<s>
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Terra	B-Application
Diver	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooting	O
game	O
by	O
Raizing	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
ST-V	O
platform	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
neither	O
port	O
being	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soukyugurentai	B-Application
is	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
unusual	O
in	O
that	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
a	O
3:4	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
to	O
better	O
suit	O
the	O
vertically	O
oriented	O
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
horizontal	O
monitor	O
(	O
4:3	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
vertical	O
shooters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
later	O
Radiant	B-Application
Silvergun	I-Application
and	O
Giga	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
these	O
attacks	O
,	O
the	O
Jin-Sei	O
formed	O
a	O
union	O
with	O
the	O
JDF	O
(	O
a	O
future	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
JSDF	O
)	O
and	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
space	O
fighter	O
program	O
organized	O
by	O
Defensive	O
Section	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
JDF	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Soukyugurentai	B-Application
(	O
SOQ	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
utilized	O
a	O
unique	O
laser	O
technology	O
fighting	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
NALS	O
(	O
Non-blind	O
spot	O
All	O
range	O
Laser	O
System	O
)	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soukyu	B-Application
Gurentai	I-Application
was	O
first	O
distributed	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
widely	O
distributed	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
inserting	O
the	O
cartridge	O
on	O
a	O
foreign	O
ST-V	O
board	O
will	O
set	O
the	O
in-game	O
language	O
to	O
English	O
and	O
change	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
Terra	B-Application
Diver	I-Application
(	O
both	O
titles	O
are	O
printed	O
on	O
the	O
cartridge	O
's	O
label	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
February	O
1997	O
,	O
five	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
arcade	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
was	O
directly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
architecture	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
close	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bargain-priced	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
titled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
analog	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
reissued	O
in	O
May	O
2003	O
by	O
Hamster	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
MajorWave	O
budget	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soukyu	B-Application
Gurentai	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Japanese	O
feature	O
phones	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
EZWeb	O
,	O
i-mode	O
and	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Terra	B-Application
Diver	I-Application
on	O
their	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
software	O
for	O
that	O
two-week	O
period	O
among	O
operators	O
surveyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consoles	O
+	O
rated	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
at	O
92%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Good	O
,	O
mindless	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
much	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Saturn	B-Device
owners	O
who	O
lament	O
Raystorm'''s	O
absence	O
,	O
Soukyu	O
Gurentai''	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
,	O
possibly	O
even	O
better	O
,	O
alternative.	O
"	O
</s>
