<s>
Zero-5	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Caspian	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
STe	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
official	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
after	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2044	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
recently	O
recruited	O
Space	O
Hound	O
by	O
DEFCON	B-Application
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Perseus	O
space	O
fighter	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
to	O
defend	O
Earth	O
and	O
counterattack	O
the	O
invading	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
Morphon	O
alien	O
race	O
,	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
after	O
picking	O
up	O
signal	O
of	O
the	O
Europa	O
III	O
satellite	B-Application
and	O
destroying	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero-5	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Andrew	O
Gisby	O
and	O
spent	O
well	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
programming	O
routines	O
were	O
being	O
changed	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
 '	O
1984	O
space	O
opera	O
film	O
The	B-Device
Last	I-Device
Starfighter	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero-5	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
commended	O
for	O
its	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
constant	O
disk	B-Device
swapping	I-Device
if	O
players	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
disk	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
sold	O
very	O
few	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
remake	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
under	O
the	O
same	B-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero-5	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
primarily	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	B-Architecture
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
recruited	O
Space	O
Hound	O
pilot	O
by	O
DEFCON	B-Application
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Perseus	O
space	O
fighter	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
to	O
defend	O
Earth	O
from	O
the	O
invading	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
Morphon	O
alien	O
race	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
set	O
to	O
eradicate	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
after	O
their	O
signal	O
was	O
picked	O
up	O
signal	O
by	O
the	O
now-destroyed	O
Europa	O
III	O
satellite	B-Application
across	O
16	O
missions	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
scenario	O
and	O
circumstances	O
to	O
complete	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
,	O
with	O
later	O
missions	O
increasing	O
in	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Perseus	O
sustains	O
too	O
much	O
damage	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
destroyed	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
however	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
resume	O
the	O
last	O
mission	O
the	O
game	O
saved	O
at	O
the	O
menu	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
on	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
machine	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
1MB	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
,	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
speech	B-Application
synthesis	I-Application
and	O
other	O
graphical	O
effects	O
are	O
deactivated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
frame	O
rate	O
is	O
increased	O
and	O
the	O
visuals	O
are	O
improved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
joypads	O
or	O
Power	O
Pad	O
joypads	O
(	O
gray	O
version	O
of	O
Jaguar	B-Device
joypads	O
marketed	O
for	O
the	O
STe	O
and	O
Falcon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero-5	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
self-taught	O
programmer	O
Andrew	O
T	O
.	O
Gisby	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
shooter	O
in	O
3D	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
fascination	O
with	O
three-dimensional	O
simulation	O
video	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
one	O
year	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
programming	O
routines	O
were	O
originally	O
written	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
games	O
like	O
Elite	B-Application
and	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Device
Last	I-Device
Starfighter	I-Device
,	O
among	O
other	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero-5	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Europe	O
by	O
Caspian	O
Software	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
platform	O
before	O
they	O
restructured	O
themselves	O
to	O
focus	O
completely	O
on	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
their	O
newest	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
retailed	O
for	O
around	O
EU	O
£19.99	O
-24.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero-5	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
despite	O
its	O
late	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STart	O
Micros	O
Arnaud	O
Pignard	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Cybermorph	B-Application
but	O
highly	O
praised	O
its	O
realization	O
,	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
playability	O
and	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ST	O
Formats	O
Simon	O
Forrester	O
also	O
compared	O
the	O
title	O
with	O
Carrier	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
fast-pacing	O
and	O
structured	O
mission	O
variety	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
additional	O
weapons	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
slowdown	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
constant	O
disk	B-Device
swapping	I-Device
if	O
players	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
disk	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ST	O
Reviews	O
Tina	O
Hackett	O
commended	O
the	O
polygonal	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
longevity	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
constant	O
disk	B-Device
swapping	I-Device
if	O
players	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
disk	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
use	O
and	O
overall	O
accuracy	O
of	O
laser	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
developed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Telegames	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
under	O
the	O
same	B-Application
title	I-Application
as	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
official	O
licensed	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
merged	O
with	O
JT	O
Storage	O
in	O
a	O
reverse	O
takeover	O
before	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
