<s>
Walker	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DMA	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
February	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Money	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
scrapped	O
in	O
1990	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
coming	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
development	O
had	O
recommenced	O
with	O
a	O
redesign	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
sprites	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
Blood	B-Application
Money	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
ranked	O
it	O
among	O
their	O
top	O
100	O
Amiga	B-Device
games	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
mech	O
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
;	O
when	O
all	O
three	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	B-Application
game	I-Application
ends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DMA	O
Design	O
founder	O
David	O
Jones	O
began	O
developing	O
Walker	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Money	I-Application
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mech	O
originated	O
in	O
a	O
sprite	O
from	O
Lemmings	B-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
Blood	B-Application
Money	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
for	O
Walker	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Scott	O
Johnston	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
worked	O
on	O
Hired	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnston	O
,	O
a	O
freelancer	B-Language
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
wrote	O
a	O
small	O
program	O
to	O
correctly	O
render	O
the	O
walker	O
's	O
head	O
in	O
position	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
altered	O
in	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
ports	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
,	O
Jones	O
hired	O
Ian	O
Dunlop	O
and	O
Neill	O
Glancy	O
to	O
continue	O
working	O
on	O
Walker	O
;	O
Glancy	O
redesigned	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
Akira	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
influenced	O
Glancy	O
's	O
design	O
work	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
complex	O
pixel	O
graphics	O
 [ he ] 	O
had	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
motion	O
blur	O
and	O
dynamic	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunlop	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
large	O
scale	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
necessitated	O
small	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
partly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Lemmings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
controlling	O
the	O
guns	O
and	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
or	O
joystick	B-Device
controlling	O
the	O
mech	O
's	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
side-scrolling	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
their	O
1988	O
game	O
Menace	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
played	O
on	O
advanced	O
Amiga	B-Device
models	O
,	O
Walker	O
included	O
a	O
speech	O
between	O
the	O
mech	O
and	O
its	O
headquarters	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
recorded	O
by	O
Dunlop	O
and	O
Glancy	O
over	O
walkie-talkie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
additional	O
levels	O
were	O
also	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
restrictions	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
inspired	O
by	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Walkers	O
launch	O
in	O
February	O
1993	O
,	O
Dunlop	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
cancelled	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Price	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Force	O
named	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
satisfying	O
shoot-	O
'	O
em-ups	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computings	O
Paul	O
Roundell	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
"	O
managed	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
best	O
elements	O
of	O
several	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
Accolade	O
"	O
from	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
and	O
was	O
ranked	O
58th	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Powers	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computings	O
Roundell	O
described	O
the	O
mech	O
animation	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
pleasure	O
to	O
watch	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Forces	O
Price	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
flawlessly	O
animated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Winstanley	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
praised	O
the	O
enemy	O
animation	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
"	O
never	O
seen	O
...	O
soldiers	O
die	O
so	O
needlessly	O
and	O
gratuitously	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Nuttall	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
subtle	O
use	O
of	O
scrolling	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amigas	B-Device
Dan	O
Slingsby	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
military	O
hardware	O
was	O
particularly	O
pleasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
David	O
Upchurch	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
Amiga	B-Device
admired	O
the	O
mech	O
's	O
animation	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
looks	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
mechanical	O
chicken	O
than	O
a	O
vicious	O
killing	O
machine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
Bunker	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
"	O
realised	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
sound	O
and	O
perfected	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amigas	B-Device
Slingsby	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
complemented	O
the	O
action	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Powers	O
Winstanley	O
praised	O
each	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
particularly	O
lauding	O
the	O
subtle	O
inclusions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
music	O
from	O
enemy	O
radios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nuttall	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
dedicated	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
attention	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roundell	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
variety	O
and	O
speed	O
of	O
enemies	O
ensures	O
engaging	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
Amigas	B-Device
Upchurch	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
not	O
...	O
for	O
the	O
faint-hearted	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Price	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Force	O
described	O
the	O
controls	O
as	O
"	O
rather	O
innovative	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
criticised	O
the	O
longevity	O
of	O
gameplay	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
variation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Formats	O
Nuttall	O
echoed	O
similar	O
remarks	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
repetitiveness	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
