<s>
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
greatly	O
resembles	O
the	O
earlier	O
arcade	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Star	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
Special+	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
Star	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
SP	O
Arcade	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
they	O
're	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Palm	O
OS	O
on	O
November	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
iOS	O
on	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
has	O
spawned	O
numerous	O
sequels	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Super	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
Mini	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
regions	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
Konami	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
PAL	O
Version	O
and	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
iOS	O
Version	O
,	O
titled	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
