<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
published	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Alisia	O
,	O
in	O
her	O
quest	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
evil	O
forces	O
that	O
killed	O
her	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
has	O
no	O
features	O
for	O
saving	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
most	O
action	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
plot	O
in	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
is	O
simple	O
and	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
this	O
tradition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
predominance	O
of	O
mixing	O
science	O
fiction	O
with	O
fantasy	O
themes	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
animation	O
circles	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
featured	O
high-tech	O
spaceships	O
and	O
robots	O
alongside	O
mythical	O
zombies	O
and	O
dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composition	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
delegated	O
to	O
Mecano	O
Associates	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
produced	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
other	O
works	O
from	O
Game	O
Arts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
action	O
games	O
Fire	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thexder	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Silpheed	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Arts	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
in	O
producing	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
,	O
adapting	O
the	O
artwork	O
into	O
environments	O
and	O
creatures	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
rendered	O
by	O
the	O
console	O
hardware	O
and	O
writing	O
them	O
as	O
lines	O
of	O
software	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
sold	O
few	O
copies	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
localize	O
the	O
contents	O
for	O
the	O
Western	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
publisher	O
made	O
several	O
cosmetic	O
changes	O
to	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
magazine	O
opined	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
hectic	O
action	O
and	O
handsome	O
graphics	O
,	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
highly	O
desirable	O
for	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
of	O
Dragon	O
magazine	O
were	O
equally	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
praising	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
solid	O
arcade	O
action	O
"	O
that	O
satisfied	O
their	O
"	O
need	O
for	O
fast	O
reflexes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rignall	O
agreed	O
with	O
Leadbetter	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
which	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
secret	O
rooms	O
and	O
power-ups	O
to	O
be	O
discovered	O
made	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
an	O
excellent	O
action	O
platform	O
game	O
that	O
had	O
long-lasting	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
hundreds	O
of	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
Mega	O
magazine	O
rated	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
among	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"[probably]	O
the	O
best	O
dragon-based	O
platform	O
game	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sixteen	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Todd	O
Ciolek	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
reviewed	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
and	O
repeated	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
sentiments	O
as	O
the	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
Gainax	O
's	O
catalog	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
targeting	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
of	O
anime	O
and	O
focusing	O
on	O
exploitive	O
themes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appeal	O
was	O
for	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Ciolek	O
called	O
Alisia	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
"	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
Gainax	O
ever	O
touched	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
spectacular	O
ride	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
