<s>
FixEight	B-Application
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
in	O
July	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
1990	O
's	O
Out	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
titles	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
that	O
has	O
not	O
received	O
any	O
official	O
port	O
to	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
as	O
of	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
where	O
an	O
alien	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Gozzu	O
from	O
the	O
fictional	O
planet	O
Fortuna	O
invaded	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
by	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
government	O
with	O
an	O
extermination	B-Protocol
mission	O
against	O
the	O
invaders	O
by	O
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
mercenaries	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
FixEight	B-Application
is	O
owned	O
by	O
Tatsujin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
former	O
Toaplan	O
member	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
and	O
now-affiliate	O
of	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
manufacturer	O
exA-Arcadia	O
alongside	O
many	O
other	O
Toaplan	O
IPs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FixEight	B-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Out	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
playable	O
mercenaries	B-Application
through	O
seven	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
before	O
progressing	O
any	O
further	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
exterminate	O
the	O
invading	O
Gozzu	O
alien	O
race	O
on	O
planet	O
Fortuna	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
are	O
also	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
X	O
"	O
bombs	B-Device
capable	O
of	O
any	O
enemy	O
caught	O
in	O
its	O
blast	B-Device
radius	I-Device
at	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
rendering	O
players	O
invincible	O
for	O
a	O
brief	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
after	O
using	O
a	O
bomb	B-Device
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
stock	O
is	O
refilled	O
with	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
from	O
Out	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
is	O
its	O
weapon	O
system	O
,	O
albeit	O
modified	O
;	O
Players	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
two	O
main	O
weapons	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
"	O
P	O
"	O
icons	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
them	O
at	O
will	O
by	O
standind	O
below	O
a	O
change	O
panel	O
but	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
weapon	O
set	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
own	O
special	O
weapon	O
that	O
is	O
acquired	O
through	O
a	O
"	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
,	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
or	O
falling	O
off	O
the	O
stage	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
firepower	O
and	O
speed	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
state	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
ending	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
loops	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
last	O
stage	O
as	O
with	O
previous	O
titles	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
loop	O
increasing	O
the	O
difficulty	O
and	O
enemies	O
fire	O
denser	O
bullet	B-Application
patterns	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
spawning	O
extra	O
bullets	B-Application
when	O
destroyed	O
(	O
sometimes	O
called	O
'	O
suicide	O
bullets	B-Application
 '	O
or	O
'	O
ricochet	O
effect	O
 '	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FixEight	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
where	O
an	O
alien	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Gozzu	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
Fortuna	O
have	O
invaded	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
government	O
with	O
releasing	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
eight	O
mercenaries	B-Application
from	O
their	O
imprisonment	O
in	O
an	O
asteroid	O
prison	O
and	O
sending	O
them	O
to	O
Fortuna	O
with	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
exterminating	O
the	O
invaders	O
alongside	O
their	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GX-026	O
:	O
An	O
android	O
who	O
single-handedly	O
obliterated	O
26	O
planets	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
in	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agatha	O
Bordeaux	O
:	O
A	O
former	O
Italian	O
supermodel	O
warrior	B-Application
who	O
was	O
jailed	O
for	O
treason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayate	O
Zigragi	O
:	O
A	O
ninja	B-Application
of	O
unknown	O
origin	O
and	O
identity	O
who	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
prison	O
for	O
his	O
assassination	O
attempt	O
against	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remlias	O
L'Angelo	O
:	O
A	O
mineral-like	O
being	O
from	O
Christo	O
star	O
who	O
was	O
captured	O
after	O
commanding	O
a	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
to	O
fight	O
against	O
enemy	O
troops	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
to	O
protect	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FixEight	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
July	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
Out	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
composer	O
Tatsuya	O
Uemura	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
2017	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
that	O
FixEight	B-Application
was	O
not	O
directly	O
related	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
team	O
had	O
no	O
involvement	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Toaplan	O
designer	O
Junya	O
Inoue	O
,	O
FixEight	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Nanpei	O
Kaneko	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
Knuckle	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
before	O
quitting	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
work	O
as	O
illustrator	O
for	O
Japanese	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
FixEight	B-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
X-Men	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Zverloff	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
FixEight	B-Application
related	O
to	O
several	O
improvements	O
made	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
improved	O
sequels	O
Toaplan	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
more	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
IPs	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
are	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Tatsujin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
named	O
after	O
Truxton	B-Application
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
former	O
Toaplan	O
employee	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
now	O
affiliated	O
with	O
arcade	O
manufacturer	O
exA-Arcadia	O
.	O
</s>
