<s>
Luftrausers	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Netherlands-based	O
indie	O
developer	O
studio	O
Vlambeer	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
by	O
General	O
Arcade	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
LuftrauserZ	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Paul	O
Koller	O
for	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Commodore	B-Device
128	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	B-General_Concept
64	I-General_Concept
Games	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
RGCD	O
and	O
Vlambeer	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luftrausers	B-Application
is	O
an	O
airplane-based	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
traditional	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
craft	O
is	O
fixed	O
,	O
Luftrausers	B-Application
allows	O
360	O
degrees	O
of	O
motion	O
,	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jan	O
Willem	O
Nijman	O
of	O
Vlambeer	O
started	O
Luftrausers	B-Application
while	O
on	O
the	O
airplane	O
home	O
from	O
the	O
March	O
2012	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
GDC	O
)	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Vlambeer	O
was	O
finishing	O
development	O
on	O
Ridiculous	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
whose	O
development	O
was	O
marked	O
by	O
a	O
high-profile	O
struggle	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
,	O
subsequent	O
game	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luftrausers	B-Application
is	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
Luftrauser	B-Application
,	O
an	O
earlier	O
,	O
free	O
Flash	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Vlambeer	O
's	O
Rami	O
Ismail	O
,	O
artist	O
Paul	O
Veer	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Kozilek	O
in	O
the	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
engine	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
pure	O
C++	B-Language
by	O
Michel	O
Paulissen	O
via	O
his	O
Dex	O
converter	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vlambeer	O
originally	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q2	O
2013	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
having	O
chosen	O
those	O
platforms	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
positive	O
working	O
relationship	O
with	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
their	O
work	O
was	O
backed	B-Protocol
up	I-Protocol
,	O
Ismail	O
described	O
the	O
theft	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
giant	O
pain	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
(	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Humble	O
Store	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
being	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
TV	I-Application
by	O
General	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jake	O
Valentine	O
of	O
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
could	O
talk	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
about	O
how	O
enjoyable	O
Luftrausers	B-Application
is	O
,	O
how	O
exciting	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
,	O
how	O
easy	O
re-starting	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
death	O
can	O
be	O
,	O
how	O
addicting	O
and	O
exhilarating	O
the	O
experience	O
is	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
kill	O
a	O
battleship	O
by	O
flying	O
your	O
plane	O
through	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
EGMNow	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Hearkening	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
bygone	O
era	O
of	O
simple-yet-deep	O
arcade	O
games	O
where	O
you	O
played	O
for	O
score	O
,	O
not	O
story	O
,	O
Luftrausers	B-Application
takes	O
basic	O
ideas	O
in	O
concept	O
and	O
execution	O
and	O
turns	O
them	O
into	O
hours	O
of	O
challenging	O
,	O
chaotic	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Square	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
eight	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
tremendously	O
well	O
polished	O
action	O
arcade	O
package.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PCGamesN	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PC	O
version	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Simple	O
in	O
almost	O
all	O
respects	O
,	O
Luftrauser	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
Vlambeer	O
's	O
biggest	O
triumphs	O
because	O
it	O
strips	O
back	O
everything	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
exposing	O
the	O
fun	O
at	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PC	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Vlambeer	O
improves	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
smaller	O
,	O
free	O
releases	O
with	O
Luftrausers	B-Application
,	O
expanding	O
an	O
excellent	O
dogfighting	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
customization	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
four-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
a	O
few	O
issues	O
with	O
its	O
end	O
game	O
challenges	O
,	O
Luftrausers	B-Application
is	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
addictive	O
,	O
challenging	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
glued	O
to	O
your	O
Vita	O
for	O
game	O
after	O
game	O
after	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
Vita	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
From	O
frustrating	O
beginnings	O
to	O
high-score	O
runs	O
involving	O
nukes	O
and	O
boosts	O
,	O
Luftrausers	B-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
packed	O
with	O
a	O
surprising	O
amount	O
of	O
depth	O
,	O
infinite	O
replayability	O
,	O
and	O
truly	O
satisfying	O
risk	O
versus	O
reward	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
will	O
never	O
die	O
thanks	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
this	O
,	O
as	O
Vlambeer	O
demonstrate	O
their	O
mastery	O
of	O
minimalist	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
