<s>
is	O
a	O
1990	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Alfa	O
System	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Information	O
Global	O
Service	O
(	O
IGS	O
)	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
,	O
Ralph	O
has	O
a	O
projectile	O
weapon	O
for	O
destroying	O
air-based	O
enemies	O
and	O
a	O
bomb	O
for	O
destroying	O
ground-based	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-headed	O
by	O
director	O
Kenji	O
Hisatomi	O
and	O
producer	O
Kotoshi	O
Yokoyama	O
,	O
Cyber	B-Application
Core	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
title	O
created	O
by	O
Alfa	O
System	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
future	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Down	O
Load	O
and	O
the	O
Shikigami	B-Application
no	I-Application
Shiro	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
by	O
SPS	O
,	O
featuring	O
improved	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
rebalanced	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X68000	B-Device
conversion	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
Project	O
EGG	O
download	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	B-Application
Core	I-Application
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
;	O
reviewers	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
system	O
but	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
its	O
technical	O
performance	O
,	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
the	O
repetitive	O
action	O
and	O
enemy	O
attack	O
patterns	O
,	O
while	O
many	O
were	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
its	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	B-Application
Core	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
both	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
;	O
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Chimera	O
through	O
eight	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
over	O
a	O
constantly	O
scrolling	O
background	O
,	O
populated	O
with	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
insect	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
scenery	O
never	O
stops	O
moving	O
until	O
a	O
boss	O
is	O
reached	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
limited	O
continues	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	B-Application
Core	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
title	O
created	O
by	O
Alfa	O
System	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
future	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Down	O
Load	O
and	O
the	O
Shikigami	B-Application
no	I-Application
Shiro	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	B-Application
Core	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Information	O
Global	O
Service	O
(	O
IGS	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
in	O
May	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
by	O
SPS	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
featuring	O
improved	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
rebalanced	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
in	O
digital	O
form	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
Project	O
EGG	O
service	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	B-Application
Core	I-Application
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
public	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
release	O
was	O
mixed	O
;	O
readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
19.26	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
378	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
middling	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X68000	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Génération	O
4s	O
Philippe	O
Querleux	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
mecha	O
and	O
insect	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
Querleux	O
expressed	O
that	O
"	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
disappointed	O
"	O
with	O
Cyber	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aktueller	O
Software	O
Markts	O
Torsten	O
Oppermann	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
borrowed	O
ideas	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
as	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
stands	O
out	O
among	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
its	O
repetitive	O
action	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
varied	O
as	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
and	O
lack	O
of	O
difficulty	O
balance	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
overpowered	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Plays	O
Martin	O
Gaksch	O
praised	O
Cyber	B-Application
Core	I-Application
for	O
its	O
technical	O
performance	O
,	O
good	O
visuals	O
,	O
enemy	O
variety	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
customizable	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaksch	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
adjustable	O
difficulty	O
system	O
that	O
changes	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
behavior	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
much	O
items	O
are	O
collected	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
stole	O
"	O
ideas	O
from	O
both	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
and	O
Tiger-Heli	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
Tetushi	O
of	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
gave	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
overview	O
,	O
commending	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Japanese	O
publication	O
Technopolis	O
gave	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
port	O
a	O
mixed	O
outlook	O
.	O
</s>
