<s>
Space	B-Application
Megaforce	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Compile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
also	O
offers	O
a	O
"	O
Short	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
featuring	O
short	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
levels	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
emphasis	O
on	O
scoring	O
as	O
many	O
points	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Aleste	B-Application
fighter	O
ship	O
's	O
failure	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
sphere	O
's	O
growth	O
prompts	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
a	O
space	O
fighter	O
capable	O
of	O
wielding	O
amazing	O
weaponry	O
,	O
that	O
fighter	O
being	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasked	O
with	O
flying	O
into	O
and	O
destroying	O
the	O
sphere	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
must	O
also	O
destroy	O
any	O
reinforcements	O
the	O
sphere	O
calls	O
for	O
which	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
deepest	O
depths	O
of	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
is	O
piloted	O
by	O
an	O
ace	O
named	O
Raz	O
and	O
his	O
co-pilot	O
is	O
a	O
mysterious	O
young	O
alien	O
woman	O
named	O
Thi	O
,	O
a	O
prisoner	O
aboard	O
the	O
sphere	O
who	O
harnesses	O
strange	O
powers	O
freed	O
by	O
the	O
constant	O
attacks	O
against	O
the	O
sphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
both	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
ending	O
,	O
were	O
cut	O
from	O
Space	B-Application
Megaforce	I-Application
and	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
reviewed	O
Super	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
and	O
scored	O
it	O
10	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
46th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
ingenuous	O
power-ups	O
and	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
's	O
'	O
mode	O
7	O
 '	O
graphical	O
features	O
to	O
present	O
differing	O
level	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
