<s>
and	O
adapted	O
for	O
play	O
in	O
arcades	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
Bosconian	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
has	O
strong	O
similarities	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
from	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
in	O
August	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Device
Ixiom	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
and	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
has	O
received	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
3D	O
perspective	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
involves	O
moving	O
through	O
open	O
space	O
via	O
a	O
first-person	O
cockpit	O
view	O
and	O
engaging	O
enemy	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
initially	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
and	O
struggled	O
to	O
gain	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
believed	O
producing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
console	O
targeted	O
primarily	O
towards	O
children	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
factor	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Lusters	I-Application
poor	O
commercial	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
have	O
labeled	O
it	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continue	O
writer	O
Zenji	O
Ishii	O
considers	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
important	O
and	O
influential	O
for	O
the	O
space	O
combat	O
simulator	O
genre	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
a	O
compilation	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
known	O
as	O
Namco	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
1	I-Application
where	O
,	O
like	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
games	O
presented	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
arrange	O
mode	O
was	O
provided	O
alongside	O
the	O
unaltered	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Device
Ixiom	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
for	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
adds	O
seven	O
selectable	O
ships	O
:	O
the	O
Gaia	O
Σ	O
,	O
Spartacus	O
,	O
Tycoon	O
,	O
Ogre-Header	O
,	O
Dragoon	O
J2	O
(	O
connected	O
to	O
Dragoon	O
,	O
from	O
Galaxian	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
GeoSword	O
from	O
Starblade	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Galaxip	B-Application
from	O
Galaxian	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
inspiration	O
for	O
director	O
Katsuya	O
Eguchi	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
producer	O
Koji	O
Igarashi	O
has	O
listed	O
Star	B-Application
Luster	I-Application
as	O
his	O
second-favorite	O
NES	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
