<s>
Skyhammer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Songbird	O
Productions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
style	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Psygnosis	O
 '	O
G-Police	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyhammer	B-Application
has	O
a	O
dystopian	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
inspired	O
by	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2022	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
junior	O
mercenary	O
pilot	O
under	O
the	O
umbrella	O
of	O
the	O
Cytox	O
corporation	O
,	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
aircraft	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
other	O
corporate	O
factions	O
,	O
retrieve	O
objects	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
tasks	O
across	O
various	O
megacities	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
previewed	O
and	O
reviewed	O
on	O
multiple	O
magazines	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
left	O
unreleased	O
after	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
merged	O
with	O
JT	O
Storage	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
licensed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Songbird	O
Productions	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
declared	O
as	O
an	O
open	B-Application
platform	I-Application
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyhammer	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1996	O
prior	O
to	O
cancellation	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
texture-mapped	O
3D	O
graphics	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
low	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyhammer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
G-Police	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
the	O
titular	O
Skyhammer	B-Application
,	O
a	O
heavily	O
armed	O
aircraft	O
and	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
strictly	O
viewed	O
within	O
the	O
cockpit	O
in	O
first-person	O
,	O
while	O
combat	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
both	O
dogfighting	O
and	O
dropping	O
bombs	O
against	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
enemy	O
aircraft	O
,	O
drones	O
,	O
gun	O
turrets	O
and	O
tanks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
control	O
methods	O
for	O
the	O
aircraft	O
and	O
two	O
primary	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
main	O
objective	O
and	O
three	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
while	O
progress	O
is	O
manually	O
saved	O
by	O
docking	O
on	O
any	O
Cybermart	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
choosing	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
save	O
game	O
via	O
the	O
cartridge	O
's	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
and	O
players	O
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
resume	O
to	O
resume	O
by	O
loading	O
their	O
last	O
saved	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mission	O
mode	O
is	O
the	O
default	O
and	O
main	O
story	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
where	O
across	O
three	O
cities	O
(	O
Jericho	O
,	O
San	O
Diablo	O
and	O
Troy	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
having	O
divided	O
zones	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
working	O
for	O
Cytox	O
corporation	O
)	O
is	O
assigned	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
missions	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
retrieving	O
either	O
a	O
lost	O
computer	O
or	O
a	O
data	O
packet	O
capsule	O
,	O
destroy	O
a	O
command	O
tank	O
from	O
accessing	O
the	O
communication	O
systems	O
of	O
Cytox	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
and	O
by	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
earn	O
credits	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
spent	O
on	O
Cybermarts	O
to	O
buy	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
Skyhammer	B-Application
aircraft	O
,	O
repair	O
shields/damage	O
and	O
transfer	O
from	O
one	O
zone	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
another	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
update	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
mission	O
to	O
complete	O
after	O
clearing	O
the	O
previous	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
the	O
zones	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
are	O
occupied	O
by	O
Cytox	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Cybermart	O
dock	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
city	O
and	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
over	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Skyhammer	B-Application
is	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
,	O
cyberspace	B-General_Concept
was	O
the	O
declared	O
as	O
the	O
legal	O
equivalent	O
of	O
hardspace	O
,	O
where	O
virtual	O
people	O
managed	O
every	O
decision-making	O
worldwide	O
but	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
hackers	O
injected	O
a	O
virus	O
into	O
the	O
computerized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
alteration	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	O
people	O
and	O
destroying	O
multiple	O
global	O
financial	O
structures	O
systematically	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
turning	O
ownership	O
unprovable	O
and	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
ten	O
years	O
,	O
corporate	O
warfares	O
increased	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
citizens	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
choose	O
either	O
corporate	O
slavery	O
or	O
being	O
outlaws	O
and	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
street	O
gang	O
cultures	O
also	O
brought	O
danger	O
into	O
the	O
combat	O
zone	O
on	O
city	O
centres	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
government	O
in	O
neutron	O
bombing	O
corporate	O
headquarters	O
to	O
regain	O
its	O
authority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
this	O
event	O
,	O
corporations	O
found	O
other	O
means	O
to	O
keep	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
without	O
attracting	O
attention	O
from	O
authorities	O
by	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
robots	O
and	O
remotes	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
their	O
main	O
goals	O
,	O
starting	O
the	O
Skyhammer	B-Application
era	O
,	O
where	O
piloting	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
heavily	O
armed	O
Skyhammer	B-Application
aircraft	O
was	O
a	O
privilege	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebellion	O
presented	O
a	O
3D	O
dragon	O
flight	O
game	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
,	O
which	O
decipted	O
dragons	O
against	O
vikings	O
longships	O
to	O
directors	O
at	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
including	O
then-Atari	O
UK	O
CEO	O
Bob	O
Gleadow	O
and	O
Software	O
Development	O
Manager	O
Alistair	O
Bodin	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
seeking	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
commissioned	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
two	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
and	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
,	O
which	O
both	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
expanded	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
work	O
on	O
these	O
games	O
and	O
among	O
them	O
was	O
Justin	O
Rae	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
was	O
the	O
graphic	O
designer	O
in	O
Checkered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
worked	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
designers	O
for	O
Skyhammer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyhammer	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
by	O
Chris	O
Kingsley	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Cyber	O
Punk	O
City	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
early	O
design	O
documents	O
listing	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
changes	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
documents	O
also	O
lists	O
various	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
either	O
changed	O
or	O
scrapped	O
altogether	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
enemies	O
placed	O
inside	O
buildings	O
or	O
warehouses	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
optimized	O
3D	O
engine	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
by	O
Rebellion	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
animated	O
buildings	O
,	O
shading	B-General_Concept
and	O
distance	O
fog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
1993	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
name	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
previewed	O
in	O
late	O
1994	O
,	O
now	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Hammer	O
Head	O
as	O
25%	O
complete	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
both	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
1995	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
showcased	O
under	O
its	O
final	O
name	O
during	O
E3	O
1995	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
listed	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
with	O
internal	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
documents	O
from	O
December	O
1995	O
listing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
magazines	O
such	O
as	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
ST	O
Format	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
Future	O
Games	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
left	O
unreleased	O
due	O
to	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
discontinuing	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
merging	O
with	O
JT	O
Storage	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Rebellion	O
not	O
being	O
paid	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1998	O
,	O
Songbird	O
Productions	O
contacted	O
Rebellion	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
Skyhammer	B-Application
,	O
so	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
licensed	O
and	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyhammer	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
originally	O
did	O
not	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
keypad	O
overlay	O
,	O
the	O
2014	O
expansion	O
pack	O
of	O
Protector	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
titled	O
Protector	O
:	O
Resurgence	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
color	O
overlay	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyhammer	B-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
both	O
prior	O
to	O
cancellation	O
by	O
magazines	O
and	O
online	O
publications	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Robertson	O
of	O
The	O
Atari	O
Times	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
dark	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
free-roaming	O
nature	O
but	O
criticized	O
that	O
when	O
the	O
players	O
collide	O
with	O
a	O
building	O
,	O
the	O
aircraft	O
loses	O
speed	O
,	O
ruining	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
,	O
he	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
to	O
date	O
and	O
is	O
highly	O
recommended	O
.	O
</s>
