producer	O
Mac	O
Senour	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
project	O
and	O
designed	O
the	O
six-game	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
originally	O
proposed	O
non-shooting	O
minigames	O
based	O
on	O
existing	O
Sega	O
licenses	O
like	O
Joe	O
Montana	O
,	O
David	O
Robinson	O
,	O
and	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
but	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
prototypes	O
were	O
abandoned	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
cost	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
more	O
shooting-type	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
did	O
not	O
plan	O
another	O
first-party	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
apart	O
from	O
the	O
included	O
multicart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
is	O
remembered	O
as	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
flop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
spinoff	O
game	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
highest	O
regard	O
,	O
and	O
reviewers	O
recommended	O
the	O
Menacer-compatible	O
Terminator	O
2	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct-to-TV	B-Device
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
that	O
includes	O
the	O
six-game	O
Menacer	B-Device
pack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gray	O
,	O
white	O
,	O
and	O
red	O
Menacer	B-Device
is	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
is	O
built	O
of	O
three	O
separable	O
parts	O
:	O
a	O
pistol	O
,	O
twin	O
sights	O
,	O
and	O
shoulder	O
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
,	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
has	O
two	O
infrared	O
transmitters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
's	O
shots	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
its	O
aim	O
towards	O
the	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sensor	O
counts	O
CRT	B-Device
television	O
scan	B-Algorithm
lines	I-Algorithm
to	O
detect	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Toronto	O
Star	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
lasts	O
20	O
hours	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
's	O
50	O
to	O
140	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
has	O
no	O
power	O
switch	O
:	O
it	O
automatically	O
activates	O
when	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
television	O
and	O
turns	O
off	O
after	O
30	O
seconds	O
without	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
fully	O
drains	O
its	O
batteries	O
when	O
left	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Menacer	B-Device
's	O
Accu-Sight	O
option	O
puts	O
crosshairs	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
aim	O
manually	O
through	O
the	O
sights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gun	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
turbo	O
"	O
mode	O
for	O
continuous	O
fire	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
was	O
produced	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
released	O
several	O
months	O
earlier	O
,	O
though	O
Sega	O
intended	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
peripheral	O
as	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
two	O
peripherals	O
brought	O
arcade	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
game	O
ports	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
's	O
Light	O
Phaser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
designed	O
the	O
six	O
minigames	O
based	O
on	O
Sega	O
's	O
previous	O
intellectual	O
property	O
and	O
licenses	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
—	O
under	O
the	O
instruction	O
to	O
avoid	O
shooting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
prototypes	O
included	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Joe	O
Montana	O
(	O
Joe	O
Montana	O
Wide	O
Receiver	O
Training	O
Camp	O
)	O
and	O
David	O
Robinson	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
presented	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
asked	O
for	O
more	O
shooting	O
games	O
and	O
scrapped	O
all	O
license-based	O
games	O
(	O
besides	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
license	O
was	O
free	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
added	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
"	O
reverse	O
Blockout	B-Device
game	O
"	O
prototype	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
title	O
carried	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
did	O
not	O
plan	O
any	O
other	O
first-party	O
releases	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
—	O
Senour	O
recollected	O
that	O
"	O
they	O
laughed	O
when	O
I	O
proposed	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
announced	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
alongside	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
at	O
the	O
May	O
1992	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Chicago	O
and	O
the	O
peripheral	O
was	O
released	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
1992	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
began	O
shipping	O
with	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goodby	O
,	O
Silverstein	O
&	O
Partners	O
produced	O
Menacer	B-Device
television	O
advertisements	O
directed	O
by	O
Danny	O
Boyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playthings	O
reported	O
that	O
Chicago	O
toy	O
retailers	O
promoted	O
Sega	O
electronics	O
including	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
over	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
during	O
their	O
1992	O
Thanksgiving	O
promotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
sales	O
exceeded	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
during	O
the	O
1992	O
Christmas	O
season	O
,	O
and	O
gained	O
cultural	O
cachet	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
among	O
other	O
peripherals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
reported	O
in	O
March	O
1993	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
