<s>
The	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
games	O
are	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
games	O
designed	O
by	O
Julian	O
Gollop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
Raiders	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1984	B-Application
by	O
Red	O
Shift	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reworked	O
in	O
machine	B-Language
code	I-Language
as	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Firebird	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
II	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
by	O
Silverbird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
adapted	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
series	O
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
opposing	O
squad	O
of	O
soldiers	O
,	O
using	O
their	O
individual	O
action	O
points	O
for	O
movement	O
,	O
attacking	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
achieved	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
and	O
formed	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
development	O
history	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
and	O
X-COM	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
titled	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tactical	I-Application
Command	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Gollop	O
's	O
Codo	O
Technologies	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
Namco	O
projects	O
,	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
:	O
Psionic	O
Rebellion	O
and	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Meklon	O
Conspiracy	O
,	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
Raiders	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
48k	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1984	B-Application
by	O
Red	O
Shift	O
Ltd	O
,	O
a	O
war	O
games	O
publisher	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
released	O
Julian	O
Gollop	O
's	O
space	O
strategy	O
game	O
Nebula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
Raiders	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
opponent	O
,	O
so	O
is	O
strictly	O
a	O
two-player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Raiders	O
 '	O
squad	O
also	O
includes	O
Captain	O
Krenon	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
later	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
by	O
Telecomsoft	O
's	O
budget	O
label	O
,	O
Firebird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
machine	B-Language
code	I-Language
,	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
larger	O
,	O
scrolling	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Objects	O
are	O
more	O
interactive	O
than	O
in	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
Raiders	O
,	O
with	O
units	O
able	O
to	O
drop	O
or	O
collect	O
weapons	O
,	O
ammunition	O
,	O
dead	O
bodies	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
for	O
the	O
Raiders	O
in	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
ISAAC	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
responsible	O
for	O
breaking	O
the	O
Raiders	O
 '	O
secret	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CRASH	O
gave	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
93%	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
Crash	O
Smash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
greatest	O
Spectrum	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
which	O
held	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
wargaming	O
genre	O
could	O
be	O
"	O
an	O
experience	O
unrivalled	O
for	O
thrills	O
by	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
most	O
adrenalin-pumping	O
blaster	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
II	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
II	O
:	O
Alien	O
Encounter	O
)	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Target	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
on	O
Telecomsoft	O
's	O
Silverbird	O
label	O
(	O
their	O
rebranded	O
budget	O
range	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
of	O
Thray	O
6	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
an	O
alien	O
race	O
is	O
threatening	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CRASH	O
gave	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
II	O
an	O
overall	O
90%	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
and	O
engrossing	O
gameplay	O
:	O
"	O
it	O
can	O
all	O
get	O
very	O
exhilarating	O
to	O
see	O
laser	O
bolts	O
flying	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
,	O
occasionally	O
missing	O
by	O
pixels.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tactical	I-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Gollop	O
's	O
new	O
studio	O
Codo	O
Technologies	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
the	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
name	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
many	O
gameplay	O
similarities	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
neither	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
nor	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
cancelled	O
sequel	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Meklon	O
Conspiracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebelstar	B-Application
:	O
Psionic	O
Rebellion	O
was	O
a	O
cancelled	O
"	O
high	O
production	O
value	O
AAA	O
title	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
early	O
2009	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
"	O
which	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Kuju	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
related	O
games	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
designer	O
and	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
are	O
Chaos	B-Application
and	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	O
Rebelstar	B-Application
Collection	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
Gollop	O
's	O
games	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
Mythos	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
compilation	O
also	O
included	O
Chaos	B-Application
and	O
Nebula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
and	O
ideas	O
in	O
this	O
series	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
Gollop	O
in	O
the	O
Laser	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
and	O
X-COM	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
