<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	O
weapon-based	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation-based	O
ZN-1	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Capcom	O
's	O
first	O
in-house	O
polygonal	O
fighting	O
game	O
(	O
the	O
earlier	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Capcom	O
from	O
an	O
outside	O
developer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
sequel	O
,	O
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bilstein	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
six-button	O
configuration	O
system	O
seen	O
in	O
past	O
Capcom	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
series-esque	O
four-button	O
configuration	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
attack	O
buttons	O
for	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
weapon	O
,	O
a	O
kick	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
guard	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
the	O
Plasma	O
Combo	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
was	O
discarded	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
mode	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
ten	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
Earth	O
's	O
hopes	O
rest	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rebellious	O
young	O
Japanese	O
intergalactic	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
who	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
while	O
living	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
and	O
caring	O
about	O
others	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
children	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
orphanage	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
raised	O
from	O
and	O
his	O
close	O
friends	O
June	O
,	O
Saturn	O
,	O
and	O
Gamof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayato	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
crossover	O
in	O
another	O
Capcom	O
game	O
;	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayato	O
also	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Tekkaman	O
Blade	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Black	O
Hayato	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
unit	O
in	O
the	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voiced	O
by	O
Nobutoshi	O
Canna	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
proper	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Toshiyuki	O
Morikawa	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
makes	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
background	O
stages	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Gem	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Shanghai	O
stage	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
Hayato	O
's	O
win	O
poses	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Hawkeye	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
West	O
Coast	O
Avengers	O
,	O
and	O
Deadpool	B-Application
's	O
ending	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
solo	O
unit	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
character	O
to	O
be	O
confirmed	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
coming	O
to	O
Earth	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
enjoy	O
his	O
hobby	O
of	O
theater	O
while	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
assignment	O
to	O
research	O
life	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
Saturn	O
learns	O
about	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
the	O
Fourth	O
Empire	O
and	O
joins	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
project	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
help	O
protect	O
both	O
Earth	O
and	O
his	O
home	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saturn	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
Hayato	O
's	O
win	O
poses	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamof	O
Gohgry	O
:	O
A	O
brown-furred	O
ape-like	O
alien	O
who	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
forest	O
planet	O
of	O
De	O
Rosa	O
which	O
lies	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
Andromeda	O
Galaxy	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
he	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
Plasma	O
Axe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Gamof	O
learns	O
about	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
the	O
Fourth	O
Empire	O
,	O
he	O
joins	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
project	O
along	O
with	O
Hayato	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
protect	O
both	O
his	O
home	O
planet	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vector	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Roll	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rimgal	O
:	O
June	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
English	O
scientist	O
Michael	O
Milliam	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
dinosaur	O
who	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
Bone	O
Club	O
after	O
Bilstein	O
experimented	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rimgal	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
regular	O
character	O
not	O
to	O
return	O
in	O
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bilstein	I-Application
(	O
along	O
with	O
Kappah	O
,	O
a	O
secret	O
character	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
form	O
of	O
Bilstein	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Ghost	O
Bilstein	O
"	O
,	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Tekkaman	O
Blade	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Destructoid.com,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
former	O
senior	O
manager	O
of	O
community	O
Seth	O
Killian	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewer	O
called	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
"	O
a	O
quirky	O
,	O
stylish	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
more	O
subtle	O
than	O
obvious	O
,	O
with	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
and	O
likeable	O
character	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
almost	O
universally	O
praising	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
their	O
fighting	O
techniques	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
3-D	O
animated	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiators	I-Application
"	O
visual	O
appeal	O
and	O
outstanding	O
control	O
will	O
put	O
other	O
3D	O
games	O
on	O
their	O
backs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
was	O
more	O
moderate	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
game	O
all	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
harbinger	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
outstanding	O
3D	O
fighting	O
games	O
they	O
anticipated	O
Capcom	O
would	O
put	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
assessed	O
that	O
"	O
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
the	O
surreal	O
alien	O
characters	O
,	O
weapon-based	O
fighting	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
quality	O
make	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
yet	O
another	O
peal	O
of	O
the	O
thunder	O
in	O
the	O
resounding	O
Capcom	O
storm.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
held	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
82%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
