<s>
The	B-Application
Tail	I-Application
of	I-Application
Beta	I-Application
Lyrae	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
written	O
by	O
Philip	B-Application
Price	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
published	O
in	O
1983	O
by	O
Datamost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
is	O
by	O
Gary	B-Application
Gilbertson	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Price	O
and	O
Gilbertson	O
later	O
collaborated	O
on	O
the	O
Alternate	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Tail	I-Application
of	I-Application
Beta	I-Application
Lyrae	I-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
wing	O
commander	O
assigned	O
to	O
the	O
Beta	O
Quadrant.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Philip	B-Application
Price	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
tail	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
"	O
came	O
from	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
telling	O
a	O
tale	O
and	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
a	O
binary	O
star	O
system	O
which	O
only	O
had	O
fragments	O
of	O
rock	O
orbiting	O
it	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
tidal	O
forces	O
brought	O
on	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
suns	O
;	O
these	O
fragments	O
are	O
the	O
tail	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
creation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tail	O
of	O
Beta	O
Lyrae'''s	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Gary	B-Application
Gilbertson	I-Application
using	O
Philip	B-Application
Price	I-Application
's	O
Advanced	O
Music	O
Processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionThe	O
Tail	B-Application
of	I-Application
Beta	I-Application
Lyrae	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Stinson	O
in	O
a	O
1994	O
retro	O
review	O
for	O
Page	O
6	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
the	B-Application
Tail	I-Application
of	I-Application
Beta	I-Application
Lyrae	I-Application
you	O
get	O
excellent	O
gameplay	O
,	O
superb	O
graphics	O
,	O
fast	O
action	O
,	O
and	O
good	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
