<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cyberpunk	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
written	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
and	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
East	O
Asian	O
metropolis	O
where	O
humanoid	O
robots	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Snatchers	B-Application
"	O
have	O
been	O
discovered	O
killing	O
humans	O
and	O
replacing	O
them	O
in	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Gillian	O
Seed	O
,	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
who	O
joins	O
an	O
anti-Snatcher	O
agency	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
wanted	O
Snatcher	B-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
cinematic	O
feel	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
story	O
are	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
science	O
fiction	O
films	O
,	O
like	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Akira	O
and	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
garnered	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
remade	O
as	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
called	O
SD	O
Snatcher	B-Application
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
adventure	O
game	O
using	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
technology	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
more	O
interactive	O
experience	O
to	O
gamers	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
Konami	O
developed	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Snatcher	B-Application
specifically	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
cinematic	O
presentation	O
and	O
mature	O
themes	O
uncommon	O
in	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
has	O
been	O
retrospectively	O
acclaimed	O
as	O
both	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
and	O
cyberpunk	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
identified	O
as	O
a	O
foundation	O
for	O
the	O
themes	O
Kojima	O
explored	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
last	O
rereleased	O
in	O
1996	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
in	O
2020	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
playable	O
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
visual	O
novel	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Gillian	O
Seed	O
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
and	O
hunts	O
"	O
Snatchers	B-Application
"	O
,	O
dangerous	O
humanoid	O
robots	O
disguised	O
as	O
humans	O
roaming	O
Neo	O
Kobe	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
action	B-Application
segments	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
shoots	O
at	O
enemies	O
dispersed	O
across	O
a	O
3x3	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
supports	O
the	O
Justifier	B-Device
light	O
gun	O
packaged	O
with	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
for	O
these	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
mid-21st	O
century	O
,	O
fifty	O
years	O
after	O
a	O
biological	O
weapon	O
known	O
as	O
Lucifer-Alpha	O
killed	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Neo	O
Kobe	O
City	O
,	O
a	O
metropolis	O
on	O
an	O
artificial	O
island	O
in	O
eastern	O
Asia	O
,	O
humanoid	O
robots	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Snatchers	B-Application
"	O
have	O
been	O
recently	O
discovered	O
killing	O
humans	O
,	O
donning	O
their	O
skin	O
as	O
a	O
disguise	O
,	O
and	O
replacing	O
them	O
in	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	O
Kobe	O
government	O
quarantines	O
the	O
city	O
from	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
and	O
establishes	O
JUNKER	O
,	O
a	O
task	O
force	O
to	O
hunt	O
Snatchers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Gillian	O
Seed	O
(	O
Yusaku	O
Yara/Jeff	O
Lupetin	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
who	O
can	O
only	O
remember	O
that	O
his	O
past	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
his	O
estranged	O
wife	O
Jamie	O
(	O
Kikuko	O
Inoue/Susan	O
Mele	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
somehow	O
related	O
to	O
Snatchers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
starts	O
working	O
at	O
JUNKER	O
in	O
hopes	O
that	O
hunting	O
Snatchers	B-Application
will	O
bring	O
his	O
past	O
to	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
JUNKER	O
headquarters	O
,	O
Gillian	O
Seed	O
meets	O
Mika	O
Slayton	O
(	O
Miina	O
Tominaga/Kimberly	O
Harne	O
)	O
and	O
Chief	O
Benson	O
Cunningham	O
(	O
Gorō	O
Naya/Ray	O
Van	O
Steen	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
receives	O
a	O
robot	O
navigator	O
named	O
"	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Mk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
receives	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
from	O
Jean-Jack	O
Gibson	O
(	O
Isao	O
Inoguchi/Jim	O
Parks	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
JUNKER	O
agent	O
,	O
so	O
Gillian	O
travels	O
there	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Snatchers	B-Application
have	O
killed	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
try	O
to	O
pursue	O
the	O
Snatchers	B-Application
,	O
but	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
quick	O
escape	O
as	O
the	O
factory	O
explodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gillian	O
begins	O
searching	O
for	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
the	O
Snatchers	B-Application
that	O
murdered	O
Jean-Jack	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
searching	O
his	O
house	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
daughter	O
Katrina	O
(	O
Miina	O
Tominaga/Lynn	O
Foosaner	O
)	O
and	O
speaking	O
with	O
his	O
informant	O
"	O
Napoleon	O
"	O
(	O
Gorō	O
Naya/Jim	O
Parks	O
)	O
,	O
Gillian	O
identifies	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
suspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
hunting	O
down	O
the	O
Snatchers	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
