<s>
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
space	O
Western	O
shooting	O
gallery	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
combine	O
elements	O
from	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
and	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
leads	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
together	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
that	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
artistic	O
design	O
by	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Blood	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Duke	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
at	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
cult	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remaster	O
titled	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
2017	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
2018	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooting	O
gallery	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
American	O
Wild	O
West	O
setting	O
along	O
with	O
sci-fi	O
and	O
steampunk	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
combines	O
elements	O
from	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
and	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
games	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Blood	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Cabal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Clint	O
says	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
need	O
Annie	O
's	O
assistance	O
,	O
she	O
insists	O
,	O
claiming	O
she	O
has	O
a	O
personal	O
vendetta	B-Application
against	O
the	O
Kid	O
family	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
skilled	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
either	O
Annie	O
or	O
Clint	O
in	O
the	O
foreground	O
with	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
must	O
shoot	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
dodge	O
enemy	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
holding	O
the	O
fire	O
button	O
down	O
,	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
instead	O
makes	O
the	O
gun	O
reticle	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lasso	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
temporarily	O
stun	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
began	O
when	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
Natsume	O
staff	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
quickly	O
and	O
cheaply	O
while	O
waiting	O
for	O
their	O
next	O
major	O
assignment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
because	O
the	O
three	O
had	O
worked	O
together	O
previously	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
for	O
that	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
lasted	O
approximately	O
five	O
months	O
and	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Taniguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Duke	I-Application
and	O
Blood	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
shaking	O
and	O
mirage-like	O
effects	O
that	O
occur	O
after	O
explosions	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
film	O
RoboCop	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
,	O
Hiroyuki	O
Iwatsuki	O
drew	O
upon	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
a	O
Western	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
Best	O
Of	O
"	O
CD	O
that	O
Natsume	O
had	O
provided	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
PC-98s	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Roland	B-Device
W-30	I-Device
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
MIDI	O
sequencer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
1994	O
and	O
was	O
reviewed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
release	O
was	O
unexpectedly	O
delayed	O
until	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
was	O
reportedly	O
planned	O
for	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remaster	O
titled	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
physical	O
copies	O
were	O
available	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
Play-Asia	O
,	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Reloaded	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
declared	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
game	O
NAM-1975	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
good	O
graphics	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
complimented	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
both	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
commended	O
the	O
gameplay	O
depth	O
and	O
the	O
detailed	O
visual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mat	O
Allen	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
excellent	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
is	O
for	O
:	O
providing	O
gamers	O
chances	O
to	O
experience	O
quality	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
overlooked	O
in	O
their	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Todd	O
Ciolek	O
of	O
GameSetWatch	O
cited	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
lost	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
and	O
Natsume	O
themselves	O
have	O
acknowledged	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
as	O
a	O
cult	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
