<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Company	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
format	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
pack-in	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
two-in-one	O
system	O
which	O
runs	O
both	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
and	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
titles	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Bonk	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Bonk	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
and	O
Bomberman	B-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Red	O
Raimon	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
within	O
Red	O
consisting	O
of	O
former	O
Technosoft	O
staff	O
which	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
,	O
whose	O
members	O
would	O
later	O
form	O
the	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
CAProduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
download	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
garnered	O
acclaim	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
for	O
its	O
detailed	O
and	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
well-animated	O
sprites	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
,	O
large	O
bosses	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
,	O
CD-quality	O
heavy	O
metal	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
fast	O
gameplay	O
and	O
intense	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
follow-up	O
,	O
titled	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Hunting	O
Dog	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
piloted	O
by	O
the	O
space	O
cop	O
Hawk	O
who	O
,	O
alongside	O
his	O
ally	O
Esty	O
piloting	O
the	O
Wild	O
Cat	O
support	O
ship	O
,	O
must	O
stop	O
General	O
Don	O
Jingi	O
and	O
his	O
Obellon	O
armada	O
from	O
obtaining	O
a	O
powerful	O
energy	O
source	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Starlight	O
"	O
from	O
planet	O
Aries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapon	O
system	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	O
;	O
There	O
are	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
weapon	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
Hunting	O
Dog	O
can	O
acquire	O
by	O
collecting	O
their	O
respective	O
colors	O
when	O
the	O
Wild	O
Cat	O
deploys	O
them	O
and	O
alternate	O
between	O
each	O
one	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
laser	O
(	O
blue	O
)	O
,	O
waves	O
(	O
green	O
)	O
and	O
earthquake	O
(	O
red	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
weapon	O
that	O
was	O
currently	O
in	O
use	O
by	O
Hunting	O
Dog	O
,	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>
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Raimon	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Red	O
Kaminarimon	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
within	O
Red	O
consisting	O
of	O
former	O
Technosoft	O
staff	O
which	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
(	O
particularly	O
Thunder	B-Device
Force	I-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	O
)	O
but	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
whose	O
members	O
would	O
later	O
form	O
the	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
CAProduction	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
format	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
pack-in	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
two-in-one	O
system	O
which	O
runs	O
both	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
and	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
titles	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
bundled	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
three-in-one	O
"	O
package	O
with	O
Bonk	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Bonk	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
and	O
Bomberman	B-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
CD-based	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Archives	O
"	O
line	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
garnered	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
reception	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
;	O
readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
24.38	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
31	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
large	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Julian	O
Eggebrecht	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
weapon	O
system	O
but	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
outstanding	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
well-animated	O
sprites	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joypads	O
Jean-François	O
Morisse	O
and	O
Joysticks	O
Jean-Marc	O
Demoly	O
gave	O
very	O
positive	O
commentary	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
animated	O
visuals	O
and	O
sprites	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
with	O
Demoly	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
shooter	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
added	O
that	O
they	O
chose	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
over	O
its	O
follow-up	O
,	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
lengthier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
have	O
been	O
equally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Shawn	O
Sackenheim	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
shooters	O
developed	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
despite	O
its	O
simple	O
nature	O
,	O
highly	O
praising	O
its	O
hard	O
rock	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
diverse	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
and	O
flickering	O
,	O
and	O
frenetic	O
action	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
lacked	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Italias	O
Andrea	O
Corritore	O
identified	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
shooting	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
alongside	O
Ginga	B-Application
Fukei	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
,	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
and	O
Rayxanber	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
reissue	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
surpassed	O
those	O
of	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
IV	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
,	O
GameSpots	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
overly	O
short	O
and	O
lacking	O
in	O
innovation	O
,	O
particularly	O
noting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
way	O
of	O
dealing	O
with	O
enemies	O
other	O
than	O
shooting	O
them	O
but	O
the	O
memorable	O
level	O
and	O
boss	O
designs	O
,	O
well-conceived	O
weapons	O
system	O
and	O
consistently	O
outstanding	O
soundtrack	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
cult	O
title	O
when	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
relaunch	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
catchy	O
melodic	O
rock	O
music	O
and	O
rewarding	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
,	O
IGNs	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
concurred	O
with	O
Provo	O
on	O
most	O
points	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
makes	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
innovations	O
to	O
the	O
shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
