<s>
Progear	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	B-Application
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
bullet	O
hell	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
CAVE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooter	O
and	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
last	O
game	O
,	O
Progear	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
CAVE	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Capcom	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
bullet	O
dodging	O
and	O
enemy	O
destruction	O
being	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
while	O
adapting	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
gameplay	O
style	O
in	O
a	O
horizontal	O
format	O
but	O
faced	O
a	O
problematic	O
development	O
cycle	O
before	O
its	O
launch	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
mobile	O
phone	O
platforms	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
various	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Home	O
Arcade	O
plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
play	I-Device
game	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2021	O
compilation	O
Capcom	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progear	B-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
popular	O
in	O
arcades	O
among	O
Japanese	O
players	O
and	O
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
inclusion	O
on	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Home	O
Arcade	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
anime-style	O
steampunk	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
accessibility	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
CAVE	O
's	O
only	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
until	O
Deathsmiles	B-Application
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progear	B-Application
is	O
a	O
steampunk-themed	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
bullet	O
hell	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
children	O
controlling	O
a	O
plane	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
titular	O
propelling	O
engine	O
through	O
five	O
stages	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
Metoruin	O
sages	O
and	O
their	O
new	O
world	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
summary	O
of	O
Progear	B-Application
is	O
explained	O
through	O
supplementary	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
elders	O
who	O
obtained	O
immortality	B-Application
were	O
Ballossum	O
Pench	O
,	O
Gabriel	O
Hammer	O
,	O
Jimchuck	O
Spanner	O
,	O
Olsorro	O
Slasher	O
and	O
Leonard	O
Drill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progear	B-Application
was	O
a	O
collaboration	O
effort	O
with	O
Capcom	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
projects	O
at	O
CAVE	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
the	O
six	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
title	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
their	O
eight	O
video	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
originally	O
went	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Propeller	O
Wars	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
renamed	O
as	O
Garden	O
of	O
Progear	B-Application
and	O
was	O
first	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooter	O
but	O
Capcom	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
"	O
too	O
highbrow	O
"	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
higher-ups	O
at	O
CAVE	O
told	O
the	O
team	O
during	O
their	O
presentation	O
pitch	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
should	O
be	O
a	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
instead	O
,	O
with	O
Ikeda	O
revealing	O
in	O
a	O
2010	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
also	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
last	O
release	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
considering	O
leaving	O
the	O
arcade	O
market	O
due	O
to	O
several	O
factors	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Ikeda	O
and	O
Inoue	O
stated	O
that	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
platform	O
,	O
which	O
marked	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
CAVE	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
external	O
arcade	O
board	O
,	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
as	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
underpowered	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
board	O
used	O
for	O
Guwange	B-Application
,	O
with	O
designers	O
using	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
colors	O
to	O
remake	O
drawings	O
created	O
in	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ikeda	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
intended	O
to	O
feature	O
four	O
playable	O
ships	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
scrapped	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constrains	O
,	O
while	O
Inoue	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
gender-based	O
firepower	O
pairing	O
mechanic	O
was	O
a	O
repurposed	O
idea	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Batsugun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progear	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
i-mode	O
and	O
EzWeb	O
versions	O
were	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
separate	O
releases	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
version	O
titled	O
Progear	B-Application
DX	O
for	O
Yahoo	O
Mobile	O
phones	O
contains	O
all	O
five	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Home	O
Arcade	O
plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
play	I-Device
game	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
pack	O
3	O
in	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Progear	B-Application
on	O
their	O
1	O
June	O
2001	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Will	O
Freeman	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
standout	O
shooter	O
within	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
compilation	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
depth	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progear	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Ikaruga	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
band	O
Discordance	O
Axis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Digital	O
Reality	O
director	O
Theodore	O
Reiker	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
influences	O
for	O
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
influence	O
for	O
Jamestown	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Colony	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
Final	O
Form	O
Games	O
 '	O
Mike	O
Ambrogi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	O
's	O
Gambler	O
plane	O
appears	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
Capcom-themed	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Dariusburst	B-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
Saviour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
