<s>
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
was	O
self-published	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
RedSpotGames	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
as	O
an	O
unlicensed	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
reprint	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
called	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
:	O
Pink	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
which	O
addressed	O
several	O
gameplay-related	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Pink	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
conventional	O
weapons	O
cannot	O
stop	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
last	B-Application
hope	I-Application
is	O
in	O
the	O
playable	O
pilot	O
's	O
hands	O
:	O
the	O
Z-42	O
Warpstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
:	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
produced	O
60	O
Units	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
sold	O
it	O
directly	O
via	O
their	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
:	O
The	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
of	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
500	O
vinyl-styled	O
compact	O
discs	O
containing	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
:	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
produced	O
500	O
units	O
for	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
:	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
produced	O
1000	O
Units	O
of	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
:	O
Pink	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
distributed	O
Internationally	O
by	O
RedSpotGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
criticism	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
:	O
Pink	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
releasing	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
features	O
improved	O
on-screen	O
visibility	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
its	O
first	O
print	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
titular	O
pink	B-Application
bullets	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
other	O
features	O
to	O
make	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
accessible	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
scoring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
only	O
60	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
were	O
ever	O
produced	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
directly	O
from	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
extremely	O
rare	O
and	O
collectible	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
sells	O
for	O
$40	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
"	O
with	O
bundled	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
was	O
sold	O
for	O
$80	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Basilco	O
and	O
Play-Asia	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
online	O
stores	O
approved	O
to	O
sell	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparisons	O
were	O
drawn	O
to	O
"	O
old	O
school	O
"	O
shooters	O
like	O
R-Type	B-Application
and	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
but	O
especially	O
of	O
Pulstar	B-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
tactical	O
"	O
gameplay	O
and	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
have	O
commended	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
as	O
technically	O
impressive	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
standards	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
focus	O
criticism	O
on	O
gameplay	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
features	O
higher	O
visibility	O
due	O
to	O
pink	O
colored	O
bullets	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
better	O
to	O
distinguish	O
between	O
explosions/debris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
criticism	O
,	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
:	O
Pink	B-Application
Bullets	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
