<s>
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
features	O
high	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
,	O
characters	O
with	O
detailed	O
storylines	O
,	O
and	O
ultra-violent	O
finishing	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
fight	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
to	O
be	O
sealed	O
into	O
"	O
The	O
Book	O
of	O
Warriors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
founders	O
Andy	O
Gavin	O
and	O
Jason	O
Rubin	O
,	O
while	O
satisfied	O
with	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Keef	B-Application
the	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
Rings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
discouraged	O
by	O
their	O
loss	O
of	O
creative	O
control	O
and	O
support	O
from	O
EA	O
's	O
marketing	O
division	O
,	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
hiatus	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
their	O
hiatus	O
and	O
before	O
Rubin	O
would	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
Wolf	O
,	O
Gavin	O
and	O
Rubin	O
received	O
a	O
call	O
from	O
EA	O
founder	O
Trip	O
Hawkins	O
,	O
who	O
disclosed	O
his	O
plan	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
disc-based	O
console	O
named	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
offered	O
the	O
pair	O
free	O
development	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gavin	O
and	O
Rubin	O
were	O
quickly	O
persuaded	O
by	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
games	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
and	O
readily	O
produceable	O
format	O
,	O
thus	O
bypassing	O
the	O
cartridge-printing	O
decisions	O
encountered	O
with	O
Rings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
and	O
accepted	O
Hawkins	O
's	O
proposal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
agreeing	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
Gavin	O
and	O
Rubin	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
1993	O
without	O
an	O
attached	O
publisher	O
,	O
and	O
self-funded	O
production	O
with	O
the	O
money	O
made	O
from	O
Rings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
amounting	O
to	O
$	O
80,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Rubin	O
,	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
marked	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
exit	O
from	O
game	O
making	O
as	O
a	O
hobby	O
and	O
an	O
entrance	O
into	O
game	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
profession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Way	O
of	O
the	O
Warrior'''s	O
development	O
,	O
fighting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
had	O
become	O
popular	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gavin	O
and	O
Rubin	O
aimed	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
over-the-top	O
and	O
"	O
slightly	O
more	O
comedic	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
primarily	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
kung	O
fu	O
films	O
they	O
had	O
watched	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Gavin	O
and	O
Rubin	O
intended	O
to	O
replicate	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
's	O
visuals	O
with	O
a	O
digitized	O
approach	O
,	O
their	O
restricted	O
budget	O
disallowed	O
a	O
chroma	O
key	O
system	O
or	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
backdrop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tae	O
Min	O
Kim	O
,	O
who	O
portrayed	O
Chin	O
"	O
The	O
Dragon	O
"	O
Liu	O
,	O
was	O
killed	O
in	O
a	O
cycling	O
accident	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
dedication	O
in	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
subsequent	O
game	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chin	O
"	O
The	O
Dragon	O
"	O
Liu	O
's	O
voice	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
David	O
Liu	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
valedictorian	O
of	O
the	O
Harvard	O
class	O
of	O
1994	O
and	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
prolific	O
professional	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liu	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
tester	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
attempt	O
to	O
plug	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
during	O
television	O
interviews	O
about	O
his	O
time	O
in	O
Harvard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
their	O
last	O
$10	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
they	O
rented	O
a	O
3×3	O
space	O
within	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
booth	O
at	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
only	O
one	O
real	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
nearing	O
completion	O
:	O
our	O
game	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
a	O
bidding	O
war	O
broke	O
out	O
between	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
,	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
,	O
and	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gavin	O
and	O
Rubin	O
initially	O
came	O
closest	O
to	O
accepting	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
's	O
offer	O
,	O
but	O
discovered	O
an	O
internal	O
divide	O
between	O
those	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
use	O
its	O
engine	O
to	O
develop	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawkins	O
,	O
representing	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
also	O
tempted	O
them	O
into	O
granting	O
the	O
rights	O
by	O
using	O
his	O
charisma	O
and	O
positivity	O
,	O
which	O
Gavin	O
informally	O
described	O
as	O
his	O
"	O
reality	O
distortion	O
field	O
"	O
;	O
Rubin	O
claimed	O
that	O
Hawkins	O
's	O
persuasion	O
skills	O
appeared	O
to	O
affect	O
everyone	O
around	O
him	O
,	O
particularly	O
his	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rubin	O
reflected	O
that	O
"	O
Had	O
we	O
gone	O
with	O
3DO	B-Device
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
controllers	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
used	O
a	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
system	O
for	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
first	O
appeared	O
on	O
sampler	O
discs	O
as	O
a	O
non-playable	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
consumer	O
and	O
playable	O
demos	O
were	O
sent	O
out	O
to	O
various	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
critics	O
were	O
quick	O
to	O
point	O
out	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
as	O
an	O
inferior	O
clone	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
panning	O
its	O
poor	O
controls	O
,	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
pulling	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
shallow	O
mechanics	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
negatively	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Primal	B-Application
Rage	I-Application
and	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
only	O
proves	O
that	O
no	O
amount	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
3D	O
rendering	O
and	O
gore	O
can	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
basics	O
like	O
gameplay	O
and	O
good	O
character	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
standards	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
well	O
according	O
to	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
,	O
outdoing	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
port	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
Samurai	O
Shodown''	O
.	O
</s>
