<s>
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Silent	O
Software	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
Fire	B-Device
Power	I-Device
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
followed	O
by	O
Return	B-Device
Fire	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
:	O
Maps	O
O	O
 '	O
Death	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
shooter	O
from	O
a	O
3D	O
bird	O
's	O
eye	O
view	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
enemy	O
flag	O
and	O
return	O
with	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
unusual	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
classical	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
remembered	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
"	O
best	O
games	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
Home	O
of	O
the	O
Underdogs	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
has	O
four	O
specialized	O
vehicles	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
with	O
unique	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
consists	O
exclusively	O
of	O
public	O
domain	O
music	O
such	O
as	O
Richard	O
Wagner	O
's	O
Ride	O
of	O
the	O
Valkyries	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
helicopter	O
(	O
in	O
homage	O
to	O
Apocalypse	O
Now	O
)	O
,	O
Flight	O
of	O
the	O
Bumblebee	O
when	O
driving	O
the	O
jeep	O
,	O
Holst	O
's	O
Mars	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Planets	I-Application
when	O
driving	O
the	O
tank	O
or	O
the	O
William	O
Tell	O
Overture	O
by	O
Gioacchino	O
Rossini	O
when	O
riding	O
with	O
the	O
flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
opening	O
title	O
screen	O
Verdi	O
's	O
"	O
Dies	O
Irae	O
"	O
plays	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
"	O
logo	O
appears	O
,	O
engulfed	O
in	O
flame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
level	O
is	O
completed	O
in	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
PC	B-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
short	O
video	O
clip	O
is	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
and	O
completed	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
until	O
a	O
complete	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
were	O
published	O
shortly	O
before	O
its	O
targeted	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
May	O
1997	O
;	O
most	O
reviewers	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
unacceptably	O
poor	O
conversion	O
of	O
an	O
outstanding	O
game	O
,	O
suffering	O
from	O
a	O
much	O
lower	O
frame	O
rate	O
than	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Alexandria	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
but	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
terminated	O
sometime	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
and	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
was	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
release	O
by	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
absorbed	O
into	O
Williams	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
later	O
became	O
Midway	O
Home	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
by	O
its	O
new	O
owners	O
WMS	O
Industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
parts	O
of	O
playing	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Micro	O
Machines.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
reviewer	O
for	O
GamePro	O
covered	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
brilliantly	O
conceived	O
thrill-a-minute	O
war	O
sim	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
blend	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
strategy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
the	O
easy-to-learn	O
controls	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
frenzied	O
and	O
enduring	O
multiplayer	O
action	B-Application
,	O
and	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
visual	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
near-identical	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
it	O
similar	O
praises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
:	O
Maps	O
O	O
 '	O
Death	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
gave	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
for	O
an	O
exceptionally	O
low	O
price	O
tag	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
treated	O
to	O
"	O
horribly	O
difficult	O
theatres	O
of	O
war	O
with	O
less	O
vehicles	O
available	O
and	O
some	O
decidedly	O
odd	O
scenery	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
chessboard	O
and	O
SOS	O
levels	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
sequel	O
an	O
excellent	O
3DO	B-Device
addition.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
number	O
63	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
high	O
replayability	O
and	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
"capture[s]	O
the	O
frenetic	O
feeling	O
of	O
combat	O
"	O
to	O
an	O
extent	O
that	O
few	O
games	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
they	O
chose	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
specifically	O
because	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
tighter	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
and	O
unreleased	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Two-Player	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
GamesMaster	O
rated	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
number	O
1	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
3DO	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
issue	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
ranked	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
51st	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
Is	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
scene	O
of	O
Pauly	O
Shore	O
's	O
In	O
the	O
Army	O
Now	O
.	O
</s>
