<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arsys	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
and	O
X1	B-Device
home	O
computers	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
and	O
X68000	B-Device
computers	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
ported	O
by	O
Masaya	O
(	O
NCS	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
fully	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
and	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
when	O
exploring	O
the	O
open-ended	O
outer	O
space	O
with	O
six	O
degrees	O
of	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
licensed	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
entitled	O
Star	O
Quest	O
,	O
which	O
Namco	O
planned	O
to	O
publish	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
cannot	O
confront	O
them	O
directly	O
because	O
of	O
an	O
energy	B-Application
field	O
protecting	O
the	O
base	O
from	O
ordinary	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Brian	O
is	O
asked	O
to	O
lead	O
a	O
kamikaze	B-Application
attack	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
starship	O
that	O
can	O
temporarily	O
charge	O
through	O
the	O
energy	B-Application
field	O
with	O
Shield	O
Buster	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
crashing	O
into	O
the	O
fortress	O
and	O
destroying	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
inside	O
,	O
and	O
stealing	O
a	O
prototype	O
spacecraft	O
,	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
,	O
to	O
even	O
the	O
odds	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
MD	O
,	O
Brian	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
freely	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
choose	O
the	O
name	O
that	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
have	O
throughout	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
though	O
leaving	O
the	O
box	O
empty	O
delivers	O
"	O
Brian	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
name	O
,	O
resemblant	O
to	O
how	O
naming	O
was	O
handled	O
in	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
custom	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
MD	O
made	O
it	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
imagine	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
woman	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
notation	O
of	O
"	O
he	O
"	O
during	O
lines	O
where	O
Brian	O
is	O
described	O
ultimately	O
debunked	O
this	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freddie	O
(	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
MD	O
only	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
robot	O
who	O
speaks	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
Brian	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
MD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
PC-88	B-Device
version	O
and	O
its	O
ports	O
,	O
a	O
generic	O
COM	O
Unit	O
is	O
in	O
Freddie	O
's	O
place	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
mounted	O
in	O
Brian	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
and	O
Land	O
Tank	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
exists	O
only	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
situations	O
that	O
occur	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
check	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
move	O
"	O
commands	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
speculation	O
among	O
fans	O
that	O
Freddie	O
was	O
possibly	O
named	O
after	O
Queen	O
singer	O
Freddie	O
Mercury	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
confirmed	O
by	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
at	O
Jupiter	O
's	O
"	O
Big	O
Red	O
Team	O
,	O
"	O
Brian	O
took	O
over	O
VOID	O
's	O
latest	O
ship	O
(	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
)	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
;	O
it	O
seems	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
cocktail	O
containing	O
a	O
Pearl	O
Onion	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
Martini	O
Olive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
II	O
:	O
The	O
Odysseus	O
Project	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
grandchild	O
of	O
Hidari	O
Daigo	O
(	O
Sakai	O
Daigo	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
MD	O
)	O
,	O
Yuko	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
lover	O
of	O
Daniel	O
,	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
is	O
not	O
accepted	O
by	O
Daigo	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
seems	O
that	O
Daniel	O
had	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
consultation	O
threatened	O
by	O
Brian	O
and	O
Diana	O
once	O
or	O
twice	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
matter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidari	O
Daigo	O
(	O
Sakai	O
Daigo	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
MD	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
scientist	O
who	O
was	O
captured	O
by	O
VOID	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bio	O
:	O
A	O
computer	O
which	O
was	O
placed	O
inside	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
while	O
Hidari	O
was	O
unaware	O
;	O
fought	O
inside	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VOID-MAX	O
(	O
Guist	O
Needeman	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
MD	O
)	O
:	O
An	O
alien	O
whose	O
primary	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
terrorism	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
Human	O
Only	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
warp	O
feature	O
available	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
warp	O
to	O
different	O
locations	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
requires	O
energy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
acquire	O
different	O
weapons	O
and	O
can	O
customize	O
craft	O
to	O
an	O
extent	O
,	O
while	O
needing	O
to	O
upgrade	O
equipment	O
,	O
the	O
shields	O
that	O
behave	O
like	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
the	O
space	O
craft	O
's	O
speed	O
of	O
movement	O
in	O
outer	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
energy	B-Application
needed	O
to	O
move	O
around	O
,	O
shoot	O
,	O
travel	O
and	O
warp	O
between	O
destinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
go	O
to	O
a	O
mechanic	O
to	O
repair	O
equipment	O
and	O
shields	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
restore	O
energy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daiseki	O
is	O
a	O
Restaurant	O
;	O
as	O
Kanji	O
is	O
not	O
used	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
MD	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
Big	O
Red	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
stages	O
on	O
each	O
planet	O
and	O
station	O
fully	O
utilize	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Labyrinth	O
Warfare	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
seamlessly	O
occurs	O
in	O
the	O
labyrinth	O
in	O
Realtime	O
without	O
shifting	O
from	O
the	O
maze	O
to	O
the	O
battlefield	O
,	O
as	O
how	O
the	O
PC-88	B-Device
version	O
and	O
its	O
ports	O
had	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
battle	O
style	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
adopted	O
by	O
and	O
used	O
outright	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Cutty	O
Sark	O
,	O
the	O
Red	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
,	O
shows	O
up	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
never	O
will	O
the	O
Blue	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC-8801	B-Device
and	O
X1	B-Device
versions	O
won	O
two	O
1988	B-Application
awards	O
from	O
Japanese	O
computer	O
magazines	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
from	O
POPCOM	O
and	O
Best	O
Special	O
Effects	O
from	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
also	O
won	O
several	O
1989	B-Application
awards	O
from	O
Japanese	O
computer	O
magazines	O
,	O
including	O
Best	B-Application
Action	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
overall	O
Best	O
Software	O
from	O
LOGiN	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Special	O
Effects	O
from	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
two	O
other	O
1989	B-Application
awards	O
from	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
,	O
coming	O
third	O
place	O
for	O
Best	O
Theme	O
Music	O
(	O
below	O
Bosconian	B-Application
and	O
Genocide	O
)	O
and	O
fourth	O
place	O
for	O
overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
below	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
,	O
Genocide	O
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
console	B-Device
version	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
(	O
now	O
Famitsu	O
)	O
gave	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
June	O
1994	O
issue	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Fact	O
Files	O
"	O
section	O
,	O
reviewed	O
Namco	O
's	O
unreleased	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
English	O
localization	O
was	O
100%	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
packs	O
a	O
good	O
blend	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
role-playing	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
strategy	B-Application
"	O
theme	O
,	O
exploration	O
and	O
character	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
September	O
1993	O
issue	O
of	O
Sega	O
Power	O
criticized	O
the	O
Japanese	O
import	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
unplayable	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese-language	O
"	O
question	O
and	O
response	O
"	O
scenes	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
one-star	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
listed	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
among	O
his	O
favorite	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-8801	B-Device
and	O
X68000	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
II	O
:	O
The	O
Odysseus	O
Project	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
PC-9821	B-Operating_System
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
computers	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
seen	O
an	O
English	O
Translation	O
for	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Cruiser	I-Application
II	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
MS-DOS	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
unknown	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
it	O
was	O
ever	O
developed	O
or	O
even	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
