<s>
Ristar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
February	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
sharing	O
themes	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
its	O
main	O
counterpart	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
largely	O
different	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
premise	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
of	O
Ristar	B-Application
is	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
sidescrolling	O
platformer	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
navigate	O
Ristar	B-Application
through	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
maneuvering	O
around	O
enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
like	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
main	O
abilities	O
include	O
emphasizing	O
grabbing	O
and	O
"	O
headbutting	O
"	O
enemies	O
over	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
directs	O
Ristar	B-Application
to	O
move	O
through	O
them	O
to	O
collect	O
them	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
manner	O
in	O
which	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
collects	O
rings	O
,	O
or	O
Mario	B-Application
collects	O
coins	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
collecting	O
100	O
earns	O
Ristar	B-Application
another	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
defeating	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
have	O
Ristar	B-Application
use	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
hat	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
its	O
leftover	O
spear	O
as	O
a	O
stepping	O
point	O
when	O
plunged	O
into	O
a	O
wall	O
,	O
allowing	O
Ristar	B-Application
to	O
reach	O
previously	O
out-of-reach	O
higher	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
red	O
star	O
"	O
item	O
gives	O
Ristar	B-Application
temporary	O
invincibility	O
,	O
speeds	O
up	O
his	O
movement	O
,	O
increases	O
his	O
jump	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
damage	O
enemy	O
upon	O
contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colored	O
square	O
boxes	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
coin	O
boxes	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
only	O
present	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
like	O
with	O
enemies	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
eliminated	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
headbutt	O
"	O
attack	O
rather	O
than	O
by	O
jumping	O
into	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ristar	B-Application
's	O
origins	O
trace	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
scrapped	O
idea	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
involving	O
a	O
rabbit	O
which	O
grabbed	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
scrapped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
pursuing	O
what	O
would	O
be	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
years	O
later	O
the	O
concept	O
re-emerged	O
as	O
a	O
prototype	O
called	O
Feel	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
morphed	O
into	O
Ristar.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
team	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
game	O
–	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
System	O
House	O
(	O
later	O
Biox	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
Sega	O
commonly	O
used	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
make	O
Game	O
Gear	O
iterations	O
of	O
their	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionRistar	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
was	O
largely	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
albeit	O
slightly	O
less	O
so	O
than	O
its	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
called	O
Ristar	B-Application
"	O
surprisingly	O
excellent	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
precise	O
and	O
easy-to-learn	O
controls	O
,	O
cleverly	O
designed	O
and	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
strong	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
definitely	O
worth	O
looking	O
into	O
...	O
"	O
Honest	O
Gamers	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Ristar	B-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
Game	O
Gear	O
game	O
you	O
could	O
possibly	O
buy	O
,	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
almost	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	O
namesake	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defunct	O
Games	O
was	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
limited	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
and	O
concluding	O
,	O
"	O
this	O
...	O
version	O
of	O
Ristar	B-Application
is	O
decent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
pretty	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
platformers	O
and	O
do	O
n't	O
mind	O
graphical	O
or	O
audio	O
limitations	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
addition	O
to	O
your	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
several	O
different	O
Sega	O
or	O
Sonic	B-Application
themed	O
video	O
game	O
compilations	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
was	O
only	O
re-released	O
once	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
twenty	O
games	O
included	O
in	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
PlayPal	O
Plug	O
and	O
Play''	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
controller	O
that	O
hooks	O
up	O
straight	O
to	O
the	O
television	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
