<s>
known	O
as	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
Compile	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
film	O
Gunhed	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
re-skinned	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
Gunhed	B-Device
unofficially	O
imported	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
galaxy	O
is	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
space	O
armada	O
called	O
the	O
Dark	O
Squadron	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
galaxy	O
's	O
only	O
chance	O
for	O
survival	O
is	O
the	O
Gunhed	B-Device
Advanced	O
Star	O
Fighter	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
destroy	O
the	O
Dark	O
Squadron	O
and	O
its	O
Super	O
Weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
was	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
personnel	O
who	O
developed	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Zanac	B-Device
,	O
The	B-Application
Guardian	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
and	O
DoReMi	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Milon	I-Application
's	I-Application
DokiDoki	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
and	O
has	O
received	O
critical	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
,	O
intense	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
same	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Gunhed	B-Device
Advanced	O
Star	O
Fighter	O
through	O
nine	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
was	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
Compile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Masamitsu	O
"	O
Moo	O
"	O
Niitani	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
Compile	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
Zanac	B-Device
,	O
The	B-Application
Guardian	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
series	O
;	O
Mikio	O
Ueyama	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tadayuki	O
Kawada	O
,	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
game	O
DoReMi	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Gunhed	B-Device
on	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
console	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
live	O
action	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
in	O
November	O
1989	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
localized	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
audience	O
by	O
removing	O
the	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
Gunhed	B-Device
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
non-Gunhed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Super	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
,	O
NEC	O
considered	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
II	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
similarity	O
in	O
gameplay	O
with	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
then-future	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
games	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
in	O
November	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
section	O
previewing	O
then-new	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
EGM	O
said	O
that	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
total	O
blast	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
by	O
game	O
reviewers	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine/TurboGrafx	I-General_Concept
-16	I-General_Concept
gaming	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
game	O
publication	O
Famitsu	O
reviewed	O
Gunhed	B-Device
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunhed	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
unofficially	O
imported	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
British	O
publications	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
Zero	O
,	O
and	O
ACE	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
rating	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
game	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
by	O
a	O
panel	O
of	O
four	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Harris	O
rated	O
it	O
7	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
processors	O
with	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
the	O
play	O
mechanics	O
steal	O
from	O
the	O
best	O
the	O
category	O
has	O
to	O
offer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fastest	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
"	O
and	O
"	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
going	O
for	O
hours	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
editors	O
ranked	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
number	O
77	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
stands	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
shooters	O
by	O
providing	O
a	O
near-constant	O
stream	O
of	O
power-ups	O
and	O
a	O
corresponding	O
onslaught	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
which	O
ensures	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
always	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
good	O
weaponry	O
and	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
extremely	O
intense	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
its	O
later	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
received	O
further	O
praise	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Fahey	O
from	O
Kotaku	O
describes	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
damn	O
shooter	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
,	O
if	O
not	O
best	O
game	O
overall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
from	O
IGN	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
superior	O
to	O
other	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
,	O
Gradius	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
further	O
asserts	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
pushed	O
the	O
 [ TurboGrafx-16 ] 	O
to	O
its	O
limits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
from	O
Allgame	O
considered	O
this	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
highly	O
regarded	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
library	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
from	O
the	O
site	O
1UP.com	O
praised	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
drowned	O
in	O
goodness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
