<s>
An	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
Ellinor	O
Waizen	O
piloting	O
the	O
Galvanic	O
Gunner	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
to	O
face	O
against	O
the	O
invading	O
Moon	O
Child	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
conventions	O
as	O
earlier	O
Aleste	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
fighting	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
while	O
avoiding	O
collision	O
with	O
their	O
projectiles	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
was	O
co-designed	O
by	O
graphic	O
designer	O
Hiroki	O
Kodama	O
and	O
programmer	O
Yukinori	O
Taniguchi	O
,	O
with	O
Masamitsu	O
Niitani	O
serving	O
as	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
initially	O
overseen	O
by	O
Kengo	O
Morita	O
(	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
)	O
before	O
Kodama	O
hurriedly	O
took	O
over	O
,	O
who	O
made	O
it	O
out	O
of	O
pride	O
as	O
a	O
Compile	O
staffer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
his	O
previous	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Kodama	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
despite	O
his	O
lack	O
of	O
experience	O
making	O
software	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
facing	O
difficulties	O
with	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
not	O
being	O
aware	O
of	O
its	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
Collection	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Gear	O
Micro	O
variant	O
bundled	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
with	O
all	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
continuity	O
and	O
follows	O
Ellinor	O
Waizen	O
,	O
daughter	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Aleste	B-Application
protagonist	O
Raymond	O
Waizen	O
,	O
piloting	O
the	O
Galvanic	O
Gunner	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
to	O
face	O
against	O
the	O
invading	O
Moon	O
Child	O
army	O
and	O
free	O
the	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
conventions	O
as	O
earlier	O
Aleste	B-Application
entries	O
;	O
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Galvanic	O
Gunner	O
fighter	O
craft	O
through	O
seven	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
over	O
a	O
constantly	O
scrolling	O
background	O
,	O
populated	O
with	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemy	O
forces	O
and	O
obstacles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
scenery	O
never	O
stops	O
moving	O
until	O
a	O
boss	O
is	O
reached	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
unlimited	O
continues	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Compile	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Kodama	O
and	O
Nakashima	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
handled	O
by	O
Kengo	O
Morita	O
(	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Ellinor	O
was	O
already	O
set	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
Kodama	O
hurriedly	O
took	O
over	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodama	O
had	O
no	O
experience	O
creating	O
software	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
making	O
software	O
for	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
develop	O
without	O
being	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
different	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
by	O
Compile	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
November	O
1991	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
M2	O
under	O
their	O
publishing	O
label	O
M2	O
ShotTriggers	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Gear	O
Micro	O
variant	O
,	O
bundled	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
for	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
Collection	O
,	O
featuring	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
titles	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
containing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
Collection	O
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Wave	O
Master	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Plays	O
Martin	O
Gaksch	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beautiful	O
shooting	O
game	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fascinating	O
Game	O
Gear	O
cartridges.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shametblame	O
also	O
commended	O
its	O
playability	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Aleste	B-Application
entries	O
,	O
balanced	O
replayability	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
its	O
follow-up	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
shooters	O
on	O
8-bit	O
handhelds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
opined	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
main	O
problem	O
with	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
–	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
why	O
shooters	O
are	O
so	O
rare	O
on	O
these	O
systems	O
–	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
a	O
blurry	O
portable	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scrolling	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
a	O
typical	O
Aleste	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
still	O
difficult	O
to	O
make	O
everything	O
out	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
small	O
sprites.	O
"	O
</s>