nearly	O
killed	O
but	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
Random	B-Application
Hajile	I-Application
(	O
Kaneto	O
Shiozawa/Ray	O
Van	O
Steen	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Snatcher	B-Application
bounty	O
hunter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Random	O
joins	O
Gillian	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
as	O
they	O
travel	O
to	O
a	O
hospital	O
Jean-Jack	O
identified	O
as	O
suspicious	O
during	O
his	O
investigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
learn	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
abandoned	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
and	O
harbors	O
a	O
secret	O
basement	O
where	O
they	O
find	O
skeletons	O
of	O
Snatcher	B-Application
victims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
Chief	O
Cunningham	O
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
JUNKER	O
chief	O
is	O
a	O
Snatcher	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Snatchers	B-Application
attack	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
but	O
Random	O
distracts	O
them	O
to	O
allow	O
Gillian	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gillian	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
travel	O
to	O
an	O
abandoned	O
church	O
resembling	O
the	O
Kremlin	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
find	O
Jamie	O
being	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
a	O
scientist	O
named	O
Elijah	O
Modnar	O
(	O
Kaneto	O
Shiozawa/Ray	O
Van	O
Steen	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
Gillian	O
's	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
,	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
Jamie	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
secret	O
experiment	O
undertaken	O
by	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
over	O
50	O
years	O
prior	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
to	O
create	O
Snatchers	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
kill	O
and	O
replace	O
world	O
leaders	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
Soviets	O
more	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
become	O
corrupt	O
with	O
power	O
,	O
Elijah	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
intends	O
for	O
the	O
Snatchers	B-Application
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
and	O
replace	O
humanity	O
as	O
proof	O
of	O
mankind	O
's	O
follies	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
reveals	O
that	O
Random	O
was	O
an	O
anti-Snatcher	O
created	O
by	O
his	O
late	O
father	O
based	O
on	O
Elijah	O
's	O
appearance	O
and	O
memories	O
,	O
and	O
presents	O
his	O
deactivated	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
activates	O
an	O
orbital	O
weapon	O
,	O
which	O
destroys	O
the	O
Snatcher	B-Application
base	O
,	O
killing	O
Elijah	O
and	O
Random	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
learned	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
Snatcher	B-Application
factory	O
in	O
Moscow	O
,	O
Gillian	O
prepares	O
to	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
there	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
menace	O
and	O
rekindle	O
his	O
marriage	O
with	O
Jamie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
working	O
for	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
works	O
of	O
cinema	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Junker	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
name	O
sounded	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
an	O
existing	O
mahjong	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
final	O
name	O
because	O
his	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
named	O
after	O
an	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
fourth	O
wall	O
breaking	O
dialogue	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Kojima	O
wanted	O
to	O
print	O
a	O
secret	O
message	O
and	O
heat-activated	O
scent	O
on	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
that	O
could	O
be	O
noticed	O
after	O
warming	O
them	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
disk	O
drive	O
,	O
but	O
Konami	O
did	O
not	O
approve	O
of	O
this	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
of	O
Snatcher	B-Application
lasted	O
around	O
18	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Kojima	O
planned	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
five	O
acts	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
trim	O
them	O
down	O
to	O
two	O
due	O
to	O
memory	O
constraints	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
a	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Difficulties	O
with	O
memory	O
constraints	O
prompted	O
the	O
staff	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
break	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
time	O
Kojima	O
began	O
to	O
explore	O
concepts	O
for	O
his	O
later	O
game	O
Policenauts	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
PC-8801	B-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
supports	O
FM	O
and	O
stereo	O
sounds	O
via	O
the	O
Sound	O
Board	O
II	O
expansion	O
card	O
while	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
that	O
provided	O
an	O
expanded	O
soundscape	O
beyond	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
default	O
capabilities	O
and	O
extra	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
featuring	O
different	O
music	O
track	O
arrangements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
raised	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
beyond	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
,	O
a	O
reverse	O
from	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
typically	O
cheaper	O
retail	O
game	O
pricing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
1988	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
13	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
large	O
and	O
required	O
several	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
