<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
NCS	O
Corporation	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Masaya	O
and	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
ship	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
two	O
satellites	O
options	O
,	O
whose	O
positions	O
and	O
formations	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Toshiro	O
Tsuchida	O
,	O
who	O
left	O
Masaya	O
in	O
1993	O
to	O
found	O
G-Craft	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
known	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noriyuki	O
Iwadare	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Langrisser	B-Application
,	O
Lunar	O
,	O
and	O
Grandia	B-Application
franchises	O
,	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
composers	O
under	O
the	O
music	O
production	O
company	O
Cube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
response	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
through	O
nine	O
stages	O
over	O
a	O
constantly	O
scrolling	O
background	O
,	O
populated	O
with	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemies	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
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
to	O
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
are	O
satellite	O
options	O
called	O
"	O
Gunners	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
activated	O
by	O
shooting	O
silver	O
and	O
blue	O
pods	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
can	O
toggle	O
through	O
four	O
different	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NCS	O
Corporation	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
computer	O
software	O
developer	O
founded	O
in	O
1980	O
by	O
Masaya	O
Fujita	O
,	O
which	O
entered	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
in	O
1985	O
under	O
the	O
brand	O
Masaya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Assault	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
,	O
Langrisser	B-Application
,	O
Kaizō	O
Chōjin	O
Shubibinman	O
,	O
and	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Toshiro	O
Tsuchida	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
Arc	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lad	I-Application
franchises	O
at	O
G-Craft	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
he	O
founded	O
in	O
1993	O
after	O
leaving	O
Masaya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noriyuki	O
Iwadare	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Langrisser	B-Application
,	O
Lunar	O
,	O
and	O
Grandia	B-Application
franchises	O
,	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
composers	O
under	O
the	O
music	O
production	O
company	O
Cube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Masaya	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
internationally	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
;	O
first	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
in	O
digital	O
form	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
Project	O
EGG	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
Columbus	O
Circle	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
2500	O
copies	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
cover	O
art	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Aizawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
by	O
Ratalaika	O
Games	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
featuring	O
save	O
states	O
and	O
rewind	O
functions	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
satellite	O
types	O
and	O
aim	O
them	O
via	O
an	O
analogue	O
stick	O
,	O
and	O
translated	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Columbus	O
Circle	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
30th	O
annyversary	O
"	O
edition	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
CD	O
album	O
containing	O
arranged	O
songs	O
by	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Advanced	O
Gamings	O
John	O
Davison	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
samples	O
,	O
and	O
large	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
occasionally	O
frustrating	O
and	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
sound	O
aspect	O
to	O
be	O
okay	O
,	O
both	O
Guise	O
and	O
Glancey	O
criticized	O
the	O
uninteresting	O
sprites	O
and	O
overall	O
longevity	O
,	O
recommending	O
Thunder	O
Force	O
IV	O
and	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
Magazine	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
a	O
7.4341	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
among	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
215	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
1995	O
public	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
were	O
mostly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
graphically	O
impressive	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
anime-style	O
introduction	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
Mega-CD	I-Device
title	O
,	O
detailed	O
sprites	O
and	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
the	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
gameplay	O
options	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
coverage	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
lacks	O
polish	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
aim	O
your	O
weapons	O
really	O
opens	O
up	O
new	O
doors	O
for	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
–	O
after	O
playing	O
Gleylancer	B-Application
,	O
every	O
other	O
game	O
seems	O
so	O
strict	O
,	O
with	O
just	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
in	O
pre-determined	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
’s	O
the	O
trademark	O
of	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Gleylancer	B-Application
sits	O
nicely	O
next	O
to	O
Thunder	O
Force	O
IV	O
and	O
MUSHA	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	O
Drive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
of	O
Gley	B-Application
Lancer	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcades	O
Shaun	O
Musgrave	O
commended	O
the	O
release	O
for	O
its	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
,	O
emulation	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
minimal	O
input	O
lag	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Whether	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
experience	O
a	O
heretofore	O
hard-to-obtain	O
classic	O
or	O
just	O
like	O
quality	O
shoot-em-ups	O
,	O
Gleylancer	B-Application
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
choice.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Squares	O
Jamie	O
O'Neill	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
an	O
overall	O
positive	O
outlook	O
.	O
</s>
