<s>
Zero	B-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Caspian	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Telegames	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1994	O
Atari	O
STe	O
title	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
licensed	O
releases	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
after	O
being	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
prior	O
to	O
its	O
eventual	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2050	O
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
recruited	O
Space	O
Hound	O
by	O
DEFCON	B-Application
to	O
take	O
command	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
BamBam	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
and	O
the	O
Hit-Pak	O
space	O
cruiser	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
defend	O
Earth	O
and	O
counterattack	O
against	O
the	O
invading	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
Morphon	O
alien	O
race	O
,	O
before	O
they	O
reach	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
eradicate	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
as	O
a	O
commission	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corp.	O
'	O
s	O
UK	O
division	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
incite	O
independent	O
developers	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
development	O
of	O
Zero	B-Application
5	I-Application
began	O
in	O
January	O
1995	O
and	O
went	O
almost	O
unreleased	O
after	O
Atari	O
discontinued	O
the	O
system	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Telegames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
dedicated	O
outlets	O
that	O
reviewed	O
it	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
very	O
late	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
project	O
developed	O
by	O
Caspian	O
Software	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
disbanded	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
and	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
were	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
after	O
an	O
unsuccessful	O
attempt	O
with	O
a	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
recruited	O
Space	O
Hound	O
by	O
DEFCON	B-Application
to	O
take	O
command	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
BamBam	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
and	O
the	O
Hit-Pak	O
space	O
cruiser	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	O
across	O
15	O
missions	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
scenario	O
and	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
with	O
later	O
missions	O
increasing	O
in	O
difficulty	O
and	O
introducing	O
new	O
enemies	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progress	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
mode	O
is	O
an	O
on	O
rails	O
shooter	O
segment	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	B-Architecture
,	O
where	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
the	O
Hit-Pak	O
space	O
cruiser	O
and	O
its	O
gun	O
turrets	O
in	O
environments	O
of	O
360°	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1994	O
Atari	O
STe	O
title	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
official	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
ST	O
platform	O
after	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
commission	O
Caspian	O
Software	O
to	O
work	O
alongside	O
them	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Atari	O
Corp.	O
'	O
s	O
European	O
center	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
January	O
1995	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
working	O
alongside	O
small	O
game	O
developers	O
around	O
the	O
region	O
to	O
create	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
an	O
October	O
1997	O
post	O
at	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Interactive	O
forum	B-Application
and	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
online	O
magazine	O
Jaguar	B-Device
Explorer	O
Online	O
,	O
Matthew	O
Gosling	O
recounted	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
runs	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
and	O
displays	O
around	O
20.000	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
on-screen	O
with	O
minimal	O
texture	O
mapping	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
development	O
budget	O
of	O
any	O
Jaguar	B-Device
product	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
at	O
Autumn	O
ECTS	O
'	O
95	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
November	O
1995	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
internal	O
documents	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
listing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
of	O
August	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
remained	O
being	O
mentioned	O
in	O
catalogs	O
and	O
magazines	O
before	O
Atari	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
and	O
merged	O
with	O
JT	O
Storage	O
in	O
a	O
reverse	O
takeover	O
in	O
April	O
1996	O
,	O
until	O
Telegames	O
became	O
involved	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
also	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
entered	O
into	O
full	O
development	O
after	O
an	O
unsuccessful	O
pitch	O
with	O
a	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
5	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
garnered	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
despite	O
its	O
very	O
late	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFans	O
three	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
visual	O
presentation	O
but	O
unanimously	O
praised	O
the	O
techno	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
most	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
releases	O
,	O
intense	O
gameplay	O
and	O
smooth	O
pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Elektro	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Zero	B-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dexterity	O
test	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
order	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
players	O
will	O
no	O
doubt	O
find	O
it	O
merely	O
frustrating.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Gaming	O
Headquarterss	O
Keita	O
Iida	O
regarded	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
three	O
playstyles	O
due	O
to	O
certain	O
design	O
shortcomings	O
each	O
one	O
has	O
and	O
steep	O
learning	O
curve	O
.	O
</s>
