<s>
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
German	O
developer	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
HUCAST	O
's	O
DUX	B-Application
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Hellwig	O
brothers	O
founded	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
went	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
for	O
their	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooter	O
project	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
memorization	O
focus	O
of	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
emphasising	O
fast-paced	O
reflex	O
action	O
and	O
an	O
elaborate	O
scoring	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
also	O
received	O
support	O
from	O
German	O
shooter	O
communities	O
during	O
beta	O
testing	O
,	O
advising	O
from	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
designer	O
Yoshiyasu	O
Matsushita	O
and	O
approval	O
from	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
through	O
six	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemy	O
forces	O
and	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
HUCAST	O
's	O
DUX	B-Application
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
six	O
years	O
as	O
their	O
second	O
project	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
brothers	O
René	O
and	O
Timm	O
Hellwig	O
founded	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
,	O
though	O
René	O
stated	O
they	O
considered	O
game	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
hobby	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
various	O
interviews	O
,	O
René	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
went	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
fast-paced	O
reflex	O
action	O
and	O
emphasis	O
on	O
an	O
elaborate	O
scoring	O
system	O
when	O
compared	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
more	O
bulky	O
and	O
required	O
players	O
to	O
memorize	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
developed	O
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
using	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
development	O
kit	O
and	O
also	O
took	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
German	O
shooter	O
communities	O
Triggerzone	O
and	O
Daddelking	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
beta	O
testing	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
designer	O
Yoshiyasu	O
Matsushita	O
also	O
tested	O
and	O
liked	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
team	O
advices	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
René	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
also	O
got	O
quality	O
approval	O
from	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
for	O
their	O
project	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
get	O
a	O
license	O
due	O
to	O
complications	O
with	O
reviving	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
included	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
1560	O
megabits	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
conversion	O
dubbed	O
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
1.5	O
featuring	O
an	O
"	O
Omake	O
"	O
game	O
mode	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
Joystiq	O
and	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
GamesTribune	O
,	O
before	O
going	O
gold	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
with	O
a	O
tentative	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
December	O
21	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Japanese-style	O
DVD	O
packaging	O
as	O
three	O
editions	O
;	O
a	O
regular	O
edition	O
,	O
a	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
limited	O
to	O
1000	O
copies	O
featuring	O
an	O
alternate	O
cover	O
art	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
enclosed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
pack	O
containing	O
both	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
limited	O
to	O
150-200	O
copies	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Eastasiasoft	B-Application
published	O
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
worldwide	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eastasiasoft	B-Application
also	O
published	O
a	O
physical	O
edition	O
for	O
both	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
via	O
Play-Asia	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
cardboard	O
box	O
with	O
embossed	O
art	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
co-founder	O
Timm	O
Hellwig	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
totaled	O
to	O
60%	O
of	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
before	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReVivals	O
Cyril	O
Denis	O
regarded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
shoot'em	O
up	O
which	O
,	O
if	O
only	O
for	O
its	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
using	O
the	O
entire	O
width	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
deserves	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
owners	O
to	O
take	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	O
Oliveiros	O
of	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
,	O
techno	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
enemy	O
variety	O
and	O
adjustable	O
difficulty	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
straightfoward	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
original	O
,	O
monocromatic	O
stage	O
visuals	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAN	O
!	O
ACs	O
Matthias	O
Schmid	O
commended	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
running	O
at	O
a	O
consistent	O
framerate	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
"	O
Omake	O
"	O
mode	O
from	O
revision	O
1.5	O
,	O
thought-out	O
scoring	O
system	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
stages	O
for	O
their	O
monotonous	O
colors	O
and	O
abundance	O
of	O
bullets	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Spanish	O
publication	O
RetroManiac	O
commended	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
for	O
balancing	O
their	O
game	O
to	O
cater	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
scoring	O
system	O
,	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
speed	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pretty	O
remarkable	O
shooter	O
that	O
emphasizes	O
dodging	O
shooting	O
patterns	O
on	O
us	O
,	O
eliminating	O
bosses	O
,	O
and	O
mastering	O
our	O
weapons	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vida	O
Extras	O
Oscar	O
Bouzo	O
criticized	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
conversion	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
additional	O
options	O
and	O
"	O
ugly	O
"	O
3D	O
stage	O
design	O
but	O
commended	O
the	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
bosses	O
and	O
gameplay	O
differences	O
each	O
difficulty	O
mode	O
offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
,	O
Push	O
Squares	O
Nathanial	O
Eker	O
criticized	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
for	O
its	O
Neo	O
Geo-style	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
ugly	O
"	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
extra	O
options	O
and	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oprainfalls	O
Nick	O
Benefield	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
positive	O
outlook	O
on	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
praising	O
the	O
upbeat	O
music	O
,	O
bosses	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
power-up	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
