<s>
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
single-player	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
German	O
indie	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Redux	O
:	O
Dark	O
Matters	O
and	O
The	O
Ghost	O
Blade	O
,	O
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
originated	O
as	O
a	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
prototype	O
inspired	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
titled	O
XYX	O
that	O
was	O
distributed	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
2012	O
by	O
designer	O
Perry	O
"	O
Gryzor/Rozyrg	O
"	O
Sessions	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
helped	O
with	O
development	O
of	O
Gunlord	B-Application
before	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
became	O
involved	O
after	O
the	O
project	O
caught	O
their	O
interest	O
and	O
worked	O
alongside	O
Sessions	O
,	O
suggesting	O
him	O
to	O
refine	O
aspects	O
of	O
his	O
project	O
into	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
minimal	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
Reviewers	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Toaplan	O
and	O
Cave	O
shooters	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
,	O
hand-drawn	O
visuals	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
difficulty	O
but	O
others	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
additional	O
options	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
,	O
titled	O
Super	O
XYX	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Grybanser	O
Fox	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Toaplan	O
and	O
Cave	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Batsugun	B-Application
and	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
through	O
six	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemy	O
forces	O
and	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
starting	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
display	O
and	O
control	O
settings	O
between	O
vertical	O
(	O
TATE	O
)	O
and	O
horizontal	O
(	O
YOKO	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
two	O
additional	O
display	O
settings	O
are	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
slowdown	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
movement	O
to	O
avoid	O
incoming	O
bullets	O
more	O
precisely	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
C	O
or	O
R	O
button	O
in	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
player	O
inserts	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
but	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
restart	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
after	O
losing	O
all	O
available	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Redux	O
:	O
Dark	O
Matters	O
and	O
The	O
Ghost	O
Blade	O
using	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
development	O
kit	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
title	O
from	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
and	O
their	O
fifth	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Perry	O
"	O
Gryzor/Rozyrg	O
"	O
Sessions	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
helped	O
with	O
development	O
of	O
Gunlord	B-Application
at	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
with	O
René	O
Hellwig	O
,	O
acted	O
as	O
art	O
director	O
and	O
graphic	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
originated	O
as	O
a	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
prototype	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
titled	O
XYX	O
created	O
by	O
Perry	O
Sessions	O
before	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
became	O
involved	O
after	O
the	O
project	O
caught	O
their	O
attention	O
and	O
started	O
working	O
together	O
in	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
suggesting	O
Sessions	O
to	O
refine	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
his	O
work	O
into	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sessions	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
main	O
influences	O
were	O
Toaplan	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
such	O
as	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
,	O
Truxton	B-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
like	O
Super	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
,	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
Soldier	B-Device
Blade	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
regards	O
as	O
his	O
favorites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
composing	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
,	O
Rafael	O
Dyll	O
stated	O
that	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
wanted	O
him	O
produce	O
music	O
that	O
were	O
short	O
and	O
looped	O
without	O
noticeable	O
breaks	O
,	O
creating	O
something	O
fresh	O
but	O
based	O
on	O
retro	O
sounds	O
,	O
using	O
instruments	O
akin	O
to	O
arcade	O
games	O
from	O
late	O
1980s	O
or	O
16-bit	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
Dyll	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
given	O
several	O
suggestions	O
and	O
"	O
took	O
it	O
from	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
as	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
but	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
XYX	O
containing	O
an	O
unfinished	O
level	O
editor	O
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
at	O
Sessions	O
 '	O
personal	O
website	O
earlier	O
on	O
April	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
April	O
2013	O
launch	O
on	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
a	O
June	O
2013	O
launch	O
on	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
was	O
quietly	O
delayed	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
for	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
was	O
then	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
holiday	O
2013	O
launch	O
but	O
remained	O
in	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
internal	O
issues	O
until	O
it	O
went	O
gold	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Japanese-style	O
DVD	O
packaging	O
as	O
three	O
editions	O
;	O
a	O
regular	O
edition	O
,	O
a	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
limited	O
to	O
1000	O
copies	O
featuring	O
an	O
alternate	O
cover	O
art	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
enclosed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
collector	O
edition	O
limited	O
to	O
300	O
units	O
containing	O
both	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
has	O
no	O
regional	O
protection	O
but	O
only	O
works	O
using	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
units	O
built	O
prior	O
to	O
October	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
run	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
edition	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
page	O
of	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hardcore	O
Gamers	O
,	O
all	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
release	O
were	O
sold	O
out	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heiko	O
Poppen	O
of	O
German	O
website	O
neXGam	O
commented	O
in	O
a	O
positive	O
light	O
about	O
the	O
scoring	O
system	O
,	O
varied	O
and	O
colorful	O
graphical	O
design	O
of	O
levels	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
Dyll	O
's	O
music	O
and	O
learning	O
curve	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
being	O
sparse	O
with	O
option	O
settings	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
two-player	O
mode	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Borrachero	O
of	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
RetroManiac	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Truxton	B-Application
and	O
Raiden	B-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
Japanese-style	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
performance	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
was	O
not	O
recommended	O
for	O
newcomers	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
and	O
technical	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamers	O
Darran	O
Jones	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
captured	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
Toaplan	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
like	O
Truxton	B-Application
,	O
commending	O
its	O
colorful	O
presentation	O
,	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
scoring	O
mechanic	O
and	O
intense	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
certain	O
technical	O
issues	O
present	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
XYX	I-Application
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
Perry	O
Sessions	O
and	O
Jack	O
"	O
Kaiser	O
"	O
Darx	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
follow-up	O
at	O
Team	O
Grybanser	O
Fox	O
,	O
titled	O
Super	O
XYX	O
,	O
once	O
Sessions	O
made	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
