<s>
Imperium	B-Application
(	O
Mobile	O
Armoured	O
Dion	O
[ 機動装甲	O
ダイオン	O
Kidou	O
Soukou	O
Daion ]	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Jorudan	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vic	O
Tokai	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
underground	O
military	O
squadron	O
and	O
lab	O
develops	O
a	O
small	O
mecha	O
called	O
Dion	O
(	O
Imperium	B-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
version	O
)	O
aboard	O
the	O
mothership	O
Leinoa	O
,	O
a	O
mecha	O
capable	O
of	O
harnessing	O
great	O
firepower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
human	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
send	O
Dion/Imperium	O
into	O
Zektron	O
and	O
destroy	O
it	O
only	O
after	O
the	O
Earth	O
occupation	O
forces	O
have	O
been	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imperium	B-Application
differs	O
from	O
most	O
shooters	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
dies	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
's	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
September	O
1992	O
issue	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
estimated	O
that	O
Imperium	B-Application
was	O
80%	O
complete	O
and	O
on	O
track	O
for	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extra	O
layered	O
backgrounds	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
version	O
Imperium	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wave	O
weapon	O
in	O
Imperium	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
a	O
large	O
fireball	O
weapon	O
in	O
Mobile	O
Armoured	O
Dion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
60%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
has	O
a	O
novel	O
power-up	O
system	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
challenge	O
,	O
but	O
graphics	O
are	O
banal	O
and	O
gameplay	O
is	O
more	O
frustrating	O
then	O
enjoyable.	O
"	O
</s>
