<s>
Starship	B-Device
Patrol	I-Device
(	O
also	O
called	O
Starship	B-Device
Defense	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Star	B-Device
Ship	I-Device
Defender	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
tower	B-Application
defence	I-Application
type	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Q	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
DSiWare/Nintendo	O
DSi	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Q	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
minimal	O
styling	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
being	O
styled	O
to	O
appear	O
like	O
mathematical	O
graph-paper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
differs	O
from	O
others	O
in	O
the	O
tower	B-Application
defence	I-Application
genre	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
avenue	O
of	O
attack	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
varies	O
significantly	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
warned	O
about	O
the	O
direction	O
each	O
attack	O
will	O
come	O
from	O
by	O
dotted	O
lines	O
appearing	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Duyn	O
praised	O
especially	O
the	O
art-style	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
you	O
should	O
definitely	O
consider	O
picking	O
up	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
the	O
slightest	O
bit	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
tower	B-Application
defence	I-Application
genre	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
criticised	O
the	O
music	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
low-key	O
and	O
wo	O
n't	O
really	O
impress	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Parkin	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Eurogamer	O
website	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
positively	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
contemporary	O
and	O
stylish	O
despite	O
its	O
obvious	O
thriftiness	O
"	O
though	O
also	O
"	O
a	O
fairly	O
orthodox	O
Tower	B-Application
Defence	I-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
magazine	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
positively	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
on	O
DSiWare	B-Device
at	O
the	O
moment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
DSiWare	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
