<s>
Vectorman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
platformer	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
late	O
1995	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
achieving	O
its	O
dual	O
goal	O
of	O
retaining	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
aging	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
platform	O
in	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
increasingly	O
popular	O
new	B-Application
technology	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
next	I-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
providing	O
competition	O
to	O
industry	O
competitor	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
popular	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
subsequent	O
decades	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
across	O
many	O
Sega-themed	O
video	O
game	O
compilations	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
across	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
line	O
of	O
mobile	O
game	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
despite	O
several	O
abandoned	O
attempts	O
at	O
a	O
third	O
entry	O
,	O
no	O
further	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
maneuvers	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
through	O
levels	O
by	O
running	O
and	O
jumping	O
,	O
and	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
through	O
projectile	O
attacks	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Contra	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
out	O
"	O
laser	O
pulses	O
"	O
in	O
eight	O
main	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
powerups	O
allow	O
Vectorman	B-Application
to	O
change	O
forms	O
and	O
alter	O
his	O
means	O
of	O
maneuvering	O
through	O
levels	O
;	O
a	O
helicopter	O
form	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
fly	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
vehicular-shaped	O
transformation	O
give	O
him	O
extra	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
life	O
bar	O
of	O
four	O
orbs	O
monitors	O
Vectorman	B-Application
's	O
health	O
;	O
taking	O
damage	O
from	O
enemies	O
or	O
harmful	O
terrains	O
lowers	O
health	O
,	O
while	O
collecting	O
"	O
health	O
orbs	O
"	O
restore	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
robot	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
,	O
had	O
been	O
off	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
in	O
outerspace	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
fall	O
under	O
his	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
upon	O
seeing	O
what	O
is	O
happening	O
,	O
decides	O
to	O
put	O
a	O
stop	O
to	O
Warhead	O
's	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
successfully	O
developing	O
and	O
releasing	O
Starflight	B-Application
and	O
Joe	B-Application
Montana	I-Application
Football	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
,	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
signed	O
an	O
exclusivity	O
contract	O
to	O
develop	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
their	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
won	O
the	O
bid	O
for	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
adaption	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
and	O
chose	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
published	O
two	O
of	O
their	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
games	O
;	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
adaption	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
film	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
game	O
,	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rampage	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Sega	O
turned	O
to	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
centered	O
around	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
models	O
in	O
its	O
levels	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
answer	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
popular	O
1994	O
release	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sega	O
had	O
been	O
finding	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	O
platform	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
by	O
1995	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
lost	O
momentum	O
;	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
was	O
a	O
huge	O
hit	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
launches	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
32x	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
had	O
not	O
gone	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
branches	O
of	O
Sega	O
had	O
different	O
views	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
proceed	O
;	O
Sega	O
of	O
Japan	O
preferred	O
to	O
emphasize	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
while	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
seen	O
far	O
more	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
desired	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
large	O
Genesis	O
userbase	O
,	O
with	O
Vectorman	B-Application
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
major	O
titles	O
for	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorman	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Genesis	O
programming	O
technique	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
"	O
Vector	O
Piece	O
Animation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
the	O
typical	O
singular	O
character	O
sprite	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
's	O
body	O
consists	O
of	O
23	O
individual	O
sprites	O
programmed	O
to	O
move	O
in	O
unison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
emphasis	O
on	O
smooth	O
animations	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
having	O
more	O
"	O
windup	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
aiming	O
"	O
type	O
animations	O
while	O
shooting	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
added	O
delay	O
in	O
action	B-Application
from	O
the	O
extra	O
animations	O
hampered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playability	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorman	B-Application
's	O
character	O
model	O
went	O
through	O
many	O
changes	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
finalized	O
until	O
late	O
into	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
villain	O
,	O
Warhead	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
Raster	O
;	O
the	O
dynamic	O
of	O
Vectorman	B-Application
versus	O
Raster	O
would	O
have	O
mirrored	O
how	O
vector	O
graphics	O
are	O
the	O
opposite	O
of	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
one	O
stage	O
was	O
cut	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Vectorman	B-Application
rode	O
a	O
horizontally	O
aligned	O
wicker	O
rocket	O
on	O
a	O
track	O
,	O
with	O
scrolling	O
columns	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
rocket	O
rotate	O
rather	O
than	O
simply	O
follow	O
a	O
straight	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karpp	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
had	O
a	O
unique	O
look	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
because	O
Vectorman	B-Application
could	O
not	O
freely	O
explore	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
room	O
to	O
maneuver	O
made	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
line	O
up	O
shots	O
at	O
flying	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Sega	O
Tunes	O
:	O
Vectorman	B-Application
CD	O
,	O
featuring	O
higher	O
sound	O
quality	O
arrangements	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
originally	O
aimed	O
for	O
by	O
Holland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
1995	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
marketing	O
budget	O
of	O
$12	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
n't	O
released	O
at	O
all	O
until	O
over	O
five	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Windows	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Smash	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
appeared	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
Gems	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
various	O
digital	O
download	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vectorman	B-Application
sold	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
among	O
Sega	O
's	O
top	O
selling	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
though	O
short	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
concurrent	O
holiday	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
moved	O
900,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
successful	O
effort	O
to	O
retain	O
interest	O
in	O
aging	O
16-bit	O
consoles	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
consumer	O
interest	O
was	O
increasingly	O
moving	O
towards	O
more	O
advanced	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphic	O
's	O
were	O
comparable	O
to	O
early-generation	O
PlayStation	B-Device
1	I-Device
games	O
being	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
rave	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
your	O
jaw	O
will	O
hang	O
open	O
in	O
amazement	O
at	O
what	O
Vectorman	B-Application
does	O
with	O
the	O
16-bit	O
Genesis	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
first	O
Vectorman	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
unanimously	O
praising	O
the	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
large	O
levels	O
with	O
numerous	O
hidden	O
areas	O
,	O
strong	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
into	O
different	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
by	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
concluded	O
that	O
Vectorman	B-Application
was	O
"	O
one	O
...	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	O
 '	O
best	O
hidden	O
gems	O
,	O
a	O
great	O
platformer	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
having	O
a	O
few	O
faults	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
manages	O
to	O
aurally	O
out-do	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
in	O
almost	O
everyway	O
while	O
staying	O
unique	O
and	O
memorable	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
titles	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
gracefully	O
backing	O
up	O
such	O
claims.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Vectorman	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
design	O
document	O
was	O
completed	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
Vectorman	B-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
but	O
BlueSky	O
Software	O
's	O
relationship	O
with	O
Sega	O
ended	O
before	O
the	O
proposal	O
could	O
be	O
reviewed	O
or	O
green-lit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
six	O
former	O
BlueSky	O
employees	O
formed	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
called	O
VBlank	O
Software	O
to	O
create	O
original	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
created	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
3D	O
Vectorman	B-Application
game	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
featured	O
the	O
character	O
on	O
an	O
alien	O
planet	O
with	O
new	O
transformations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sega	O
had	O
already	O
established	O
a	O
relationship	O
with	O
Canadian	O
developer	O
Pseudo	O
Interactive	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Vectorman	B-Application
title	O
that	O
was	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
combat	O
model	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VBlank	O
Software	O
never	O
got	O
to	O
present	O
its	O
demo	O
and	O
Sega	O
canceled	O
Pseudo	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Vectorman	B-Application
title	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
briefly	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
