<s>
Starblade	B-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Hajime	O
Nakatani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
theme	O
park	O
attraction	O
,	O
it	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
a	O
single-player	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
poor	O
feedback	O
from	O
playtesters	O
caused	O
it	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
original	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Hollywood	O
science-fiction	O
films	O
,	O
particularly	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
cinematic	O
presentation	O
with	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
an	O
orchestra	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
early	O
experimentation	O
with	O
3D	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Solvalou	O
,	O
made	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
easy	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Starblade	B-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
cinematic	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
important	O
and	O
influential	O
game	O
in	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
and	O
Rez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
conversions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
remake	O
named	O
being	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
,	O
Starblade	B-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starblade	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Starblade	B-Application
was	O
headed	O
by	O
director	O
Hajime	O
Nakatani	O
,	O
with	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Shinji	O
Hosoe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
,	O
a	O
1990	O
theme	O
park	O
attraction	O
originally	O
presented	O
at	O
Expo	O
'	O
90	O
in	O
Osaka	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
a	O
single-player	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
:	O
One	O
Player	O
Version	O
,	O
however	O
player	O
reception	O
from	O
location	O
testing	O
caused	O
it	O
to	O
instead	O
become	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspiration	O
was	O
drawn	O
from	O
various	O
Hollywood	O
science-fiction	O
,	O
notably	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
wanting	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
cinematic-like	O
presentation	O
akin	O
to	O
those	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
early	O
experimentation	O
with	O
3D	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Galaxian3	B-Application
,	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Solvalou	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
little	O
difficulty	O
producing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starblade	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
1991	O
,	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starblade	B-Application
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
1991	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
Amusement	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
home	O
ports	O
of	O
Starblade	B-Application
were	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
creator	O
Technosoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
remake	O
,	O
Starblade	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
featured	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
flat-shaded	O
polygons	O
with	O
textured	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
phone	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
i-Mode	O
devices	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
large	O
size	O
caused	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
separate	O
games	O
,	O
Starblade	B-Application
:	O
In	O
Rush	O
and	O
Starblade	B-Application
:	O
Fierce	O
Battle	O
,	O
released	O
respectively	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
appears	O
as	O
the	O
loading	O
screen	O
minigame	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
being	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
digital	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Namco	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
which	O
itself	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starblade	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
cinematic	O
presentation	O
and	O
impressive	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
3D	O
Technology	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
alongside	O
Atari	O
Games	O
 '	O
Steel	B-Application
Talons	I-Application
and	O
Microprose	O
's	O
B.O.T.T.S	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
technological	O
accomplishments	O
and	O
"	O
finger	O
down-the-throat	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starblade	B-Application
has	O
been	O
recognized	O
as	O
being	O
important	O
and	O
influential	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
and	O
Rez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
highly	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
would	O
be	O
unappealing	O
and	O
dull	O
to	O
experienced	O
gamers	O
but	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
challenging	O
to	O
younger	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
GamePros	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
they	O
again	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
and	O
texture-enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
that	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
power-ups	O
and	O
the	O
slow	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
aiming	O
cursor	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
frustratingly	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
Starblade	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
Maximum	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
had	O
exceptionally	O
pleasing	O
graphics	O
but	O
very	O
limited	O
on-rails	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
conversion	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
extra	O
features	O
and	O
slow-paced	O
gameplay	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
hard	O
sell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
brief	O
review	O
criticized	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
year-old	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
unfavorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
game	O
,	O
Starblade	B-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
,	O
was	O
being	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
246	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2015	O
interview	O
with	O
Kazushi	O
Imoto	O
,	O
lead	O
producer	O
for	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battle	O
Pod	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
Starblade	B-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
and	O
other	O
similar	O
cancelled	O
projects	O
could	O
see	O
a	O
potential	O
release	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
enough	O
fan	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
