<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
multiple	O
times	O
,	O
including	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
originally	O
localized	O
outside	O
Japan	O
by	O
XS	O
Games	O
,	O
Gunbird	B-Application
was	O
retitled	O
Mobile	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Gunbird	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Gunbird	B-Device
Special	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
often	O
a	O
recurring	O
theme	O
with	O
Psikyo	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Gunbird	B-Application
games	O
being	O
no	O
exception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunbird	B-Application
uses	O
manga-styled	O
character	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
chosen	O
craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuan	O
Nang	O
( ヤンニャン	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
strong-willed	O
and	O
courageous	O
woman	O
whose	O
character	O
design	O
is	O
highly	O
influenced	O
by	O
that	O
of	O
Sun	O
Wukong	O
from	O
the	O
Chinese	O
classical	O
story	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
cloud-somersault	O
parody	O
,	O
Ruyi	O
Jingu	O
Bang	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
size-changing	O
headband	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
monk	O
Tang	O
Sanzang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Expo	O
'	O
96	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
it	O
was	O
shown	O
off	O
alongside	O
another	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooting	O
game	O
,	O
Stahlfeder	B-Application
by	O
developer	O
Santos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Mobile	B-Application
Light	I-Application
Force	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunbird	B-Device
Special	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
was	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Gunbird	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
–	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunbird	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Psikyo	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
along	O
with	O
Strikers	B-Application
1945	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Aces	I-Application
and	O
Sol	B-Application
Divide	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Gunbird	B-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1994	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunbird	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
import	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
earned	O
good	O
scores	O
of	O
82%	O
from	O
and	O
80%	O
from	O
French	O
magazines	O
Consoles	O
+	O
and	O
Mega	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
reviewers	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
rated	O
it	O
6	O
,	O
8	O
and	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
