<s>
Razion	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
German	O
indie	O
team	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
in	O
mid-2014	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
,	O
Razion	B-Application
bears	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
another	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
designed	O
by	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
bullet	O
hell-style	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Andre	O
Neumann	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
scored	O
music	O
for	O
DUX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Razion	B-Application
EX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
featuring	O
several	O
design	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Razion	B-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
through	O
six	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemy	O
forces	O
and	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
slowdown	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
movement	O
to	O
avoid	O
incoming	O
bullets	O
more	O
precisely	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
in	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
produces	O
a	O
focused	O
horizontal	O
autofire	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	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
the	O
player	O
inserts	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Razion	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
in	O
mid-2014	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
Autumn	O
2014	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NG:Dev.Team	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
bears	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
bullet	O
hell-style	O
approach	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
DUX	B-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
outsourced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Andre	O
Neumann	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
scored	O
music	O
for	O
DUX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neumann	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
used	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Korg	O
M50	O
and	O
the	O
Virus	O
TI2	O
analog	O
synthesizer	O
when	O
producing	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
observing	O
its	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Razion	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
as	O
two	O
editions	O
;	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
limited	O
to	O
100	O
units	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
50	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
1560	O
megabits	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
games	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
NG:Dev.Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
titled	O
Razion	B-Application
EX	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
and	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
but	O
was	O
instead	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
digital	O
release	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
is	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
September	O
16	O
launch	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
version	O
features	O
several	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
releases	O
such	O
as	O
reworked	O
gameplay	O
,	O
redesigned	O
stages	O
and	O
improved	O
visuals	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
standard	O
and	O
limited	O
editions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
having	O
1500	O
copies	O
manufactured	O
and	O
NGDEV	O
announced	O
a	O
second	O
batch	O
of	O
700	O
physical	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
launch	O
,	O
Razion	B-Application
was	O
compared	O
by	O
gaming	O
outlets	O
such	O
as	O
RetroManiac	O
and	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
with	O
both	O
Pulstar	B-Application
,	O
Blazing	B-Application
Star	I-Application
and	O
DUX	B-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
pre-rendered	O
graphical	O
style	O
and	O
bright	O
color	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Razion	B-Application
EX	I-Application
,	O
TouchArcades	O
Shaun	O
Musgrave	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
high-quality	O
shoot-em-up	O
"	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
vein	O
of	O
Blazing	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
commending	O
the	O
balanced	O
difficulty	O
modes	O
,	O
scoring	O
system	O
,	O
vintage-style	O
visuals	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
