<s>
(	O
also	O
IMAGEFIGHT	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1988	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Irem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
(	O
Japan-only	O
)	O
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
(	O
Japan-only	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
(	O
Japan-only	O
)	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
was	O
released	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
Irem	O
's	O
successful	O
horizontal	O
scroller	O
,	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
and	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
directly	O
related	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
have	O
some	O
similarities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
identifies	O
this	O
ship	O
as	O
the	O
OF-1	O
Daedalus	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
known	O
if	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
original	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
OF-1	O
does	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
's	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
inside	O
a	O
holographic	O
simulator	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
holodeck	B-Algorithm
on	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
defining	O
feature	O
of	O
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Pod	O
-	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
coloured	O
sphere	O
with	O
two	O
short	O
gun	O
barrels	O
attached	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
acquire	O
various	O
butterfly-shaped	O
devices	O
that	O
attach	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
the	O
Force	O
in	O
R-Type	B-Application
-	O
they	O
turn	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
blaster	O
into	O
a	O
powerful	O
laser	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Force	O
in	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
ejected	O
from	O
the	O
ship	O
-	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
remove	O
them	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
is	O
to	O
have	O
them	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapon	O
names	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
implies	O
that	O
these	O
devices	O
are	O
in	O
fact	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
what	O
it	O
calls	O
the	O
OF	O
Force	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
may	O
be	O
retroactive	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
becoming	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
another	O
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
Irem	O
,	O
X-Multiply	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
one-disc	O
double-bill	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Operation	O
Deepstriker	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	I-General_Concept
in	O
1992	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
II	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
II	O
and	O
its	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
prequel	O
also	O
made	O
their	O
European	O
debut	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
five	O
fighters	O
called	O
the	O
OF	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1988	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
among	O
operators	O
surveyed	O
during	O
that	O
two-week	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Hiroshi	O
Iuchi	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Radiant	B-Application
Silvergun	I-Application
,	O
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
was	O
the	O
main	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Radiant	O
Silvergun'''s	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomonobu	O
Itagaki	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
,	O
listed	O
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
five	O
favorite	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
is	O
also	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
favorite	O
shooter	O
game	O
of	O
Granzella	O
's	O
Kujo	O
Kazuma	O
.	O
</s>