,	O
only	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
systems	O
were	O
considered	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
systems	O
that	O
ran	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
had	O
the	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
available	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
host	O
Snatcher	B-Application
's	O
console	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fully	O
titled	O
Snatcher	B-Application
CD-ROMantic	O
,	O
this	O
port	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
Konami	O
worked	O
with	O
CD	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
added	O
a	O
third	O
act	O
to	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
extended	O
story	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
1990	O
RPG	O
adaptation	O
SD	O
Snatcher	B-Application
,	O
a	O
decision	O
they	O
were	O
criticized	O
internally	O
for	O
as	O
others	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
already	O
long	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
wanted	O
the	O
visuals	O
to	O
appear	O
as	O
"	O
cinematic	O
"	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
so	O
Yoshioka	O
pulled	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Alien	O
(	O
1979	O
)	O
to	O
replicate	O
their	O
Hollywood-style	O
special	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
1992	O
and	O
reportedly	O
sold	O
well	O
for	O
a	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
its	O
first	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
Konami	O
wanted	O
to	O
bring	O
a	O
more	O
interactive	O
experience	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
for	O
Western	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
considered	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
like	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
but	O
thought	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
too	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
to	O
localize	O
and	O
port	O
Snatcher	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
Snatcher	B-Application
developers	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
which	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
not	O
completely	O
satisfied	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
could	O
only	O
display	O
64	O
colors	O
simultaneously	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
's	O
256	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
software	O
techniques	O
to	O
increase	O
this	O
to	O
112	O
and	O
modified	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
palettes	O
to	O
compromise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
scenes	O
were	O
censored	O
or	O
otherwise	O
altered	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
breasts	O
of	O
the	O
deceased	O
Lisa	O
Nielsen	O
Snatcher	B-Application
were	O
covered	O
up	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sequence	O
in	O
which	O
Katrina	O
Gibson	O
is	O
shown	O
standing	O
naked	O
in	O
a	O
shower	O
was	O
obscured	O
,	O
and	O
Katrina	O
's	O
age	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
14	O
to	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
port	O
and	O
the	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
and	O
story	O
were	O
made	O
without	O
his	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
January	O
1995	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
poor	O
sales	O
have	O
been	O
attributed	O
to	O
its	O
late	O
release	O
during	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
released	O
once	O
again	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
for	O
32-bit	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
VideoGames	O
-	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Gaming	O
Magazine	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
64DD	B-Device
port	O
was	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-8801	B-Device
and	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
attained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
also	O
attained	O
a	O
following	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
gore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
found	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
a	O
faithful	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Snatcher	B-Application
arrived	O
to	O
the	O
West	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
it	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
cinematic	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
mature	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
felt	O
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
more	O
substantial	O
than	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
involved	O
storyboards	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
of	O
any	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
writing	O
was	O
generally	O
lauded	O
,	O
but	O
VideoGames	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
felt	O
its	O
juvenile	O
and	O
lighthearted	O
humor	O
sometimes	O
conflicted	O
from	O
its	O
otherwise	O
serious	O
tone	O
,	O
with	O
VideoGames	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
suffers	O
from	O
Japanese	O
"	O
cuteness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
believed	O
Snatcher	B-Application
's	O
presentation	O
was	O
heightened	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
technology	O
,	O
which	O
supported	O
the	O
digitized	O
voices	O
and	O
high	O
quality	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
felt	O
the	O
puzzles	O
were	O
challenging	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considerably	O
longer	O
and	O
more	O
substantial	O
than	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
another	O
cyberpunk	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
has	O
been	O
called	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
games	O
and	O
best	O
cyberpunk	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
