<s>
Star	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
or	O
Star	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
flight-based	O
shoot-em-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3000	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
,	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
,	O
by	O
Fednet	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
back-port	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conversion	O
was	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
because	O
little	O
paperwork	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
explain	O
how	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
handled	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
routines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
featured	O
the	O
graphical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
enhancements	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlaYmz	O
worked	O
with	O
MicroDigital	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
killer	O
game	O
for	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Omega	B-Device
computer	O
,	O
showing	O
off	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
graphics	O
card	O
in	O
a	O
RISC	O
OS	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
developed	O
on	O
StrongARM	O
RISC	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
which	O
,	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
,	O
were	O
too	O
slow	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
a	O
decent	O
fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tim	O
Parry	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Hutchings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3000	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Telstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
were	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Acorn	O
version	O
and	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Tim	O
Parry	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Hutchings	O
had	O
no	O
involvement	O
in	O
their	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
make	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
distance	O
fog	O
to	O
significantly	O
decrease	O
the	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
varied	O
widely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
quite	O
soar	O
with	O
the	O
eagles	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
flop	O
with	O
the	O
turkeys	O
,	O
either.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
praise	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
when	O
inevitably	O
compared	O
to	O
Air	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
this	O
ultimately	O
fails	O
to	O
present	O
a	O
credible	O
alternative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Unlimited	O
gave	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
77%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
sceneries	O
are	O
very	O
nice	O
and	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
is	O
fine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Rob	O
Allsetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
technically	O
proficient	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
oversensitive	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
blocky	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
action	O
so	O
lacking	O
in	O
variety	O
that	O
it	O
soon	O
becomes	O
predictable	O
and	O
dull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Starfighter	B-Application
3000	I-Application
floats	O
about	O
tepidly	O
in	O
between.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generations	O
brief	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
opined	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
bad	O
,	O
but	O
somewhat	O
lackluster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Poole	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
a	O
4.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
flight	O
simulators	O
are	O
much	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
than	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
straight	O
conversion	O
of	O
a	O
3DO	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
its	O
console	O
origins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
4th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
3DO	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Hutchings	O
entered	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Star	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
'	O
Dream	O
Build	O
Play	O
 '	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
for	O
the	O
XNA	B-Device
platform	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
