<s>
is	O
a	O
1995	B-Application
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
3195	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
known	O
as	O
"	O
Huge	O
Boss	O
"	O
stole	O
a	O
newly	O
developed	O
time	B-Operating_System
machine	I-Operating_System
to	O
travel	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
and	O
rewrite	O
human	O
history	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
fighter	B-Application
pilots	I-Application
taking	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
evil	O
entity	O
from	O
altering	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Twin	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
composer	O
Osamu	O
Ōta	O
,	O
Gekirindan	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
some	O
members	O
of	O
Toaplan	O
at	O
Taito	O
after	O
the	O
former	O
company	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
later	O
received	O
a	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
by	O
Japan	O
Media	O
Programming	O
and	O
published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
18	O
April	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
multiple	O
changes	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
through	O
compilations	O
such	O
as	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
across	O
various	O
platforms	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gekirindan	B-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Truxton	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
DonPachi	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
pilots	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
(	O
a	O
futuristic	O
fighter	O
jet	O
,	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
conditioned	O
for	O
space	O
travel	O
and	O
a	O
remodeled	O
old-fashioned	O
airplane	O
)	O
through	O
five	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
levels	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
effort	O
to	O
defeat	O
Huge	O
Boss	O
and	O
prevent	O
his	O
plan	O
of	O
rewriting	O
human	O
history	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
have	O
three	O
weapons	O
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
:	O
the	O
main	O
weapon	O
that	O
travels	O
a	O
max	O
distance	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
height	O
,	O
a	O
sub-weapon	O
and	O
three	O
bombs	B-Device
capable	O
of	O
obliterating	O
any	O
enemy	O
caught	O
within	O
its	O
blast	B-Device
radius	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
weapon	O
system	O
;	O
Similar	O
to	O
Out	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
each	O
ship	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
two	O
main	O
weapons	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
"	O
P	O
"	O
icons	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
them	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
a	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
icon	O
that	O
alters	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
shot	O
pattern	O
,	O
while	O
sub-weapons	O
appear	O
on	O
certain	O
occasions	O
as	O
colored	O
letter	O
icons	O
(	O
ranging	O
from	O
blue	O
missiles	O
,	O
red	O
napalm	O
bombs	B-Device
and	O
a	O
green	O
homing	O
laser	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
other	O
items	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
such	O
as	O
1UPs	O
and	O
additional	O
bomb	B-Device
stocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
DonPachi	B-Application
,	O
players	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
three	O
fighter	O
ship	O
types	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
their	O
own	O
shot	O
pattern	O
:	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
and	O
C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
can	O
be	O
gained	O
from	O
collecting	O
eagle-shaped	O
gold	O
medals	O
and	O
once	O
the	O
level	O
is	O
finished	O
,	O
5000	O
points	O
are	O
awarded	O
for	O
every	O
one	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
live	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
state	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
player	O
inserts	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
summary	O
of	O
Gekirindan	B-Application
is	O
explained	O
through	O
supplementary	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
3195	O
,	O
a	O
time	B-Operating_System
machine	I-Operating_System
is	O
created	O
on	O
Earth	O
and	O
is	O
promptly	O
stolen	O
by	O
an	O
unidentified	O
mechanized	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Huge	O
Boss	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
resistance	O
Huge	O
Boss	O
faces	O
is	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
six	O
fighter	B-Application
pilots	I-Application
from	O
multiple	O
eras	O
who	O
aim	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
motivations	O
other	O
than	O
saving	O
mankind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
young	O
elf	B-Application
pilots	O
and	O
nature	O
lovers	O
,	O
possibly	O
from	O
the	O
32nd	O
century	O
,	O
who	O
vowed	O
to	O
overthrow	O
Huge	O
Boss	O
after	O
his	O
attack	O
against	O
humans	O
obliterated	O
Earth	O
's	O
nature	O
and	O
nearly	O
extinguished	O
all	O
animal	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gekirindan	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
ex-Toaplan	O
members	O
at	O
Taito	O
after	O
the	O
former	O
company	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Twin	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
composer	O
Osamu	O
Ōta	O
acted	O
as	O
producer	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Lee	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Hidetomo	O
Ogino	O
was	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
sole	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
forum	B-Application
post	O
at	O
French	O
website	O
SHMUP	O
,	O
unused	O
sprites	O
from	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Toaplan	O
arcade	O
game	O
Dynamic	O
Trial	O
7	O
were	O
discovered	O
to	O
be	O
hidden	O
in	O
Gekirindans	B-Application
code	O
by	O
a	O
community	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gekirindan	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
September	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
Taito	B-Application
F3	I-Application
System	I-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
November	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
an	O
album	O
featuring	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
co-published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Scitron	O
and	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
JAMMA	O
95	O
along	O
with	O
Dangerous	B-Application
Curves	I-Application
and	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
by	O
Japan	O
Media	O
Programming	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
April	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
various	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Gekirindan	B-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamers	O
Phil	O
Abel	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Gekirindan	B-Application
will	O
probably	O
never	O
reach	O
classic	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Out	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
arcade	O
shooters	O
released	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
Gekirindan	B-Application
is	O
definitely	O
above	O
average	O
;	O
it	O
’s	O
no	O
DonPachi	B-Application
but	O
certainly	O
worth	O
a	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
