<s>
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
1998	O
from	O
publisher	O
Sony	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
year	O
of	O
2097	O
,	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
entails	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
humanity	O
's	O
last	O
survivors	O
and	O
a	O
technologically-advanced	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Michi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
suffered	O
from	O
underwhelming	O
sales	O
numbers	O
upon	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
year	O
of	O
2097	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stages	O
in	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
are	O
presented	O
in	O
3D	O
with	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meter	O
drops	O
rapidly	O
every	O
time	O
damage	O
is	O
taken	O
from	O
enemies	O
and	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
should	O
it	O
hit	O
zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamepad	B-Device
buttons	O
are	O
mapped	O
to	O
acceleration	O
,	O
braking	O
,	O
and	O
destroying	O
enemies	O
and	O
stage	O
barriers	O
when	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
formed	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
11	O
ex-Capcom	O
staffers	O
with	O
similar	O
goals	O
and	O
passions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lacking	O
a	O
publisher	O
for	O
their	O
first	O
project	O
,	O
they	O
turned	O
to	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCE	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Club	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
Program	O
(	O
DEP	O
)	O
sponsorship	O
for	O
individual	O
game	O
designers	O
or	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshihisa	O
Tsuda	O
was	O
the	O
designer	O
and	O
director	O
of	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
Takuya	O
Aizu	O
took	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Aizu	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
members	O
chose	O
to	O
create	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
based	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
personal	O
interests	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
assumed	O
that	O
whatever	O
game	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
create	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
consumers	O
would	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
premise	O
was	O
largely	O
inspired	O
by	O
science	O
fiction	O
anime	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
cater	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
user	O
demographic	O
of	O
young	O
males	O
in	O
their	O
teens	O
or	O
20s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
action	B-Application
,	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
worldbuild	O
though	O
a	O
dramatic	O
script	O
with	O
spoken	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pre-release	O
version	O
of	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
Autumn	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
alongside	O
other	O
SME	O
titles	O
like	O
Tenchu	B-Application
:	I-Application
Stealth	I-Application
Assassins	I-Application
,	O
Lagnacure	O
,	O
DamDam	O
Stompland	O
,	O
and	O
Escaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
outlets	O
reported	O
that	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SME	O
ceased	O
its	O
funding	O
of	O
game	O
production	O
soon	O
after	O
,	O
so	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
partnered	O
with	O
its	O
subsidiary	O
SCE	O
for	O
its	O
next	O
title	O
,	O
Love	B-Application
&	I-Application
Destroy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
novel	O
by	O
Fumihiko	O
Iino	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
by	O
Shogakukan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
via	O
publisher	O
City	O
Connection	O
's	O
Clarice	O
Games	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
has	O
been	O
consistently	O
mediocre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthony	O
Chau	O
of	O
GameFan	O
and	O
Georg	O
Döller	O
of	O
Mega	O
Fun	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
action	B-Application
heavy	O
gameplay	O
became	O
too	O
monotonous	O
or	O
boring	O
in	O
the	O
long	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
seems	O
to	O
pull	O
itself	O
out	O
of	O
such	O
predicaments	O
with	O
alarming	O
lethargy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Salina	O
offered	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
supportive	O
opinion	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
,	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
echoed	O
Salina	O
's	O
comparison	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
some	O
kind	O
of	O
strange	O
,	O
less	O
forgiving	O
alternate	O
universe	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
that	O
wanted	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
earn	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
freedom	O
and	O
speed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chau	O
noted	O
its	O
"	O
hand-drawn	O
polygon	O
"	O
visuals	O
to	O
match	O
those	O
of	O
both	O
Tail	B-Application
Concerto	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halverson	O
also	O
mentioned	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
boss	O
encounters	O
as	O
being	O
visually	O
analogous	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
though	O
he	O
remarked	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
as	O
a	O
shortcoming	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
's	O
3D	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
favorably	O
paralleled	O
the	O
aesthetic	O
of	O
Speed	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Gunbike	I-Application
to	O
various	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
cyberpunk	O
anime	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
and	O
Chau	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
as	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
Megazone	O
23	O
,	O
Cyber	B-Application
City	I-Application
Oedo	I-Application
808	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Bubblegum	O
Crisis	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Chau	O
and	O
Ultra	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Players	I-Device
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Gunbikes	O
to	O
the	O
Cyclone	O
mecha	O
from	O
Robotech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Salina	O
described	O
each	O
Gunbike	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
KITT	O
from	O
Knight	O
Rider	O
and	O
a	O
Transformer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
English	O
text	O
has	O
been	O
humorously	O
ridiculed	O
as	O
Engrish	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
message	O
which	O
exclaims	O
,	O
"	O
Anergy	O
empty	O
!!	O
</s>
