<s>
It	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
Luna	O
Waizen	O
,	O
a	O
pilot	O
candidate	O
scrambled	O
into	O
service	O
after	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Moon	O
Child	O
base	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
cyber	O
terrorists	O
that	O
have	O
seized	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
satellites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
conventions	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
and	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
fighting	O
endless	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	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
3	I-Application
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
hardware	O
by	O
staff	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
titles	O
from	O
the	O
1990s	O
such	O
as	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
and	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
designer	O
and	O
composer	O
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
conventions	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
and	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
"	O
Are	O
Savior	O
"	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>
The	O
bomb	O
mechanic	O
introduced	O
in	O
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
shield	O
power-up	O
instead	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
activated	O
once	O
twenty	O
Power	O
Chips	O
are	O
collected	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
only	O
absorb	O
one	O
enemy	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	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
Are	O
Savior	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
state	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
limited	O
continues	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
hardware	O
by	O
M2	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
regarded	O
for	O
its	O
high-quality	O
video	O
game	O
re-releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
(	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
,	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
DaiOuJou	I-Application
and	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
)	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
charge	O
as	O
game	O
designer	O
and	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazuyuki	O
Nakashima	O
(	O
of	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
,	O
MUSHA	B-Application
,	O
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
and	O
Mahou	B-Application
Daisakusen	I-Application
)	O
acted	O
as	O
co-game	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakashima	O
also	O
acted	O
as	O
co-graphic	O
designer	O
alongside	O
Shinsuke	O
Yamakawa	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takashi	O
"	O
Faw.Labo	O
"	O
Yamashita	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
and	O
Star	B-Application
Parodier	I-Application
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kisai	O
Takayama	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
KimiKiss	B-Application
and	O
Amagami	B-Application
,	O
was	O
commissioned	O
as	O
character	O
illustrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GG	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2020	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	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
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Gear	O
Micro	O
variant	O
as	O
well	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
games	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
3	I-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
Collection	O
,	O
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireframes	O
Ryan	O
Lambie	O
agreed	O
when	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
capturing	O
a	O
"	O
cinematic	O
sense	O
of	O
occasion	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
modern	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
