<s>
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
independent	O
side-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Locomalito	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Abylight	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
May	O
17	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
expanded	O
and	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
previous	O
freeware	B-License
game	O
Hydorah	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
design	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
its	O
game	O
balance	O
and	O
unforgiving	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
old-school	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
other	O
classic	O
side-scrolling	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
face	O
hordes	O
of	O
Meroptians	O
,	O
the	O
bio-mechanical	O
creatures	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
ruthless	O
war	O
of	O
conquest	O
over	O
the	O
Omnios	O
star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
lone	O
space	O
pilot	O
Delta	O
Lance	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
fight	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
of	O
Hydorah	B-Application
that	O
threatens	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
features	O
a	O
non-linear	O
level	O
layout	O
and	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
master	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
progress	O
and	O
choose	O
their	O
own	O
path	O
through	O
the	O
planets	O
,	O
hence	O
offering	O
alternative	O
routes	O
and	O
multiple	O
endings	O
for	O
better	O
replayability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
21	O
stages	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
(	O
up	O
from	O
16	O
in	O
Hydorah	B-Application
)	O
,	O
divided	O
into	O
35	O
sublevels	O
and	O
with	O
35	O
bosses	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
Hydorah	B-Application
took	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Locomalito	O
and	O
Abylight	O
Studios	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Hydorah	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
agreement	O
between	O
the	O
said	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
to	O
bring	O
gaming	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Hydorah	B-Application
,	O
to	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
9	O
languages	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
skill	O
mode	O
for	O
inexperienced	O
pilots	O
,	O
aesthetic	O
changes	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
boss	O
life	O
bar	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
refinements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
3	O
game	O
modes	O
)	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
(	O
single-player	O
mode	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
both	O
include	O
trophies	O
and	O
a	O
cross-buy	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abylight	O
Studios	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
physical	O
Collector	O
’s	O
Edition	O
and	O
Standard	O
Edition	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
edition	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Spain	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
agreement	O
between	O
Abylight	O
Studios	O
and	O
GAME	O
Stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
Abylight	O
Studios	O
announced	O
a	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
platform	O
exA-Arcadia	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
showcased	O
in	O
JAEPO	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
9	O
languages	O
,	O
haptic	O
vibration	O
,	O
MFI	O
Joystick	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoyo	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
used	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
creators	O
such	O
as	O
Locomalito	O
,	O
announced	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
export	O
directly	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abylgiht	O
Studios	O
released	O
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
eShop	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
includes	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
running	O
at	O
60fps	O
,	O
selection	O
skill	O
mode	O
,	O
new	O
boss	O
life	O
bar	O
,	O
new	O
aesthetic	O
changes	O
and	O
more	O
refinements	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
9	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
became	O
available	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
with	O
access	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
previously	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
control	O
compatibility	O
with	O
MFi	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
controllers	O
and	O
cloud	O
support	O
to	O
save	O
across	O
Apple	O
devices	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
82/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
W	O
.	O
of	O
Indiegames.com	O
called	O
the	O
original	O
Hydorah	B-Application
a	O
"	O
gem	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
delight	O
"	O
SHMUP	O
fans	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jose	O
A	O
.	O
Rodriguez	O
of	O
IGN	O
Spain	O
rated	O
Super	B-Application
Hydorah	I-Application
7/10	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
fun	O
,	O
addictive	O
and	O
intense	O
,	O
but	O
called	O
it	O
too	O
difficult	O
and	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
