<s>
Phalanx	B-Application
(	O
full	O
title	O
:	O
Phalanx	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Enforce	O
Fighter	O
A-144	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1991	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
ZOOM	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
Kemco	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
October	O
1992	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2001	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phalanx	B-Application
is	O
infamous	O
for	O
the	O
incongruous	O
box	O
art	O
in	O
its	O
American	O
release	O
:	O
it	O
displays	O
a	O
bearded	O
,	O
elderly	O
man	O
dressed	O
in	O
overalls	O
,	O
wearing	O
a	O
fedora	O
and	O
playing	O
a	O
banjo	B-Application
while	O
a	O
futuristic	O
spaceship	O
flies	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
release	O
redesigned	O
the	O
cover	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
prominent	O
spaceship	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
mini	O
"	O
version	O
called	O
Tiny	O
Phalanx	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
1995	O
fighting	O
game	O
Zero	B-Application
Divide	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unusual	O
addition	O
for	O
a	O
shooter	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
to	O
take	O
multiple	O
hits	O
before	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
:	O
the	O
Phalanx	B-Application
had	O
three	O
hit	O
points	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
restored	O
by	O
a	O
certain	O
power-up	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
important	O
as	O
health	O
is	O
persistent	O
between	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Wink	O
Baulfield	O
(	O
named	O
Rick	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
ace	O
pilot	O
assigned	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
disaster	O
and	O
possibly	O
discover	O
what	O
is	O
invading	O
Delia	O
in	O
the	O
assignment	O
Operation	O
Climax	O
in	O
the	O
experimental	O
space	O
fighter	O
the	O
A/144	O
Phalanx	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unusual	O
SNES	B-Application
box	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
release	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
elderly	O
man	O
(	O
Bertil	O
Valley	O
)	O
playing	O
a	O
banjo	B-Application
has	O
been	O
cited	O
in	O
examples	O
of	O
bizarre	O
video	O
game	O
box	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
Matt	O
Guss	O
,	O
an	O
advertiser	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Phalanx	B-Application
's	O
cover	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
art	O
came	O
from	O
coworker	O
Keith	O
Campbell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campbell	O
,	O
who	O
did	O
n't	O
find	O
anything	O
in	O
Phalanx	B-Application
that	O
stood	O
out	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
packaging	O
eye-catching	O
,	O
hoping	O
a	O
potential	O
buyer	O
would	O
stare	O
at	O
the	O
box	O
art	O
and	O
wonder	O
"	O
what	O
just	O
happened.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
SNES	B-Application
Force	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
74%	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Unoriginal	O
and	O
frustrating	O
gameplay	O
saved	O
only	O
by	O
clean	O
,	O
sharp	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
