<s>
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
most	O
distinguishable	O
feature	O
is	O
that	O
players	O
come	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
freeze	O
and	O
control	O
certain	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
enemy	O
units	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
play	O
;	O
certain	O
enemy	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
when	O
shot	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Tranquilander	O
,	O
will	O
morph	O
into	O
an	O
outline	O
of	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
then	O
fly	O
into	O
the	O
outline	O
,	O
and	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
its	O
weapons	O
,	O
abilities	O
and	O
special	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
D	O
:	O
The	O
slowest	O
of	O
the	O
Bio-Cyborgs	O
which	O
comes	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
twin	O
,	O
diagonal	O
firing	O
Beam	O
Gun	O
and	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
unlimited	O
Vertical	O
Shields’	O
,	O
a	O
flare	B-Application
weapon	O
that	O
not	O
only	O
hurts	O
enemies	O
but	O
also	O
destroys	O
most	O
enemy	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Earth	O
Army	O
returned	O
,	O
it	O
came	O
armed	O
with	O
large	O
,	O
living	O
robots	B-Algorithm
known	O
as	O
Bio-Cyborgs	O
that	O
it	O
used	O
to	O
dominate	O
and	O
oppress	O
the	O
societies	O
of	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlaZeon	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
from	O
the	O
arcades	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
battleship	O
Guanols	O
were	O
cut	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
including	O
a	O
transport	O
carrying	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlaZeon	B-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
version	O
holds	O
a	O
42.25	O
%	O
rating	O
at	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
adaptation	O
,	O
Joypads	O
Olivier	O
Prézeau	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
criticized	O
the	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
for	O
its	O
small	O
sprites	O
and	O
jerky	O
animations	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
fond	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
capture	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
Consoles	O
+	O
François	O
Hermellin	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
conversion	O
and	O
labelled	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
splendid	O
and	O
colorful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Jan	O
Barysch	O
disagreed	O
with	O
Hermellin	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
was	O
"	O
jerky	O
,	O
heavy	O
as	O
hell	O
,	O
and	O
poorly	O
thought	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
better	O
than	O
average	O
shooter	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
capture	O
power-up	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
three	O
reviewers	O
liked	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
each	O
Bio-Cyborgs	O
,	O
they	O
ultimately	O
regarded	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
average	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Times	O
Robert	O
Reichsmann	O
commended	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
port	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
mixed	O
about	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
publication	O
Super	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
conversion	O
an	O
unfavorable	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Terrible	O
scrolling	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
poor	O
gameplay	O
ensure	O
unhappiness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Weiss	O
regarded	O
BlaZeon	B-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
unremarkable	O
and	O
mediocre	O
shooter	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
slow	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
generic	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
a	O
classic	O
network	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
)	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
adaptation	O
,	O
finding	O
its	O
gameplay	O
slow	O
and	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Brett	O
Pritchard	O
disagreed	O
with	O
Weiss	O
and	O
Post	O
,	O
giving	O
both	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
positive	O
retrospective	O
outlooks	O
.	O
</s>
