<s>
Zax	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zax	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zax	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
by	O
JoWooD	O
Productions	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
marketed	O
for	O
its	O
fusion	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zax	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Positive	O
reviews	O
of	O
Zax	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
focused	O
on	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Osborne	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
excellent	O
pacing	O
and	O
rewarding	O
action	B-Application
"	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
refreshingly	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
just	O
enough	O
diversity	O
to	O
hold	O
your	O
interest	O
and	O
keep	O
the	O
action	B-Application
flowing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
mixed	O
on	O
the	O
merits	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
isometric	B-Application
presentation	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Babler	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
dismissed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Diablo	B-Application
clone	O
"	O
,	O
labelling	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
buggiest	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Osborne	O
of	O
IGN	O
similarly	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
sounds	O
like	O
another	O
Diablo	B-Application
wannabe	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
ways	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
not	O
learned	O
lessons	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
by	O
having	O
a	O
short	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
few	O
powers	O
and	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
character	O
classes	O
or	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
frequently	O
made	O
adverse	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Ion	O
Hardie	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
this	O
reception	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
dissonance	O
between	O
the	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
normally	O
reserved	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Ion	O
Hardie	O
states	O
that	O
developer	O
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
Interplay	O
subsidiary	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
after	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
fun	O
they	O
had	O
"	O
playing	O
Zax	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
Reflexive	O
Entertainment	O
game	O
,	O
Lionheart	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Crusader	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
