<s>
NanoTek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
is	O
a	O
tube	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Tetragon	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NanoTek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
uses	O
behind	O
the	O
ship	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
,	O
NanoTek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
does	O
n't	O
have	O
any	O
storytelling	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
manual	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Print	O
advertisements	O
for	O
NanoTek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
featured	O
a	O
graphic	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
with	O
his	O
eyelids	O
torn	O
off	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
torn	O
flesh	O
and	O
blood	O
where	O
the	O
lids	O
had	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Answering	O
negative	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
ad	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Rather	O
than	O
opt	O
for	O
the	O
route	O
of	O
glorifying	O
death	O
or	O
exploiting	O
profanity	O
,	O
we	O
chose	O
with	O
NanoTek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
to	O
simply	O
utilize	O
an	O
eye-catching	O
(	O
no	O
pun	O
intended	O
)	O
comedic	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
cliché	O
of	O
'	O
blink	O
and	O
you	O
'll	O
miss	O
it	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nanotek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
strong	O
step	O
into	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
for	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
Mike	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rave	O
review	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
summarizing	O
,	O
"	O
Amid	O
the	O
drought	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
shooters	O
,	O
Nanotek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
is	O
a	O
thunderstorm	O
:	O
It	O
's	O
an	O
intense	O
blaster	O
with	O
challenging	O
stages	O
and	O
awesome	O
bosses.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Sushi-X	O
(	O
the	O
fourth	O
reviewer	O
in	O
the	O
EGM	O
team	O
)	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
staff	O
felt	O
Nanotek	B-Device
Warrior	I-Device
was	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
direction	O
than	O
a	O
full-on	O
revival	O
for	O
the	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
control	O
is	O
awkward	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
benefited	O
from	O
an	O
analog	O
paddle	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
