<s>
is	O
an	O
isometric-scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Aicom	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
Sammy	O
and	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
hardware	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
highly	O
positive	O
critical	O
response	O
upon	O
release	O
for	O
its	O
cutting-edge	O
visuals	O
and	O
hip	O
hop-influenced	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
though	O
later	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
saw	O
much	O
more	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewpoint	B-Application
is	O
Sammy	O
's	O
only	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
Multi	O
Video	O
System	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewpoint	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Aicom	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
known	O
for	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Astyanax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
isometric-scrolling	O
gameplay	O
was	O
largely	O
inspired	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
overall	O
aesthetic	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
games	O
like	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewpoint	B-Application
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
,	O
being	O
Sammy	O
's	O
only	O
game	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewpoint	B-Application
also	O
saw	O
release	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
home	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
computer	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
was	O
due	O
in	O
1996	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
an	O
8-bit	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Viewpoint	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
fifteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
April	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewpoint	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
both	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
and	O
Best	O
Music	O
in	O
a	O
Video	O
Game	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
1992	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
version	O
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
scored	O
it	O
95%	O
,	O
and	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
,	O
which	O
scored	O
it	O
96%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFans	O
two	O
reviewers	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
console	O
version	O
99.5	O
%	O
and	O
99%	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
similarities	O
to	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
praised	O
Viewpoints	B-Application
graphics	O
,	O
animated	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
hip	O
hop	O
style	O
funky	O
dance	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
similarly	O
said	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
fail	O
to	O
effectively	O
recreate	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
exceptionally	O
good	O
port	O
given	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
for	O
a	O
less	O
powerful	O
system	O
and	O
on	O
a	O
cartridge	O
a	O
fraction	O
of	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
30.5	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
(	O
average	O
7.625	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
improved	O
visuals	O
over	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
inappropriate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
took	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
bad	O
thing	O
;	O
though	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
fresh	O
,	O
futuristic	O
look	O
"	O
and	O
enhanced	O
audio	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
overly	O
high	O
difficulty	O
and	O
"	O
gummy	O
"	O
controls	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
original	O
is	O
justifiably	O
held	O
in	O
high	O
esteem	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
suffers	O
from	O
slow	O
pacing	O
,	O
sluggish	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
especially	O
the	O
excessively	O
hard	O
difficulty	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
have	O
no	O
idea	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
sadist	O
converted	O
this	O
,	O
but	O
unless	O
you	O
're	O
also	O
an	O
equally	O
extreme	O
masochist	O
,	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
wide	O
berth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
also	O
held	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
to	O
be	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
generally	O
improved	O
,	O
some	O
sections	O
looked	O
better	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
much	O
worse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
added	O
:	O
"	O
Judging	O
Viewpoint	B-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
bad	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
offering	O
plenty	O
of	O
blasting	O
action	O
and	O
much	O
entertainment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Viewpoint	B-Application
2064	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
,	O
but	O
Sammy	O
Corporation	O
had	O
development	O
issues	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
