<s>
Ultracore	B-Application
(	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Hardcore	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DICE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
canceled	O
by	O
its	O
publisher	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
,	O
in	O
1994	O
after	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
almost	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
salvaged	O
by	O
publisher	O
Strictly	O
Limited	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Sg	I-Application
aftermarket	O
console	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
compatible	O
with	O
original	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
systems	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultracore	B-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Illusions	O
initially	O
developed	O
Hardcore	B-Application
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
32-bit	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
Psygnosis	O
expected	O
sales	O
for	O
16-bit	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
including	O
Hardcore	B-Application
,	O
to	O
wane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
team	O
of	O
nine	O
people	O
,	O
including	O
DICE	O
co-founder	O
Fredrik	O
Liljegren	O
and	O
other	O
former	O
DICE	O
employees	O
,	O
used	O
an	O
original	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
development	B-Application
kit	I-Application
to	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
,	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
two	O
modern	O
systems	O
,	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
owned	O
the	O
Psygnosis	O
back-catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
Hardcore	B-Application
was	O
retitled	O
Ultracore	B-Application
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultracore	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Sg	I-Application
,	O
an	O
aftermarket	O
console	O
for	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Analogue	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultracore	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
releasing	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
version	O
compatible	O
with	O
original	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
systems	O
is	O
also	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
