<s>
Varuna	B-Application
's	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
sci-fi	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Accent	O
Media	O
Productions	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
JVC	O
for	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Varuna	B-Application
's	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
being	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
based	O
on	O
both	O
The	O
Joker	O
's	O
Wild	O
and	O
Jeopardy	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
stars	O
Michael	O
Clarke	O
Duncan	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
roles	O
along	O
with	O
Panic	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
among	O
other	O
actors	O
that	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
in	O
late	O
1995	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
due	O
to	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
both	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
around	O
summer	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
discontinued	O
and	O
development	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
instead	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
version	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
being	O
discontinued	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
remained	O
into	O
development	O
until	O
JVC	O
ran	O
into	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
that	O
left	O
AMP	O
without	O
funds	O
to	O
continue	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
ultimately	O
ceasing	O
development	O
of	O
Varuna	B-Application
's	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
and	O
leaving	O
it	O
unfinished	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Varuna	B-Application
's	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
rail	O
shooter/third	O
-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
with	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Maverick	O
Assault	O
commander	O
,	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
one	O
or	O
four	O
soldiers	O
from	O
the	O
eight-man	O
Marine	O
Attack	O
Division	O
team	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Coalition	O
of	O
Planets	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
nicknamed	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
ready	O
to	O
begin	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
launched	O
into	O
the	O
planet	O
where	O
the	O
mission	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Maverick	O
craft	O
,	O
starting	O
the	O
rail	O
shooter	O
segment	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
pre-rendered	O
fractal	B-Application
terrains	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
shoot	O
upcoming	O
enemies	O
before	O
landing	O
on	O
a	O
set	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Psygnosis	O
 '	O
1994	O
Novastorm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
rail	O
shooter	O
section	O
is	O
over	O
,	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
section	O
starts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
manage	O
the	O
team	O
and	O
plan	O
their	O
movements	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
successfully	O
complete	O
the	O
objective	O
within	O
the	O
set	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
1993	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
game	O
Space	B-Application
Hulk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Varuna	B-Application
's	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
displayed	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
's	O
booth	O
during	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
1995	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
add-on	O
such	O
as	O
Battlemorph	B-Application
and	O
Blue	O
Lightning	O
,	O
with	O
reports	O
stating	O
that	O
around	O
30	O
actors	O
from	O
Hollywood	O
were	O
cast	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
among	O
them	O
was	O
Michael	O
Clarke	O
Duncan	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
then	O
an	O
relatively	O
unknown	O
actor	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
television	O
game	O
shows	O
for	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Montague	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
,	O
was	O
hired	O
by	O
AMP	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
on	O
WCES	O
1995	O
and	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
such	O
as	O
creating	O
environments	O
,	O
texture	O
mapping	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
by	O
using	O
Autodesk	B-Language
3D	I-Language
Studio	I-Language
on	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
his	O
previous	O
role	O
being	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
unreleased	O
CD-i	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
1988	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
actors	O
were	O
shot	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
green	O
screen	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
videos	O
being	O
originally	O
filmed	O
on	O
analog	O
and	O
later	O
being	O
transferred	O
to	O
digital	O
using	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Adem	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
programmers	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
joined	O
AMP	O
after	O
working	O
on	O
Viridis	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
's	O
1995	O
management	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	O
Eco	B-Application
:	I-Application
East	I-Application
Africa	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
IVI	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Varuna	B-Application
's	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
later	O
showcased	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
as	O
well	O
besides	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
with	O
previews	O
showing	O
a	O
non-playable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
rail	O
shooter	O
sections	O
,	O
small	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
sequences	O
and	O
other	O
differences	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
earlier	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
and	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
November/Q4	O
1995	O
release	O
,	O
while	O
both	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
JVC	O
instead	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
an	O
October/November	O
1995	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
September	O
1995	O
issue	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
assessed	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
JVC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
internal	O
document	O
from	O
Atari	O
showed	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
still	O
listed	O
under	O
development	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Varuna	B-Application
's	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
kept	O
being	O
advertised	O
in	O
magazines	O
and	O
catalogs	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
would	O
be	O
cancelled	O
in	O
1996	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
systems	O
being	O
discontinued	O
for	O
poor	O
commercial	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
Summer	O
1996	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
AMP	O
founder	O
Paul	O
Fullwood	O
,	O
development	O
on	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
stopped	O
after	O
they	O
were	O
informed	O
by	O
Sega	O
about	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
transferring	O
their	O
work	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
system	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Peter	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
informed	O
by	O
then-Sega	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
and	O
COO	O
Bernie	O
Stolar	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
continued	O
until	O
JVC	O
came	O
across	O
with	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
that	O
left	O
AMP	O
without	O
financial	O
support	O
to	O
keep	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
resulting	O
into	O
the	O
complete	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
leaving	O
it	O
unfinished	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
its	O
trademark	O
was	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
non-playable	O
builds	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
were	O
sold	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
B&C	O
Computervisions	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
3DO	B-Device
community	O
member	O
bitrate	O
uploaded	O
footage	O
of	O
an	O
early	O
playable	O
build	O
from	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Varuna	B-Application
's	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
In	O
more	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
footage	O
from	O
a	O
playable	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
uploaded	O
online	O
,	O
showing	O
several	O
differences	O
between	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
