<s>
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosconian	B-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
received	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
achieve	O
the	O
global	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
other	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
computers	O
as	O
Bosconian	B-Application
'	I-Application
87	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
and	O
spawned	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Blast	B-Application
Off	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Bosconian	B-Application
is	O
to	O
score	O
as	O
many	O
points	O
as	O
possible	O
by	O
destroying	O
enemy	O
missiles	O
and	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
radar	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
on	O
the	O
right-hand	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
shows	O
where	O
enemies	O
are	O
located	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Bosconian	B-Application
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1981	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
annual	O
Game	O
Machine	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
later	O
listed	O
Bosconian	B-Application
in	O
their	O
August	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
22nd	O
most	O
successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
rising	O
popularity	O
of	O
Galaga	B-Application
and	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
machines	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Bosconian	B-Application
machines	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
selling	O
were	O
transformed	O
into	O
Galaga	B-Application
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Bosconian	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
treat	O
for	O
Galaxian	B-Application
fans	O
"	O
and	O
opining	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
"	O
break	O
ground	O
insofar	O
as	O
graphics	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
weaponry	O
,	O
and	O
antagonists	O
are	O
concerned	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
a	O
terrific	O
eight-way	O
joystick	O
that	O
has	O
great	O
maneuverability	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Roberts	O
and	O
Steve	O
Phipps	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gamer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
good	O
value	O
"	O
and	O
still	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
1998	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Brett	O
Alan	O
Weiss	O
of	O
Allgame	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
front-rear	O
firing	O
system	O
,	O
radar	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
alert	O
system	O
"help[ed]	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
cut	O
above	O
the	O
average	O
shooter	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
retrospective	O
review	O
in	O
2018	O
of	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Akiba	O
PC	O
Hotline	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
praised	O
the	O
conversion	O
's	O
accurate	O
portrayal	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
wonderful	O
"	O
rearranged	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
criticized	O
the	O
Sord	O
M5	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
quality	O
,	O
low	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
samples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosconian	B-Application
won	O
the	O
1983	O
Arcade	B-Application
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Science	O
Fiction/Fantasy	O
Coin-Op	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
beating	O
both	O
Atari	O
's	O
Gravitar	B-Application
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Japanese	O
publication	O
Gamest	O
selected	O
Bosconian	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
complementing	O
its	O
Rally-X-like	O
radar	O
system	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
addictive	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosconian	B-Application
'	I-Application
87	I-Application
,	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
port	O
of	O
Bosconian	B-Application
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Binary	O
Design	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
several	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
PC	O
Zone	O
called	O
Bosconian	B-Application
'	I-Application
87	I-Application
a	O
"	O
spiffing	O
little	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
the	O
Spectrum	B-Operating_System
128	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bosconian	B-Application
,	O
Blast	B-Application
Off	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
also	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosconian	B-Application
has	O
been	O
considered	O
influential	O
for	O
other	O
multidirectional	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
"	O
a	O
granddaddy	O
of	O
the	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
"	O
by	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosconian	B-Application
served	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
1983	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Sinistar	B-Application
and	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
1982	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Time	B-Application
Pilot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosconian	B-Application
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
several	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
compilations	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
50th	O
Anniversary	O
,	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Virtual	O
Arcade	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Megamix	O
.	O
</s>
