<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
for	O
its	O
similar	O
premise	O
and	O
mechanics	O
;	O
players	O
must	O
complete	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
eight	O
stages	O
by	O
destroying	O
constantly-moving	O
formations	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
avoiding	O
their	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Aicom	O
,	O
Pulstar	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
game	O
to	O
incorporate	O
3D	O
pre-rendered	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pulstar	B-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
and	O
re-released	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
seeing	O
conversions	O
for	O
systems	O
like	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
named	O
Blazing	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
which	O
aimed	O
to	O
correct	O
the	O
flaws	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pulstar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
vein	O
as	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pulstar	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
on	O
28	O
August	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Produced	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
system	O
,	O
Pulstar	B-Application
was	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
of	O
Project	O
Dino	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
technologically-impressive	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
game	O
to	O
incorporate	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
3D	O
models	O
converted	O
into	O
2D	O
images	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harumi	O
Fujita	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Pulstar	B-Application
under	O
the	O
mindset	O
of	O
its	O
freedom	O
from	O
sound	O
chip	O
limitations	O
,	O
allowing	O
her	O
to	O
create	O
music	O
that	O
corresponded	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environment	O
and	O
match	O
her	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Pulstar	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
system	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
home	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
adds	O
a	O
higher-quality	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
between	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Pulstar	B-Application
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
service	O
,	O
courtesy	O
of	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pulstar	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
re-released	O
Pulstar	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
under	O
their	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Pulstar	B-Application
on	O
their	O
1	O
October	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harumi	O
Fujita	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
received	O
positively	O
by	O
SNK	O
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pulstar	B-Application
drew	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
opinions	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
the	O
R-Type	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
rave	O
review	O
,	O
particularly	O
applauding	O
the	O
impressive-looking	O
bosses	O
and	O
the	O
extremely	O
high	O
and	O
intelligently	O
designed	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
it	O
were	O
n't	O
for	O
the	O
molasses	O
like	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
Pulstar	B-Application
could	O
've	O
been	O
another	O
generic	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
Pulstar	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
also	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
named	O
Blazing	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazing	B-Application
Star	I-Application
features	O
multiple	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
wide	O
selection	O
of	O
playable	O
ships	O
and	O
new	O
power-up	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
noticed	O
the	O
stigma	O
against	O
Pulstar	B-Application
in	O
arcades	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
Blazing	B-Application
Star	I-Application
to	O
have	O
its	O
own	O
identity	O
and	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Blazing	B-Application
Star	I-Application
received	O
far	O
better	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
difficulty	O
balance	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
efforts	O
in	O
keeping	O
older	O
game	O
genres	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
