<s>
is	O
a	O
1995	B-Application
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NMK	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
P-47	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1988	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
P-47	B-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
fighter	O
pilots	O
conforming	O
an	O
elite	O
squadron	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
World	O
Armies	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
airplanes	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
dent	O
against	O
the	O
enemy	O
on	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
System	I-Application
32	I-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P-47	B-Application
Aces	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horizonal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
P-47	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
pilots	O
from	O
an	O
elite	O
squadron	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
World	O
Armies	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
airplanes	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
abilities	O
through	O
eight	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
levels	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
across	O
multiple	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
to	O
progress	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
dent	O
against	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
live	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
aircraft	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
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P-47	B-Application
Aces	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
then-NMK	O
members	O
Akira	O
Hirokami	O
,	O
Kazunori	O
"	O
HIDE-KAZ	O
"	O
Hideya	O
,	O
Manabu	O
Namiki	O
and	O
Sizlla	O
Okamura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
in	O
March	O
1995	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
System	I-Application
32	I-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
during	O
the	O
1995	B-Application
ACME	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P-47	B-Application
Aces	I-Application
received	O
a	O
location	B-General_Concept
test	I-General_Concept
version	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
1995	B-Application
launch	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
featuring	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
instances	O
of	O
a	O
hyper	O
system	O
in	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
DoDonPachi	B-Application
DaiOuJou	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
hyper	O
system	O
was	O
replaced	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
by	O
a	O
more	O
standard	O
bomb	O
mechanic	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
location	B-General_Concept
test	I-General_Concept
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
,	O
titled	O
P-47	B-Application
Aces	I-Application
Mk.II	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
exA-Arcadia	O
arcade	O
platforms	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
P-47	B-Application
Aces	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
