<s>
A	O
home	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
21-year-old	O
space	O
cadet	O
Hiromi	B-Application
Tengenji	I-Application
,	O
a	O
pilot	O
training	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Space	O
Force	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
complete	O
each	O
level	O
by	O
shooting	O
down	O
enemies	O
with	O
her	O
airbike	O
and	O
avoiding	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
fixed	O
camera	O
position	O
behind	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
having	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Burning	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
21-year-old	O
space	O
cadet	O
named	O
,	O
who	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
her	O
final	O
training	O
,	O
must	O
battle	O
high-tech	O
enemies	O
through	O
six	O
worlds	O
of	O
four	O
areas	O
on	O
a	O
futuristic	O
airbike	O
named	O
"	O
Sign	O
Duck	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
worlds	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
areas	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
vertical	O
mobility	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
different	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
sections	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Hiromi	O
on	O
the	O
airbike	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
move	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
braking	O
and	O
accelerating	O
-	O
and	O
the	O
airbike	O
can	O
also	O
fire	O
bullets	O
and	O
missiles	O
at	O
the	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Burning	B-Application
Force	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-popular	O
table	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
/	I-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
received	O
mixed	O
and	O
mostly	O
mediocre	O
reviews	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
4/10	O
from	O
ASM	O
,	O
5/10	O
from	O
Génération	O
4	O
,	O
71%	O
from	O
Joystick	O
,	O
51%	O
from	O
Power	O
Play	O
,	O
and	O
77%	O
from	O
RAZE	O
,	O
which	O
opined	O
"	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
is	O
too	O
old	O
a	O
formula	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
nowadays.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
Straits	O
Times	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
1990	O
,	O
dismissed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
yet	O
another	O
...	O
in	O
the	O
line	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
clones.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
's	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
opined	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
better	O
of	O
[	O
Space	O
Harrier ]	O
clones	O
,	O
partly	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
based	O
on	O
more	O
powerful	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
(	O
the	O
Namco	O
System-II	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
Phelios	B-Application
and	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
amongst	O
others	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
partly	O
because	O
it	O
puts	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
spin	O
on	O
the	O
formula.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
at	O
number	O
93	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
What	O
earns	O
Burning	B-Application
Force	I-Application
its	O
place	O
on	O
this	O
list	O
is	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
no	O
enemies	O
are	O
repeated	O
from	O
level	O
to	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stunning	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
bosses.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hiromi	B-Application
Tengenji	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
reappear	O
in	O
an	O
advertisement	O
on	O
an	O
airship	O
in	O
Mach	B-Application
Breakers	I-Application
(	O
along	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Prince	O
Gil	O
and	O
Princess	O
Ki	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Momo	I-Application
,	O
Valkyrie	O
from	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pitto	O
and	O
Patti	O
from	O
Tinkle	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
)	O
and	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Namco	O
System	O
12-era	O
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
games	O
as	O
the	O
Nikotama	O
Gals	O
 '	O
defensive	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
characters	O
in	O
Namco	B-Application
x	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
where	O
she	O
is	O
partners	O
with	O
Toby	O
"	O
Kissy	O
"	O
Masuyo	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
Baraduke	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
02	O
-	O
Burning	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Victor	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
contains	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
Burning	B-Application
Force	I-Application
with	O
compositions	O
by	O
Yoshinori	O
Kawamoto	O
.	O
</s>
