<s>
DemonStar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mountain	O
King	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considered	O
an	O
unofficial	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
earlier	O
Raptor	B-Application
:	I-Application
Call	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
set	O
in	O
outer	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
space	O
crime	O
organization	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Alien	O
Shogunate	O
Xidus	O
Armada	O
,	O
delivered	O
a	O
surprise	O
attack	O
to	O
the	O
Terran	O
Fleet	O
,	O
destroying	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Raptor	B-Application
fighters	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
battle	O
through	O
the	O
Xidus	O
Armada	O
,	O
destroy	O
their	O
ultimate	O
weapon	O
,	O
codenamed	O
the	O
DemonStar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
conquer	O
the	O
Armada	O
fleet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DemonStar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
that	O
features	O
three	O
weapons	O
with	O
levels	O
of	O
increasing	O
power	O
:	O
proton	O
lasers	O
,	O
ion	O
cannons	O
and	O
plasma	O
cannons	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
side	O
-	O
or	O
rear-mounted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Demonstar	B-Application
was	O
completed	O
by	O
Scott	O
Host	O
and	O
Kevin	O
Blackman	O
,	O
with	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Robert	O
Prince	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Doom	O
series	O
and	O
other	O
Apogee	O
Software	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DemonStar	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2003	O
as	O
DemonStar	B-Application
:	O
Secret	O
Missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
title	O
,	O
DemonStar	B-Application
was	O
packaged	O
among	O
other	O
software	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Space	O
Arcade	O
Collection	O
by	O
Greenstreet	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
Arcade	O
Classics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DemonStar	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
divided	O
on	O
the	O
merits	O
of	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Raptor	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
1990	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Raiden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
of	O
PC	O
Zone	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
follows	O
the	O
Raiden	B-Application
design	O
template	O
to	O
a	O
degree	O
that	O
verges	O
on	O
stalking.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
Entertainment	O
Monthly	O
assessed	O
that	O
their	O
disappointment	O
with	O
Demonstar	B-Application
was	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
expectations	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
Raptor	B-Application
offered	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
critiques	O
included	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
save	O
feature	O
or	O
a	O
points	O
system	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
,	O
as	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
Raptor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Negative	O
reviews	O
of	O
Demonstar	B-Application
focused	O
upon	O
the	O
low	O
resolution	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
of	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
Raptor	B-Application
by	O
running	O
in	O
SVGA	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
major	O
trade-off	O
:	O
DemonStar	B-Application
always	O
runs	O
in	O
a	O
window	O
,	O
even	O
(	O
in	O
)	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	O
full	O
screen	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
simply	O
crops	O
out	O
your	O
desktop	O
background	O
with	O
metallic	O
textures	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
