<s>
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
by	O
Renovation	O
Products	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
/	I-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
mechanics	O
differentiate	O
Arrow	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
from	O
similar	O
scrolling	O
shooters	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
titular	O
"	O
Arrow	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
highly	O
powerful	O
ability	O
,	O
differing	O
for	O
each	O
form	O
:	O
the	O
jet	O
fires	O
five	O
large	O
blasts	O
forward	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
mech	O
form	O
becomes	O
engulfed	O
in	O
flame	O
,	O
rendering	O
it	O
immune	O
to	O
attacks	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
default	O
"	O
Stock	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
Arrow	B-Application
Flashes	I-Application
are	O
instant	O
but	O
limited	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
sparingly	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
Charge	O
"	O
mode	O
allows	O
arrow	B-Application
flashes	I-Application
to	O
be	O
used	O
infinitely	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
weaker	O
effect	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
"	O
charged	O
up	O
"	O
before	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arrow	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Zana	O
Keene	O
(	O
named	O
Anna	O
Schwinn	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
Starna	O
Oval	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
)	O
as	O
she	O
fights	O
against	O
hostile	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arrow	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
including	O
32/50	O
from	O
ASM	O
,	O
3/10	O
from	O
Génération	O
4	O
,	O
24%	O
from	O
Mega	O
,	O
90%	O
from	O
Player	O
One	O
,	O
73%	O
from	O
RAZE	O
,	O
and	O
69%	O
from	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
