<s>
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Nichibutsu	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1980	O
fixed	O
shooter	O
Moon	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
,	O
Nichibutsu	O
's	O
first	O
big	O
hit	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terra	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
home	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
European	O
publisher	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
published	O
conversions	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
on	O
their	O
Imagine	O
Software	O
label	O
,	O
while	O
Nichibutsu	O
themselves	O
published	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
Dempa	O
ported	O
both	O
Terra	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Moon	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
as	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
in	O
their	O
Video	O
Game	O
Anthology	O
line	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
re-releases	O
,	O
titled	O
Video	O
Game	O
Anthology	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
-	O
Moon	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
/	O
Terra	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Terra	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
on	O
their	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
1985	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2016	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
taking	O
concepts	O
established	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
expanding	O
on	O
it	O
while	O
adding	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
ideas	O
alongside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
greatly	O
praised	O
Terra	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
for	O
its	O
unique	O
power-up	O
system	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
different	O
ships	O
apart	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
while	O
,	O
and	O
favorably	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
itself	O
to	O
Xevious	B-Application
for	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
challenge	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
several	O
nods	O
to	O
Japanese	O
science-fiction	O
shows	O
and	O
mecha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
enhancements	O
over	O
titles	O
like	O
Xevious	B-Application
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
"	O
then-contemporary	O
"	O
power-up	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terra	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Oretachi	O
Gēsen	O
Zoku	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
a	O
mini	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
and	O
a	O
replica	O
instruction	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hamster	O
later	O
released	O
Terra	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
digitally	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2014	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
both	O
being	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
acquiring	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Nichibutsu	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
library	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Terra	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
are	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Hamster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
will	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Astro	O
City	O
Mini	O
V	O
,	O
a	O
vertically-oriented	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Astro	O
City	O
mini	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
