<s>
is	O
a	O
1990	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Nova	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
the	O
Blaster	O
Mark	O
II	O
"	O
Phoenix	O
"	O
starfighter	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
wiping	O
out	O
the	O
Bosconian	B-Application
alien	O
race	O
before	O
they	O
destroy	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
Bosconian	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
although	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
difficult	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
stick	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
a	O
starfighter	O
,	O
the	O
Blaster	O
Mark	O
II	O
"	O
Phoenix	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
wiping	O
out	O
the	O
Bosconian	B-Application
forces	O
before	O
they	O
destroy	O
all	O
of	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
other	O
Namco	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
invincible	O
Bacura	O
boards	O
from	O
Xevious	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
originally	O
being	O
handled	O
by	O
Namco	O
subsidiary	O
N.H.	O
System	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Märchen	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
,	O
however	O
development	O
was	O
later	O
transferred	O
to	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Nova	O
after	O
N.H.	O
System	O
was	O
dissolved	O
earlier	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
Bosconian	B-Application
series	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
1989	O
arcade	O
game	O
Blast	B-Application
Off	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
compiled	O
with	O
music	O
from	O
Märchen	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
and	O
Blast	B-Application
Off	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Sweep	O
Records	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
often	O
being	O
compared	O
to	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
Gunhed	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACE	O
favorably	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Gunhed	B-Device
,	O
praising	O
its	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
+	O
Video	O
Games	O
also	O
compared	O
it	O
highly	O
to	O
Gunhed	B-Device
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
worthy	O
competitor	O
to	O
Hudson	O
's	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
debut	O
issue	O
,	O
Raze	O
magazine	O
briefly	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
stuck	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
,	O
alongside	O
Sega	O
's	O
later	O
cancelled	O
Space	O
Fantasy	O
Zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
publication	O
Famitsu	O
praised	O
its	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
and	O
callbacks	O
to	O
other	O
Namco	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Xevious	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
disliked	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
stick	O
out	O
among	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
difficult	O
,	O
alongside	O
it	O
having	O
very	O
little	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Bosconian	B-Application
outside	O
of	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
and	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
