<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Silpheed	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
019	O
,	O
a	O
Silpheed	B-Device
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Solont	O
's	O
SA-77	O
Squadron	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
takes	O
on	O
countless	O
alien	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silpheed	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Planet	I-Device
is	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooter	O
presented	O
at	O
an	O
oblique	O
angle	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
takes	O
place	O
31	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Device
game	I-Device
,	O
where	O
most	O
human	O
colonies	O
in	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
have	O
been	O
destroyed	O
by	O
an	O
alien	O
civilization	O
named	O
the	O
UTOO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
the	O
UTOO	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
remaining	O
colonies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
celestial	O
bodies	O
within	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
a	O
squadron	O
of	O
starfighters	O
known	O
as	O
Silpheeds	B-Device
are	O
deployed	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
UTOO	O
and	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
Silpheed	B-Device
ships	O
throughout	O
eight	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
customize	O
their	O
Silpheed	B-Device
with	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
short-ranged	O
bombs	O
,	O
a	O
double	O
shot	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
laser	O
that	O
pierces	O
through	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
weapons	O
can	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
either	O
wing	O
of	O
the	O
Silpheed	B-Device
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
one	O
side	O
to	O
have	O
one	O
weapon	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
different	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
