<s>
Redline	B-Device
is	O
a	O
1999	O
post-apocalyptic	O
combination	O
first-person	O
shooter/car	O
combat	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Redline	B-Device
-	O
Gang	O
Warfare	O
:	O
2066	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
video	O
game	O
BattleWheels	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1995	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
handheld	O
video	O
game	O
BattleWheels	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
PC	O
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
late	O
1995	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
developer	O
Beyond	O
Games	O
was	O
occupied	O
with	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Ultra	B-Application
Vortek	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
eventually	O
discontinued	O
in	O
early	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
Beyond	O
Games	O
shifted	O
its	O
BattleWheels	B-Application
project	O
to	O
be	O
primarily	O
a	O
PC	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
decided	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Redline	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redline	B-Device
included	O
support	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
using	O
the	O
MPlayer.com	O
and	O
Heat.net	O
online	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
delays	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
new	O
internal	O
mergers	O
,	O
post-release	O
support	O
for	O
Redline	B-Device
ceased	O
after	O
only	O
one	O
small	O
official	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
edit	O
or	O
mod	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
action-intensive	O
than	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
a	O
sequel/spinoff	O
named	O
Redline	B-Device
Arena	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
that	O
too	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
from	O
that	O
project	O
were	O
worked	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
Motor	B-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tommo	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Redline	B-Device
and	O
digitally	O
published	O
it	O
through	O
its	O
Retroism	O
brand	O
in	O
2015	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com,	O
albeit	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
above	O
average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
other	O
games	O
have	O
tried	O
to	O
mix	O
vehicular	O
and	O
on-foot	O
combat	O
and	O
done	O
it	O
badly	O
(	O
think	O
Necrodome	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Redline	B-Device
does	O
a	O
better	O
job	O
of	O
blending	O
the	O
two	O
into	O
a	O
flashy	O
,	O
fast-paced	O
package.	O
"	O
</s>
