level, it will be destroyed and the players have a limited number of continues to keep playing before the game is over, however items scattered on the area can be collected to regenerate the shields or increase the firepower of weapons. Although the mech cannot strafe on the ground, players can perform strafe-jumping left and right with their first jump. In addition to the regular single-player campaign, there is a LAN deathmatch mode, where two players battle against each other to emerge as victor of the match by connecting two X68000 computers with a serial cable. Development and release Geograph Seal was both the fourth and last title to be developed and published by Exact for the Sharp X68000 in Japan on March 12, 1994, late into the commercial life span of the computer and a year after being discontinued in 1993 by Sharp Corporation with the last model launched, retailing for JP¥9,800. The game is compatible with multiple X68000 machines, including the X68030 and features support with multiple Roland MIDI sound modules such as the SC-55mkII and the CM-300. Reception Geograph Seal received mostly positive reception from critics since its release. Sudo Yoshima of Japanese magazine Oh!X praised the controls and music. Nishikawa Zenji, also from Oh!X magazine, praised the graphics, sound design, gameplay and technical performance. Yaegaki Nachi of Oh!X magazine as well praised the presentation, 3D visuals and sound design but he felt mixed in regards to the gameplay. Despite its late release on the platform, the game proved to be quite popular among the X68000 userbase in Japan, which would eventually led the title in garnering a "Game of the Year" award from Oh!X magazine. Geograph Seal has been also received positively in retrospective reviews. Travis Fahs of gaming website The Next Level praised the game too for its polygon visuals, sound, and gameplay and for pushing the technical boundaries of the machine, stating that "time has generally been unkind to early 3D games, but Geograph Seal manages to be one of the few that really holds up." However, Fahs also stated that the game might not hold the attention from modern audiences due to its "crude graphics and early 90s flavor". Despite this assessment, he ultimately gave the title a nearly perfect score of 4 and a half stars out of 5. Stephen Moyles of Hardcore Gaming 101 commended the title for its cyberpunk aesthetic,