<s>
Much	O
like	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Darius	O
series	O
,	O
G-Darius	B-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shoot'em	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
G-Darius	B-Application
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Darius	B-Application
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
story	O
that	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
humanoids	O
of	O
Amnelia	O
and	O
cyborg/chimera	O
biovessels	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Thiima	O
"	O
(	O
meant	O
to	O
mean	O
simply	O
"	O
deliverer	O
of	O
death	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Darius	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
G	B-Application
Darius	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
by	O
Taito	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
1998	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
G-Darius	B-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
consisting	O
of	O
several	O
arcade	O
games	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
version	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
CyberFront	O
Corporation	O
,	O
MediaKite	O
,	O
and	O
Sourcenext	O
in	O
2000	O
–	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
4	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
worldwide	O
digitally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Darius	B-Application
HD	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
PS4	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
added	O
G-Darius	B-Application
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
G-Darius	B-Application
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
HD	O
and	O
G-Darius	B-Application
for	O
Consumer	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
