<s>
Astal	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side	O
scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astal	B-Application
was	O
released	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
's	O
life	O
and	O
used	O
hand-drawn	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astal	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
inhabit	O
this	O
world	O
,	O
she	O
created	O
two	O
humans	O
:	O
from	O
a	O
green	O
jewel	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
,	O
Leda	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
make	O
things	O
live	O
on	O
Quartalia	O
;	O
and	O
from	O
a	O
red	O
Jewel	O
,	O
a	O
boy	O
,	O
Astal	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
purpose	O
was	O
to	O
protect	O
Leda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
get	O
her	O
back	O
,	O
Astal	B-Application
tore	O
Quartalia	O
apart	O
,	O
awakening	O
Antowas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
punishment	O
,	O
Antowas	O
banished	O
Astal	B-Application
to	O
Quartalia	O
's	O
moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leda	O
took	O
pity	O
on	O
Astal	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gave	O
him	O
her	O
jewel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Astal	B-Application
and	O
Jerado	O
were	O
dealt	O
with	O
,	O
Antowas	O
went	O
back	O
to	O
sleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
his	O
prison	O
on	O
the	O
moon	O
,	O
Astal	B-Application
witnessed	O
Geist	O
kidnap	O
Leda	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
Astal	B-Application
journeys	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Leda	O
through	O
a	O
Quartalia	O
transformed	O
by	O
Jerado	O
's	O
dark	O
design	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
strange	O
bird	O
who	O
for	O
some	O
reason	O
just	O
wo	O
n't	O
leave	O
him	O
alone	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
Astal	B-Application
has	O
five	O
life	O
points	O
and	O
unlimited	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
voices	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
Lani	O
Minella	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
voiced	O
many	O
different	O
video	O
game	O
characters	O
in	O
her	O
career	O
,	O
including	O
Rouge	O
the	O
Bat	O
and	O
Omochao	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
Astal	B-Application
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
"	O
strengthens	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
platform	O
potential	O
"	O
,	O
Astal	B-Application
is	O
merely	O
"	O
A	O
good	O
rental	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reitz	O
summarized	O
Astal	B-Application
as	O
"	O
Exquisitely	O
beautiful	O
,	O
lovely	O
,	O
wonderful	O
fare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
too	O
short	O
...	O
but	O
Astal	B-Application
is	O
one	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
ride	O
while	O
it	O
lasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
rated	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Astal	B-Application
is	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
a	O
fine	O
,	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
already	O
own	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
you	O
love	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
games	O
,	O
then	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
one	O
to	O
pursue	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
exactly	O
make	O
a	O
good	O
argument	O
for	O
buying	O
a	O
32-bit	O
machine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
staff	O
writer	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
ranked	O
Astal	B-Application
ninth	O
in	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
games	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
came	O
out	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
lifespan	O
and	O
was	O
largely	O
ignored	O
--	O
no	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
garish	O
box	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
those	O
that	O
did	O
take	O
Astal	B-Application
home	O
cherished	O
this	O
beautiful	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
fading	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Astal	B-Application
often	O
makes	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
The	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
comic	O
book	O
series	O
by	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
,	O
courtesy	O
of	O
artist	O
Patrick	O
Spaziante	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astal	B-Application
(	O
and	O
the	O
bird	O
)	O
have	O
a	O
one	O
panel	O
cameo	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
issue	O
#50	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
appear	O
alongside	O
Bark	O
the	O
Polar	O
Bear	O
,	O
Bean	O
the	O
Dynamite	O
,	O
Ray	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flying	I-Application
Squirrel	I-Application
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Deku	O
from	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
fighting	O
against	O
the	O
Overlanders	O
(	O
Humans	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
flashback/dream	O
sequence	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Robotnik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
#51	O
,	O
Astal	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
audience	O
,	O
looking	O
up	O
to	O
Sonic	O
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Sally	O
standing	O
on	O
the	O
podium	O
and	O
celebrating	O
their	O
victory	O
over	O
Dr.	O
Robotnik	O
.	O
</s>