the	O
69th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
sole	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
content	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
not	O
many	O
people	O
have	O
played	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
almost	O
everyone	O
knows	O
of	O
its	O
grisly	O
story	O
line.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Waypoint	O
wrote	O
that	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
visuals	O
hold	O
up	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
most	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
cyberpunk	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
science	O
fiction	O
films	O
including	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
,	O
Akira	O
,	O
and	O
Invasion	O
of	O
the	O
Body	O
Snatchers	B-Application
(	O
1956	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
publications	O
also	O
picked	O
up	O
on	O
these	O
inspirations	O
,	O
especially	O
that	O
from	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
ironic	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
cinematic	O
than	O
games	O
using	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
wrote	O
that	O
text-based	O
menu	O
driven	O
games	O
like	O
Snatcher	B-Application
can	O
become	O
tedious	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
storyline	O
and	O
graphics	O
made	O
Snatcher	B-Application
worth	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
discussed	O
Snatcher	B-Application
as	O
setting	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
Kojima	O
's	O
later	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
that	O
Snatcher	B-Application
foreshadowed	O
Kojima	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
to	O
explore	O
philosophy	O
,	O
sex	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
human	O
condition	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
remains	O
one	O
of	O
Kojima	O
's	O
most	O
renowned	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
often	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
other	O
science	O
fiction	O
works	O
,	O
including	O
Project	O
Itoh	O
's	O
novel	O
Genocidal	O
Organ	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2015	O
adventure	O
game	O
2064	B-Application
:	I-Application
Read	I-Application
Only	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
has	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
reviving	O
Snatcher	B-Application
in	O
some	O
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
explained	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
himself	O
but	O
would	O
welcome	O
another	O
director	O
to	O
lead	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
believed	O
it	O
would	O
play	O
well	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
following	O
the	O
footsteps	O
of	O
successful	O
graphic	O
adventures	O
on	O
those	O
platforms	O
like	O
Hotel	B-Application
Dusk	I-Application
and	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
remains	O
the	O
sole	O
release	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
an	O
early	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
effects	O
and	O
PCM	B-Algorithm
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
fan	O
experimented	O
with	O
porting	O
it	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
retouched	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
translation	O
project	O
for	O
Jeremy	O
Blaustein	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
translate	O
Kojima	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
directed	O
by	O
Blaustein	O
with	O
former	O
Snatcher	B-Application
staff	O
making	O
up	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
remade	O
into	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
called	O
SD	O
Snatcher	B-Application
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Snatcher	B-Application
,	O
SD	O
Snatcher	B-Application
consisted	O
of	O
three	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
with	O
game	O
data	O
and	O
a	O
sound	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
equipped	O
the	O
SCC	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SD	O
Snatcher	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
RPG	O
in	O
an	O
unusual	O
futuristic	O
setting	O
,	O
choosing	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
setting	O
of	O
Snatcher	B-Application
for	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
of	O
Snatcher	B-Application
released	O
in	O
1988	O
ended	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
an	O
inconclusive	O
matter	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
planned	O
sequel	O
,	O
SD	O
Snatcher	B-Application
adds	O
an	O
additional	O
segment	O
that	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
where	O
the	O
prior	O
version	O
left	O
off	O
(	O
this	O
added	O
portion	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
act	O
added	O
in	O
later	O
console	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Snatcher	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
SD	O
Snatcher	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
busy	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
were	O
brought	O
in	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
to	O
help	O
complete	O
SD	O
Snatcher	B-Application
smoothly	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
resume	O
development	O
of	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
credited	O
Snatcher	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
works	O
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
for	O
igniting	O
his	O
interest	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Suda	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
for	O
Suda	O
in	O
his	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
studio	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
Snatcher	B-Application
artist	O
Satoshi	O
Yoshioka	O
did	O
promotional	O
illustrations	O
.	O
</s>