would	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
first	O
days	O
at	O
Atari	O
,	O
Senour	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
Paris	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
remembered	O
an	O
excess	O
of	O
unsold	O
Menacers	B-Device
in	O
a	O
Virgin	O
Megastore	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
translators	O
told	O
the	O
clerk	O
that	O
Senour	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
,	O
and	O
when	O
Senour	O
offered	O
to	O
autograph	O
their	O
stock	O
,	O
the	O
clerk	O
replied	O
in	O
slow	O
English	O
that	O
Senour	O
could	O
autograph	O
the	O
items	O
he	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Radica	O
created	O
a	O
Menacer-based	O
direct-to-TV	B-Device
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
with	O
the	O
original	O
six-game	O
cartridge	O
built	O
into	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
controller	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Play	O
TV	O
Legends	O
line	O
of	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
Radica	O
's	O
gun	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
's	O
design	O
and	O
not	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
include	O
the	O
pack-in	O
single-player	O
Menacer	B-Device
6-game	O
cartridge	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
mostly	O
shooting	O
gallery	O
games	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
as	O
ToeJam	B-Application
)	O
fires	O
tomatoes	O
at	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
series	O
enemies	O
for	O
points	O
as	O
the	O
screen	O
scrolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whack	O
Ball	O
is	O
comparable	B-Application
to	O
Breakout	B-Application
:	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
large	O
ball	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
to	O
push	O
a	O
smaller	O
on-screen	O
ball	O
into	O
color-changing	O
bricks	O
that	O
line	O
the	O
wall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
mentioned	O
Body	B-Application
Count	I-Application
,	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mad	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
McCree	I-Application
as	O
Menacer	B-Device
's	O
other	O
notable	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminator	O
2	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
external	O
game	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
,	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
confirmed	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminator	O
programmers	O
,	O
Probe	O
Software	O
,	O
later	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
another	O
Menacer-compatible	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminator	O
2	O
has	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
that	O
uses	O
one	O
Menacer	B-Device
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
and	O
one	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Force	O
reported	O
that	O
Menacer	B-Device
gameplay	O
registered	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
Genesis	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
McCree	I-Application
,	O
a	O
live	O
action	O
Wild	O
West	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
used	O
either	O
a	O
controller	O
or	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
several	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
:	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Konami	B-Device
Justifier	I-Device
,	O
or	O
the	O
game	O
developer	O
's	O
own	O
compatible	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1994	O
Body	B-Application
Count	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
defends	O
Earth	O
from	O
an	O
alien	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Irish	O
Times	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
ideally	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
...	O
Menacer	B-Device
"	O
and	O
is	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
avoided	O
"	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Corpse	B-Application
Killer	I-Application
and	O
American	O
Laser	O
Games	O
 '	O
other	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Who	B-Application
Shot	I-Application
Johnny	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
does	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
Konami	O
's	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
games	O
or	O
Snatcher	B-Application
,	O
which	O
use	O
the	O
Konami	B-Device
Justifier	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Reynolds	O
of	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
was	O
a	O
poorly	O
executed	O
"	O
flop	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
much	O
less	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
remembered	O
than	O
its	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
competitor	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
did	O
not	O
fare	O
much	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reynolds	O
added	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
was	O
hurt	O
by	O
the	O
poor	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
pack-in	O
six-game	O
cartridge	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
titles	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
's	O
original	O
reviewers	O
pinned	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
success	O
on	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
its	O
developer	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
cited	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
's	O
lack	O
of	O
good	O
games	O
as	O
the	O
cause	O
for	O
its	O
decline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
on	O
the	O
1992	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
Dennis	O
Lynch	O
saw	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
and	O
Menacer	B-Device
as	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
–	O
Sega	O
arms	O
race	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
peripheral	O
's	O
"	O
