<s>
Fighter	B-Application
&	I-Application
Attacker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fighter	B-Application
&	I-Application
Attacker	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
sixteen	O
different	O
aircraft	O
as	O
they	O
must	O
complete	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
eight	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
aircraft	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
real-world	O
fighter	O
jets	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
F/A	B-Application
-18E	O
,	O
F-15J	O
,	O
F-117A	O
,	O
and	O
F-14D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Xevious	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
launch	O
powerful	O
bombs	O
towards	O
ground	O
targets	O
to	O
destroy	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
F/A	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Fighter	B-Application
&	I-Application
Attacker	I-Application
was	O
programmed	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	O
NA-1	O
arcade	O
board	O
,	O
which	O
supported	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Tinkle	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
and	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
demonstrated	O
Fighter	B-Application
&	I-Application
Attacker	I-Application
at	O
the	O
1992	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Show	O
exposition	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
shown	O
alongside	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Bubble	O
Trouble	O
:	O
Golly	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
magazine	O
Game	O
Machine	O
claims	O
that	O
Fighter	B-Application
&	I-Application
Attacker	I-Application
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
November	O
1992	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Xevious	B-Application
for	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
air-to-air	O
and	O
air-to-surface	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
1942	B-Application
and	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
would	O
likely	O
be	O
invested	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
felt	O
overall	O
that	O
Fighter	B-Application
&	I-Application
Attacker	I-Application
was	O
a	O
decent	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
"	O
bland	O
"	O
graphical	O
style	O
and	O
setting	O
caused	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
other	O
similar	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
unsurprised	O
at	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
home	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
its	O
techno-infused	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Foster	O
stated	O
that	O
Fighter	B-Application
&	I-Application
Attacker	I-Application
was	O
missing	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
polish	O
that	O
other	O
military-themed	O
shooters	O
had	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Aero	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
