<s>
Over	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
create	O
your	O
own	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
game	O
during	O
a	O
proposal	O
with	O
Pixel	O
to	O
re-use	O
their	O
engine	O
from	O
Dungeon	O
Kid	O
before	O
being	O
reworked	O
into	O
a	O
standard	O
shooter	O
and	O
Hot	O
B	O
took	O
over	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
with	O
Steel	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
co-director	O
Yoshinori	O
Satake	O
at	O
the	O
helm	O
overseeing	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
;	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
low	O
difficulty	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
but	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
atmospheric	O
and	O
colorful	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
environmental	O
stage	O
gimmicks	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horizonal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
through	O
six	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
environmental	O
gimmick	O
and	O
boss	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
and	O
face	O
an	O
alien	O
threat	O
intending	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Hot	O
B	O
during	O
a	O
proposal	O
with	O
Pixel	O
to	O
re-use	O
their	O
engine	O
from	O
Dungeon	O
Kid	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
Edit	O
Mode	O
"	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
"	O
create	O
your	O
own	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Steel	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
co-director	O
Yoshinori	O
Satake	O
claimed	O
there	O
were	O
talks	O
from	O
Pixel	O
about	O
reworking	O
its	O
design	O
into	O
a	O
standard	O
shooter	O
title	O
before	O
overseeing	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
after	O
Hot	O
B	O
decided	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
project	O
from	O
Pixel	O
to	O
fix	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sataka	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
players	O
giving	O
up	O
and	O
improve	O
their	O
skills	O
after	O
dying	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
introducing	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
positioning	O
of	O
satellite	O
pods	O
and	O
weapon	O
experimentation	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
dislike	O
of	O
difficult	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hot	O
B	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
1991	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Germany	O
by	O
Takara	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
!	O
s	O
Klaus-D	O
.	O
Hartwig	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
both	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
giving	O
very	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
long-term	O
fun	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HonestGamers	O
Rob	O
Hamilton	O
called	O
Over	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
R-Type	B-Application
but	O
commended	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
ship	O
and	O
stage	O
gimmicks	O
.	O
</s>
