<s>
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saurus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Operating_System
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
up	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
,	O
has	O
a	O
completely	O
unrelated	O
story	O
and	O
different	O
characters	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
SNK	O
Arcade	O
Classics	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
Playmore	O
released	O
ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
M2	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
via	O
NEOGEO	B-Device
Station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
D4	O
Enterprise	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
;	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
developed	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
asm.js	B-Language
was	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
NEOGEO	B-Operating_System
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Bundle	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2015	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1998	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
Game	O
Room	O
described	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
"	O
amazing	O
"	O
shooter	O
with	O
"	O
fantastic	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
just	O
a	O
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
's	O
Corbie	O
Dillard	O
scored	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
a	O
7/10	O
and	O
opined	O
it	O
"	O
succeeds	O
in	O
offering	O
up	O
an	O
intense	O
and	O
explosive	O
run-and-gun	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digitally	O
Downloaded	O
reviewer	O
awarded	O
it	O
four-and-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
’ve	O
never	O
played	O
a	O
run-n	O
’	O
-gun	O
shooter	O
before	O
,	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
should	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
your	O
top	O
contenders	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
your	O
skill	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
