<s>
TigerShark	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
its	O
developer	O
,	O
n-Space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TigerShark	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Archipelago	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Economic	O
Collective	O
have	O
turned	O
to	O
sources	O
of	O
geothermal	O
power	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
geothermal	O
taps	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
faultline	O
across	O
the	O
Japanese	O
coast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TigerShark	B-Application
is	O
a	O
naval	O
combat	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
operates	O
the	O
titular	O
Tigershark	B-Application
,	O
a	O
futuristic	O
hydrofoil	O
powered	O
submarine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
TigerShark	B-Application
were	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
TigerShark	B-Application
's	O
premise	O
is	O
"	O
promising	O
and	O
earns	O
points	O
for	O
uniqueness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Negative	O
reviews	O
of	O
TigerShark	B-Application
critiqued	O
the	O
repetition	O
and	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
particularly	O
low	O
review	O
,	O
Peter	O
Sharpe	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Pro	O
expressed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
plays	O
badly	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
variation	O
is	O
something	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
feature	O
strongly	O
in	O
TigerShark	B-Application
"	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
players	O
will	O
soon	O
bore	O
of	O
blasting	O
the	O
copious	O
,	O
bland	O
and	O
uninteresting	O
enemies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critiqued	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
detail	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
the	O
undersea	O
and	O
surface	O
environments	O
are	O
not	O
very	O
graphically	O
compelling	O
"	O
.Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
"	O
Tigershark	B-Application
's	O
graphics	O
are	O
decent	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
murky	O
sea	O
depths	O
lack	O
detail	O
...	O
The	O
game	O
moves	O
smoothly	O
enough	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
objects	O
could	O
have	O
use	O
more	O
polygons	O
-	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
everything	O
looks	O
square	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Smith	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
stated	O
"	O
TigerShark	B-Application
looks	O
good	O
normally	O
,	O
but	O
throw	O
a	O
3Dfx	O
accelerator	O
card	O
into	O
your	O
rig	O
and	O
it	O
looks	O
spectacular	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Sharpe	O
of	O
PC	O
Powerplay	O
critiqued	O
the	O
system	O
requirements	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
other	O
cards	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
a	O
stock	O
standard	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
133	I-General_Concept
will	O
move	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
along	O
at	O
an	O
acceptable	O
rate	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
best	O
described	O
as	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
