<s>
The	B-Application
Horde	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
action-strategy	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
RealMagic	B-Device
MPEG	O
playback	O
card	O
as	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
card	O
's	O
abilities	O
to	O
play	O
back	O
full-motion	O
MPEG	O
video	O
via	O
the	O
card	O
's	O
hardware	O
decoder	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
software	O
MPEG	O
decoding	O
was	O
not	O
viable	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
processing	O
power	O
in	O
contemporary	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Horde	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
destructive	O
and	O
hungry	O
red	O
monsters	O
referred	O
to	O
individually	O
as	O
Hordlings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Horde	I-Application
has	O
elements	O
of	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
,	O
city	B-Application
building	I-Application
,	O
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
feature	O
"	O
where	O
it	O
deleted	O
all	O
other	O
saved	O
files	O
to	O
make	O
room	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Horde	I-Application
's	O
save	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Horde	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
in	O
May	O
1994	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Horde	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
editor-baffling	O
kind	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
's	O
more	O
aggravating	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Horde	I-Application
is	O
remarkably	O
well	O
rounded	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
without	O
question	O
"	O
would	O
win	O
awards	O
in	O
"	O
whichever	O
category	O
that	O
might	O
be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
's	O
Game	O
Over	O
Man	O
gave	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
categories	O
(	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
FunFactor	O
)	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
stages	O
,	O
good	O
controls	O
,	O
the	O
overhead	O
"	O
satellite	O
view	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
outrageous	O
hordling	O
TV	O
propaganda	O
FMV	O
clips	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
audio	O
to	O
alert	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
off-screen	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Johnny	O
Ballgame	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
clever	O
and	O
addicting	O
game	O
that	O
should	O
be	O
eaten	O
up	O
by	O
all	O
Saturn	B-Device
owners	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Hodgson	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
a	O
90%	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
"	O
weird	O
and	O
wonderful	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
genuinely	O
humorous	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
perfect	O
difficulty	O
level	O
and	O
learning	O
curve	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
perfect	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Horde	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Best	O
Musical	O
Score	O
award	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gregory	O
won	O
the	O
Best	O
On-Screen	O
Performance	O
award	O
for	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Horde	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
editors	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
found	O
ourselves	O
particularly	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
way	O
Gregory	O
communicates	O
via	O
body	O
language	O
and	O
facial	O
expressions	O
,	O
even	O
in	O
scenes	O
where	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
speaking	O
part	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
selected	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
1994	O
's	O
Best	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
award	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
won	O
by	O
Equinox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