Uzi	O
attachment	O
"	O
was	O
"	O
just	O
what	O
every	O
kid	O
needs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atlanta	O
Journal-Constitution	O
Andy	O
Pargh	O
said	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
a	O
winner	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toronto	O
Star	O
William	O
Burrill	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
Zapper	O
War	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
decided	O
by	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
 '	O
supporting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
ultimately	O
recommended	O
that	O
players	O
wait	O
for	O
more	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
before	O
purchasing	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
called	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
"	O
an	O
expensive	O
novelty	O
"	O
until	O
it	O
had	O
more	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Herald	O
Sun	O
wrote	O
in	O
August	O
1993	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
looked	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
an	O
expensive	O
,	O
limited-use	O
fad	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
considered	O
the	O
gun	O
"	O
well-designed	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
fairly	O
good-looking	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
gun	O
's	O
options	O
buttons	O
were	O
inconvenient	O
and	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
's	O
lengthy	O
recalibrations	O
before	O
play	O
sessions	O
without	O
Accu-Sight	O
were	O
tedious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
1993	O
,	O
Mega	O
felt	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
's	O
future	O
success	O
was	O
doubtless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaz	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
had	O
low	O
expectations	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
,	O
which	O
he	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
previous	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
:	O
high	O
price	O
,	O
short-lived	O
novelty	O
,	O
and	O
dearth	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gus	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Sega	O
has	O
n't	O
learned	O
the	O
lessons	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
's	O
"	O
fairly	O
naff	O
"	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
January	O
1993	O
Menacer	B-Device
review	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
a	O
"	O
samey-looking	O
,	O
samey-playing	O
piece	O
of	O
hardware	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
redundant	O
add-ons	O
"	O
with	O
mediocre	O
launch	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
was	O
less	O
tiring	O
to	O
use	O
than	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
,	O
praised	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
's	O
infrared	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
gun	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
available	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray	O
Barnholt	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
's	O
games	O
were	O
"	O
duller	O
"	O
than	O
its	O
competitor	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
's	O
already	O
dull	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
Tomatoes	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
rated	O
the	O
ToeJam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Earl	I-Application
spin-off	O
at	O
62%	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
fun	O
and	O
strange	O
"	O
though	O
"	O
rather	O
repetitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Hogan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
and	O
Empire	B-Application
City	I-Application
:	I-Application
1931	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Visions	O
compared	O
Whack	O
Ball	O
to	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
GamePro	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Force	O
wrote	O
in	O
February	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
only	O
fun	O
for	O
an	O
hour	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
peripheral	O
's	O
success	O
would	O
depend	O
on	O
its	O
future	O
games	O
,	O
adding	O
,	O
"	O
Without	O
that	O
 [ developer ] 	O
support	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
die	O
as	O
surely	O
as	O
all	O
other	O
attempts	O
at	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
have	O
done.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Force	O
Paul	O
Wooding	O
considered	O
Terminator	O
2	O
a	O
"	O
must	O
"	O
for	O
Menacer	B-Device
owners	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
far	O
surpassed	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
six-pack	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neil	O
West	O
of	O
Mega	O
wrote	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
works	O
well	O
with	O
Terminator	O
2	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hawk	O
Eye	O
Will	O
Smith	O
wrote	O
in	O
2010	O
that	O
the	O
six-game	O
pack	O
and	O
Terminator	O
2	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
Menacer	B-Device
games	O
readily	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
Horowitz	O
of	O
Sega-16	O
wrote	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
Menacer-compatible	O
titles	O
were	O
exceptional	O
,	O
though	O
Terminator	O
and	O
Body	B-Application
Count	I-Application
were	O
standouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Menacer	I-Device
's	O
small	O
library	O
made	O
collecting	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edward	O
Fox	O
of	O
The	O
Centre	O
for	O
Computing	O
History	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
museum	O
's	O
Menacer	B-Device
is	O
his	O
favorite	O
piece	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
when	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Aura	B-Application
Interactor	I-Application
haptic	B-Operating_System
suit	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
