<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
starship	O
named	O
the	O
TRY-Z	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
must	O
prevent	O
the	O
Fourth	O
Empire	O
from	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
entire	O
galaxy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
Y	O
Board	O
arcade	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
motion	B-General_Concept
simulator	I-General_Concept
cockpit	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
version	O
like	O
previous	O
Sega	O
Super	O
Scaler	O
games	O
(	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
and	O
Thunder	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
group	O
of	O
developers	O
that	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
form	O
Sega	O
AM1	O
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
specifically	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Y	O
hardware	O
with	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
large	O
,	O
detailed	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
massive	O
amount	O
of	O
on-screen	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Super	O
Scaler	O
line	O
of	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
,	O
alongside	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
largely	O
inspired	O
by	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
jointly	O
by	O
Katsuhiro	O
Hayashi	O
and	O
Kouichi	O
Namaki	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Thunder	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Sega	O
published	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
which	O
added	O
two	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
other	O
minor	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
,	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
visually	O
impressive	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
released	O
under	O
several	O
different	O
Sega	O
classic	O
game	O
re-release	O
labels	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remake	O
titled	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Neo	O
Classic	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
Special	O
Extended	O
Edition	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
smoothed-out	O
graphics	O
and	O
additional	O
visual	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
,	O
all	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
starship	O
named	O
the	O
TRY-Z	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
mission	O
to	O
vanquish	O
the	O
Fourth	O
Empire	O
before	O
they	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
entire	O
galaxy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
"	O
Super	O
Scaler	O
"	O
line	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
specifically	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
Sega	O
Y	O
Board	O
arcade	O
system	O
,	O
showcasing	O
graphical	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
rotating	O
scrolling	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
many	O
on-screen	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
developers	O
that	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
form	O
Sega	O
AM1	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
alongside	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
's	O
Power	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
jointly	O
by	O
Katsuhiro	O
Hayashi	O
and	O
Kouichi	O
Namaki	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Thunder	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
largely	O
inspired	O
by	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
containing	O
several	O
subtle	O
references	O
in-game	O
through	O
its	O
stage	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
released	O
into	O
arcades	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
April	O
1988	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Sega	O
published	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
that	O
adds	O
two	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
corrects	O
many	O
difficulty	O
balance	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
fire	O
all	O
four	O
missiles	O
at	O
once	O
instead	O
of	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
all	O
home	O
releases	O
of	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
are	O
based	O
on	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
;	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
company	O
CRI	O
Middleware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	O
System	O
port	O
was	O
completely	O
redone	O
to	O
accommodate	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
bearing	O
a	O
much	O
closer	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
port	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Amstrad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
of	O
classic	O
game	O
re-releases	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
brief	O
background	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
watch	O
a	O
pre-recorded	O
playthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2007	O
under	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
brand	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
M2	O
and	O
titled	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Extended	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
Extended	O
Edition	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
either	O
the	O
original	O
or	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
version	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
cheat	O
menu	O
,	O
and	O
arranged	O
music	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
by	O
M2	O
under	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
brand	O
,	O
renamed	O
3D	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
supporting	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
3D	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
compiled	O
into	O
Sega	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
Collection	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
creator	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
,	O
Michael	O
Jackson	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
as	O
a	O
gift	O
during	O
his	O
visit	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
offices	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
publications	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
seen	O
among	O
Sega	O
's	O
best	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commodore	O
User	O
found	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
to	O
be	O
much	O
more	O
detailed	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
,	O
and	O
applauded	O
them	O
for	O
being	O
stunning	O
and	O
impressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
agreed	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
it	O
usurps	O
Thunder	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
in	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
being	O
impressive	O
for	O
a	O
2D	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
agreed	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
present	O
"	O
a	O
tantalizing	O
glimpse	O
into	O
what	O
interactive	O
entertainment	O
could	O
have	O
looked	O
like	O
had	O
polygons	O
never	O
happened	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
only	O
looked	O
good	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
moving	O
in	O
a	O
straight	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Commodore	O
User	O
and	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
commended	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
for	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
speed	O
,	O
with	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
most	O
mind-blowingly	O
impressive	O
arcade	O
game	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
labeled	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
culmination	O
of	O
M2	O
's	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
range	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
great	O
gameplay	O
and	O
overall	O
challenge	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
lineup	O
,	O
agreed	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
extra	O
features	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
liked	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
great	O
effort	O
at	O
converting	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
and	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
fun	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
real	O
additional	O
extras	O
made	O
it	O
somewhat	O
of	O
a	O
hard	O
sell	O
for	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
applauded	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
overall	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
amusement	O
ride	O
than	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
too	O
difficult	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
they	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
impressive	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
still	O
an	O
incredibly	O
impressive	O
feat	O
of	O
programming	O
,	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
book	O
The	O
Sega	O
Arcade	O
Revolution	O
,	O
Ken	O
Horowitz	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
presentation	O
and	O
technological	O
capabilities	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Force	I-Application
"	O
remains	O
a	O
prime	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
,	O
combining	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
memorable	O
arcade	O
experiences	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
