<s>
Sturmwind	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
German	O
studio	O
Duranik	B-Application
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
RedSpotGames	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
commercial	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
titled	O
Sturmwind	B-Application
EX	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
consist	O
of	O
vertical-scrolling	O
and	O
horizonal-scrolling	O
stages	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
collecting	O
three	O
different	O
weapon	O
types	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
and	O
Axelay	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sturmwind	B-Application
garnered	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
pre-rendered	O
pseudo-3D	O
visuals	O
,	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
accessible	O
gameplay	O
,	O
balanced	O
difficulty	O
,	O
boss	O
encounters	O
,	O
weapon	O
system	O
,	O
unlockable	O
content	O
and	O
avoidance	O
of	O
European	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
tropes	O
,	O
but	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
mixed	O
regarding	O
its	O
Euro-style	O
techno	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
its	O
prolonged	O
length	O
in	O
Normal	O
Mode	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
difficulty	O
to	O
visually	O
distinguish	O
hazard	O
elements	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sturmwind	B-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapon	O
system	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
and	O
Axelay	B-Application
;	O
There	O
are	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
weapon	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
can	O
acquire	O
by	O
collecting	O
their	O
respective	O
colors	O
via	O
containers	O
dropped	O
by	O
certain	O
enemies	O
when	O
defeated	O
and	O
alternate	O
between	O
each	O
one	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
Lichtblitz	O
(	O
blue	O
)	O
,	O
Nordwest	O
(	O
red	O
)	O
and	O
Rudel	O
(	O
green	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
selectable	O
weapon	O
in	O
Sturmwind	B-Application
also	O
operate	O
like	O
shields	O
;	O
The	O
game	O
eschews	O
the	O
standard	O
one-hit-kill	O
model	O
prevalent	O
in	O
space	O
shooters	O
,	O
instead	O
simply	O
disabling	O
the	O
currently	O
selected	O
weapon	O
and	O
reducing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
a	O
weak	O
default	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
weapon	O
type	O
when	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
other	O
items	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
picked	O
up	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
such	O
as	O
1Ups	O
,	O
smart	O
bombs	O
capable	O
of	O
obliterating	O
any	O
enemy	O
caught	O
within	O
its	O
blast	B-Device
radius	I-Device
and	O
bonus	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sturmwind	B-Application
employs	O
a	O
respawn	O
system	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
immediately	O
starts	O
at	O
the	O
location	O
they	O
died	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sturmwind	B-Application
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
surfaced	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Native	O
,	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
demo	O
featuring	O
just	O
one	O
playable	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
regarded	O
as	O
impressive	O
for	O
Jaguar	B-Device
standards	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
demo	O
had	O
no	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
eventually	O
resumed	O
and	O
shifted	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sturmwind	B-Application
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
on	O
3sats	O
television	O
show	O
neues	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
RedSpotGames	O
upcoming	O
plans	O
of	O
reporting	O
news	O
through	O
each	O
Sunday	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
reveal	O
received	O
coverage	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
for	O
being	O
on	O
a	O
discontinued	O
console	O
,	O
with	O
German	O
online	O
publication	O
Chip	O
calling	O
its	O
graphical	O
effects	O
as	O
"	O
very	O
amazing	O
"	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
official	O
press	O
release	O
issued	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
RedSpotGames	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Sturmwind	B-Application
would	O
be	O
launched	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
in	O
both	O
regular	O
and	O
limited	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
since	O
2009	O
's	O
Rush	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
IRiDES	B-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blocks	I-Application
,	O
as	O
other	O
more	O
recent	O
releases	O
have	O
all	O
been	O
ports	O
such	O
as	O
Fast	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2016	O
and	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
Duranik	B-Application
,	O
JoshProd	O
and	O
RushOnGame	O
without	O
the	O
original	O
RedSpotGames	O
branding	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
publisher	O
closed	O
its	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
titled	O
Sturmwind	B-Application
EX	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
B-Alive	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
by	O
B-Alive	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sturmwind	B-Application
garnered	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
RedSpotGames	O
 '	O
CEO	O
Max	O
Scharl	O
declared	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
gained	O
nearly	O
as	O
many	O
pre-orders	O
as	O
Last	B-Application
Hope	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximiliano	O
Baldo	O
of	O
Argentinian	O
website	O
Malditos	O
Nerds	O
ranked	O
the	O
original	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
number	O
six	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
ten	O
games	O
for	O
discontinued	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.coms	O
Dominique	O
Cavallo	O
highly	O
commended	O
visual	O
presentation	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
homebrew	O
releases	O
on	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
with	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
special	O
graphical	O
effects	O
and	O
background	O
animations	O
,	O
stage	O
and	O
enemy	O
variety	O
,	O
accessible	O
gameplay	O
and	O
unlockable	O
secrets	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
uninspired	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
redability	O
of	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Italias	O
Vincenzo	O
Ercole	O
gave	O
high	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
presentation	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
and	O
longevity	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
visibility	O
of	O
stage	O
and	O
boss	O
elements	O
on-screen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4Playerss	O
Michael	O
Krosta	O
regarded	O
Sturmwind	B-Application
as	O
a	O
throwback	O
to	O
titles	O
like	O
R-Type	O
and	O
X-Out	B-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
varied	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
weapon	O
system	O
,	O
challenging	O
bosses	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
technical	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Borrachero	O
of	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
RetroManiac	O
commended	O
its	O
Axelay-esque	O
weapon	O
system	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
pre-rendered	O
and	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
,	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
numerous	O
secrets	O
and	O
gameplay	O
content	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
of	O
German	O
publication	O
Chip	O
Power	O
Play	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
simply	O
impressive	O
what	O
Duranik	B-Application
conjures	O
up	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
15-year-old	O
console	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
high	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
backdrops	O
and	O
balanced	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Sturmwind	B-Application
EX	O
,	O
Video	O
Chums	O
A.J.	O
</s>
