<s>
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
Cave	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
Cave	O
shooter	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
a	O
horizontally-oriented	O
monitor	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Progear	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Akai	B-Application
Katana	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
it	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
both	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
I	O
and	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deathsmiles	B-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontal	O
side-scrolling	O
bullet	O
hell	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
and	O
must	O
stop	O
monsters	O
from	O
invading	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Gilverado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
arcade	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
a	O
difficulty	O
level	O
will	O
be	O
locked	O
out	O
if	O
2	O
stages	O
are	O
played	O
on	O
that	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Version	O
1.1	O
mode	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
more	O
than	O
twice	O
,	O
so	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
strategize	O
on	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
they	O
will	O
play	O
all	O
the	O
levels	O
on	O
Level	O
1	O
difficulty	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
comfortable	O
experience	O
,	O
or	O
play	O
the	O
levels	O
on	O
Level	O
3	O
difficulty	O
for	O
more	O
scoring	O
opportunities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Black	O
Label	O
is	O
a	O
limited	O
(	O
200	O
copies	O
total	O
)	O
arcade	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
regular	O
and	O
limited	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
includes	O
a	O
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
Selection	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
Premium	O
Arrange	O
Album	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
game	O
modes	O
include	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
mode	O
and	O
Ver	O
1.1	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hori	O
produced	O
a	O
controller	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
that	O
was	O
an	O
Amazon	O
Japan	O
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
includes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
faceplate	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Premium	O
Arrange	O
Album	O
"	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Platinum	O
Collection	O
re-release	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
port	O
integrates	O
the	O
Mega	O
Black	O
Label	O
(	O
MBL	O
)	O
content	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
6	O
game	O
versions	O
selectable	O
from	O
the	O
front-end	O
menu	O
:	O
Arcade	B-Application
,	O
Ver	O
1.1	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
MBL	O
Ver	O
1.1	O
,	O
MBL	O
Arcade	B-Application
,	O
MBL	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cave	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
iOS	B-Application
App	O
Store	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Cave	O
updated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
port	O
for	O
compatibility	O
with	O
recent	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
said	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
both	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
I	O
and	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Progear	B-Application
,	O
Tsuneki	O
Ikeda	O
believed	O
that	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooters	O
were	O
n't	O
a	O
good	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
dodging	O
bullets	O
,	O
hinting	O
a	O
potential	O
development	O
switch	O
to	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
projects	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ikeda	O
pitched	O
a	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
,	O
explicitly	O
instructing	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Takashi	O
Ichimura	O
to	O
break	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
usual	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
developed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
poster	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
template	O
for	O
a	O
skirt	O
blowing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deathsmiles	B-Application
original	O
sound	O
track	O
includes	O
23-track	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
with	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
including	O
voices	O
,	O
image	O
song	O
)	O
,	O
Windows-compatible	O
data	O
CD	O
including	O
desktop	O
accessories	O
,	O
8-page	O
booklet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
excerpts	O
were	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
track	O
Brain	O
Freeze	O
from	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
Selection	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
Premium	O
Arrange	O
Album	O
is	O
a	O
15-song	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deathsmiles	B-Application
Arrange	O
Album	O
includes	O
16	O
tracks	O
with	O
musical	O
arrangements	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
2	O
tracks	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
X360	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
sevens	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Monthly	O
gave	O
it	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
