<s>
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
is	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Kazunori	O
Sawano	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
a	O
designer	O
on	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Galaxian	B-Application
and	O
King	B-Application
&	I-Application
Balloon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
engineer	O
Shigeki	O
Toyama	O
produced	O
the	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
and	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
,	O
and	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
planner	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
overall	O
presentation	O
,	O
often	O
being	O
compared	O
to	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
using	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
to	O
control	O
a	O
crosshair	O
around	O
the	O
screen	O
while	O
shooting	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
loss	O
of	O
all	O
health	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
initially	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
wide	O
release	O
in	O
March	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Kazunori	O
Sawano	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
a	O
designer	O
on	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Galaxian	B-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
and	O
King	B-Application
&	I-Application
Balloon	I-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
and	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Namco	O
engineer	O
Shigeki	O
Toyama	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
often	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
"	O
Doc	O
Brown	O
character	O
"	O
for	O
his	O
strange	O
yet	O
innovative	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
originally	O
had	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
futuristic	O
,	O
science	O
fiction	O
design	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
arcade	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
through	O
June	O
1992	O
,	O
when	O
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
most	O
popular	O
upright	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
and	O
tenth	O
most-successful	O
software	O
conversion	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
publications	O
,	O
being	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
action	O
film-like	O
presentation	O
and	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Commodore	O
labeled	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
quite	O
a	O
good	O
blast	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
retrospectively	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
applauded	O
its	O
overall	O
presentation	O
and	O
quality	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
being	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
was	O
impressive	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamest	O
stated	O
its	O
amount	O
of	O
action	O
was	O
comparable	O
to	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
helped	O
make	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooters	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
found	O
its	O
quality	O
and	O
gameplay	O
superior	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Laser	B-Application
Ghost	I-Application
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
more	O
attractive	O
"	O
than	O
Sega	O
's	O
offering	O
for	O
its	O
mature-oriented	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
have	O
also	O
drawn	O
comparisons	O
between	O
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
and	O
Taito	O
's	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visuals	O
and	O
presentation	O
of	O
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
were	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamest	O
said	O
its	O
level	O
designs	O
were	O
creative	O
and	O
unique	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
better	O
quality	O
than	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Space	B-Application
Gun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega-16	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
towards	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
home	O
release	O
,	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
saying	O
that	O
its	O
intense	O
action	O
and	O
great	O
gameplay	O
would	O
"	O
undoubtedly	O
have	O
sold	O
among	O
Genesis	O
owners	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
,	O
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
1992	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
Taito	O
's	O
Operation	B-Application
Thunderbolt	I-Application
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
staff	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Steel	B-Application
Gunner	I-Application
worked	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
