<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
N2	I-Application
arcade	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
help	O
set	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
Japanese	O
online	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
deemed	O
inferior	O
in	O
quality	O
to	O
those	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
fictional	O
"	O
United	O
Galaxy	O
Space	O
Force	O
"	O
saga	O
and	O
used	O
ships	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
other	O
Namco	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
Starblade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
off	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Amusement	O
Operators	O
Union	O
(	O
AOU	O
)	O
tradeshow	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
tie-in	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
:	O
Link	O
of	O
Life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Namco	O
space	O
opera	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
map	O
will	O
begin	O
as	O
entirely	O
black	O
,	O
revealing	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
planet	O
buster	O
"	O
weapon	O
can	O
be	O
deployed	O
against	O
enemy	O
planets	O
to	O
instantly	O
wipe	O
them	O
out	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
taking	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Zolgear	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zolgear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
ships	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
Namco	O
shooting	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Electrosphere	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maps	O
were	O
randomly-generated	O
and	O
could	O
take	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
various	O
designs	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
maze	O
from	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
"	O
Project	O
Starline	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
development	O
group	O
in	O
Namco	O
headed	O
by	O
director	O
Toru	O
Takahashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	O
,	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
in	O
higher	O
quality	O
to	O
help	O
set	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
future	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
United	O
Galaxy	O
Space	O
Force	O
universe	O
that	O
combined	O
characters	O
,	O
ships	O
and	O
settings	O
from	O
other	O
Namco	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
,	O
Bosconian	B-Application
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
NebulasRay	B-Application
,	O
Starblade	B-Application
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
was	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Operators	O
Union	O
(	O
AOU	O
)	O
tradeshow	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Mario	O
Kart	O
Arcade	O
GP	O
2	O
and	O
Wangan	B-Application
Midnight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Tune	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
had	O
attracted	O
a	O
sizable	O
amount	O
of	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
tradeshow	O
,	O
a	O
tie-in	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
:	O
Link	O
of	O
Life	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
to	O
help	O
explain	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
the	O
UGSF	O
series	O
established	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
General	O
Resource	O
and	O
Neucom	O
Incorporated	O
,	O
which	O
appeared	O
in	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
units	O
that	O
inherited	O
the	O
settings	O
are	O
Geo	O
Calibur	O
(	O
Starblade	B-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Dragoon	O
(	O
Galaxian	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Project	O
Dragoon	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Zolgear	O
(	O
Galaxian	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zolgear	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
short	O
story	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
also	O
sees	O
involvement	O
with	O
Geosword	O
(	O
Starblade	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Solvalou	O
(	O
Xevious	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
flash	O
novel	O
,	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
-Link	O
of	O
Life-	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
Melnics	B-Application
language	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
language	O
used	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
as	O
a	O
conversational	O
language	O
by	O
one	O
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
is	O
Earth	O
inherited	O
after	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
3	I-Application
→	O
Starblade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
-Link	O
of	O
Life-	O
,	O
the	O
Earth	O
is	O
already	O
a	O
remote	O
district	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
political	O
center	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
strategically	O
low-value	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UGSF	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
settings	O
of	O
repeated	O
fighting	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Bosconians	B-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
)	O
that	O
appear	O
in	O
games	O
produced	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
-Link	O
of	O
Life-	O
,	O
four	O
Dragoon	O
mother	O
ships	O
of	O
the	O
SAT	O
fleet	O
were	O
secretly	O
advancing	O
on	O
Earth	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
annihilate	O
the	O
Empire	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
most	O
relevant	O
to	O
other	O
works	O
of	O
the	O
UGSF	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Geo	O
Calibur	O
2	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Geosword	O
which	O
appeared	O
in	O
"	O
Starblade	B-Application
,	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
Dragoon	O
IDS	O
,	O
the	O
mass-produced	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dragoon	O
which	O
appeared	O
in	O
"	O
Galaxian	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Project	O
Dragoon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Supreme	O
Leader	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
live	O
for	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
during	O
the	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
they	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
boost	O
human	O
senses	O
,	O
can	O
range	O
in	O
outer	O
space	O
only	O
visually	O
in	O
Earth	O
's	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
perform	O
sub-light	O
artillery	O
battles	B-Application
only	O
by	O
the	O
captain	O
and	O
artillery	O
officer	O
's	O
own	O
calculations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
language	O
that	O
has	O
evolved	O
from	O
the	O
Xevi	O
language	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Xevious	B-Application
(	O
though	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Xevi	O
language	O
itself	O
is	O
instilled	O
in	O
another	O
knowledge	O
by	O
some	O
force	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
-Link	O
of	O
Life-	O
,	O
the	O
Xevi	O
language	O
(	O
Ancient	O
Pan	O
Galactic	O
Official	O
Language	O
)	O
and	O
Old	O
Norse	O
are	O
linguistically	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
-Link	O
of	O
Life	O
-	O
has	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
manufactured	O
by	O
craftsman-based	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
said	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
ancient	O
times	O
,	O
many	O
planets	O
were	O
connected	O
by	O
an	O
ancient	O
civilization	O
with	O
powers	O
similar	O
to	O
Starline	O
flourished	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
parallel	O
world	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
crew	O
members	O
is	O
small	O
(	O
with	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
-Link	O
of	O
Life	O
-	O
setting	O
it	O
at	O
1	O
to	O
2	O
persons	O
per	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planet	O
buster	O
of	O
the	O
Sacred	O
Religious	O
State	O
uses	O
the	O
Zolgear	O
as	O
a	O
supermassive	O
living	O
weapon	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
enemy	O
boss	O
of	O
Galaxian	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Zolgear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Melnics	B-Application
language	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
language	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
column	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
the	O
home	O
country	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Order	I-Application
's	O
mascot	O
,	O
"	O
Yutta.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
life	O
ship	O
of	O
the	O
Sacred	O
Religious	O
State	O
,	O
being	O
seen	O
in	O
battles	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
living	O
nucleus	O
containing	O
the	O
operator	O
is	O
named	O
a	O
"	O
Ball	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
various	O
princes	O
secured	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
medal	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
blog	O
,	O
a	O
ban	O
was	O
issued	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
age	O
emperor	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
emperor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
