<s>
Sky	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1987	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
and	O
licensed	O
to	O
Nichibutsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Exerizer	B-Application
( エクセライザー	O
)	O
as	O
an	O
indirect	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Jaleco	O
's	O
1983	O
's	O
Exerion	B-Application
and	O
1984	O
's	O
Exerion	B-Application
II	O
:	O
Zorni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Galaga	B-Application
and	O
Phoenix	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
eight-way	O
movement	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
for	O
the	O
starry	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
as	O
in	O
Gorf	B-Application
,	O
it	O
features	O
several	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
waves	O
(	O
stages	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Sky	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
twelfth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
by	O
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
weird	O
mish-mash	O
of	O
ideas	O
from	O
best-sellers	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
-	O
the	O
dragons	O
have	O
been	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
scenes	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
that	O
golden	O
oldie	O
,	O
Space	O
Invaders.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
arcade	B-Application
section	O
remembered	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sexist	O
shoot'em	O
up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
in	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
much	O
of	O
Jaleco	O
's	O
other	O
arcade	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
Sky	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
"	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
diamond	O
in	O
the	O
rough	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
nicely	O
presented	O
little-known	O
vertical	O
shooter	O
that	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
Galaxian	B-Application
and	O
Space	O
Harrier.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
need	O
of	O
"	O
banking	O
and	O
consideration	O
to	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
is	O
a	O
neat	O
mechanic	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
Sky	O
Foxs	O
nice	O
visuals	O
and	O
humorous	O
enemy	O
designs	O
(	O
bikini-clad	O
dragon	O
riders	O
in	O
space	O
manage	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
off-the-wall	O
than	O
Space	O
Harrier'''s	O
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
makes	O
it	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
little	O
shooter	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
recommended	O
Cave	O
's	O
Espgaluda	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
converted	O
alternative	O
"	O
.Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
issue	O
79	O
,	O
page	O
65	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
alsoSalamander''	O
,	O
another	O
1980s	O
arcade	B-Application
shooter	O
featuring	O
serpents	O
in	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
