<s>
is	O
a	O
1991	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	B-Language
and	O
published	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
was	O
created	O
for	O
"	O
Summer	O
Carnival	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
hosted	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
similar	O
to	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
"	O
All-Japan	O
Caravan	O
Festival	O
"	O
,	O
by	O
staff	O
at	O
Compile	B-Language
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
but	O
switched	O
instead	O
to	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
due	O
to	O
demand	O
from	O
players	O
for	O
Compile	B-Language
to	O
make	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
fantasy-theme	O
title	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
MUSHA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Seirei	O
Senshi	O
Aleste	B-Application
but	O
its	O
name	O
changed	O
prior	O
to	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
platform	O
,	O
Spriggan	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
and	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
console	O
in	O
its	O
western	O
variants	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
appearance	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
,	O
rich	O
and	O
colorful	O
visuals	O
,	O
variety	O
of	O
stages	O
,	O
weapon	O
system	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Spriggan	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Re-Terraform	I-Application
Project	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Jega	O
and	O
Rikart	O
piloting	O
the	O
Spriggan	O
to	O
protect	O
their	O
country	O
from	O
the	O
Buraizubara	O
empire	O
through	O
six	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
,	O
controlling	O
their	O
ship	O
over	O
a	O
scrolling	O
background	O
until	O
a	O
boss	O
is	O
reached	O
is	O
reached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
differs	O
from	O
previous	O
Compile	B-Language
shooters	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Spriggan	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
four	O
elemental	O
orbs	O
(	O
fire	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
earth	O
,	O
and	O
wind	O
)	O
dropped	O
by	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
that	O
determines	O
its	O
main	O
shot	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
29	O
types	O
of	O
weapons	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
orbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
live	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
state	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
was	O
created	O
for	O
"	O
Summer	O
Carnival	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
shooting	O
game	O
competition	O
hosted	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
similar	O
to	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
"	O
All-Japan	O
Caravan	O
Festival	O
"	O
,	O
by	O
staff	O
at	O
Compile	B-Language
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toyama	O
recounted	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
development	O
in	O
a	O
2012	O
interview	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Spriggan	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
but	O
switched	O
to	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
instead	O
due	O
to	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
producer	O
Masamitsu	O
Niitani	O
,	O
demand	O
from	O
players	O
for	O
Compile	B-Language
to	O
make	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toyama	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
fantasy-theme	O
game	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
MUSHA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Seirei	O
Senshi	O
Aleste	B-Application
but	O
the	O
name	O
changed	O
prior	O
to	O
launch	O
;	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
change	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
wanting	O
their	O
own	O
shooter	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toyama	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
had	O
a	O
larger	O
color	O
palette	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
but	O
limited	O
to	O
one	O
background	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supervisor	O
Takayuki	O
Hirono	O
also	O
lent	O
Toyama	O
the	O
code	O
for	O
Blazing	B-Device
Lazers	I-Device
,	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
a	O
"	O
lot	O
of	O
code	O
"	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
by	O
Naxat	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
western	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
console	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
appearance	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
reception	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
:	O
readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
Spriggan	O
a	O
21.48	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
203	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Joysticks	O
Jean-Marc	O
Demoly	O
and	O
Alain	O
Huyghues-Lacour	O
of	O
French	O
publication	O
Joypad	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
stage	O
variety	O
,	O
weapon	O
system	O
,	O
large	O
bosses	O
,	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
Gunhed	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
Seirei	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Spriggan	I-Application
have	O
been	O
equally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Borrachero	O
and	O
Antxiko	O
of	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
RetroManiac	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
weapon	O
system	O
was	O
confusing	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
synthesized	O
soundtrack	O
lacked	O
in	O
both	O
intensity	O
and	O
catchiness	O
compared	O
to	O
MUSHA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Kalata	O
regarded	O
Spriggan	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highlights	O
of	O
Compile	B-Language
’s	O
library	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
book	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Complete	O
Guide	O
1987-1999	O
acclaimed	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
release	O
for	O
its	O
production	O
and	O
feeling	O
of	O
exhilaration	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
masterpiece	O
shooter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Norihiko	O
Ike	O
of	O
Japanese	O
website	O
Game	O
Watch	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
retrospective	O
outlook	O
with	O
its	O
inclusion	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGMs	O
Mollie	O
L	O
.	O
Patterson	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
cult	O
classic	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
