<s>
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
and	O
Toei	O
Company	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
laserdisc	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
which	O
uses	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
on-screen	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre-recorded	B-Application
animation	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
earlier	O
laserdisc	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
used	O
pre-recorded	B-Application
animation	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
previous	O
Taito/Toei	O
collaboration	O
Ninja	B-Application
Hayate	I-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Reika	O
's	O
character	O
design	O
bears	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
anime	O
characters	O
Lum	O
(	O
from	O
Urusei	O
Yatsura	O
)	O
and	O
Yuri	O
(	O
from	O
Dirty	O
Pair	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
for	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
the	O
LaserActive	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
game	O
that	O
uses	O
pre-recorded	B-Application
animation	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
sprites	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
on-screen	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reika	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
,	O
uses	O
her	O
own	O
time	O
travel	O
device	O
to	O
pursue	O
him	O
;	O
she	O
travels	O
to	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
70,000,000	O
BC	O
,	O
44	O
BC	O
,	O
1588	O
AD	O
,	O
and	O
2010	O
AD	O
,	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Luda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
joystick	O
and	O
button	O
to	O
input	O
commands	O
,	O
though	O
home	O
versions	O
use	O
a	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
with	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reika	O
dying	O
too	O
many	O
times	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
LaserDisc	O
technology	O
to	O
stream	B-Architecture
pre-recorded	B-Application
animation	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Toei	O
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
on	O
a	O
CRT	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
and	O
amplified	O
monaural	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
factors	O
prevented	O
an	O
overseas	O
release	O
:	O
a	O
decline	O
in	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
laserdisc	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
mid-80s	O
,	O
the	O
expensive	O
price	O
of	O
laserdisc	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
difficulty	O
to	O
translate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
different	O
home	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
console	O
in	O
1991	O
spawned	O
numerous	O
games	O
that	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
CD	O
technology	O
to	O
introduce	O
interactive	O
FMVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
new	O
titles	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
older	O
laserdisc-based	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renovation	O
Products	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
publish	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
handling	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
uses	O
a	O
smaller	O
color	B-Data_Structure
palette	I-Data_Structure
than	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
video	O
gallery	O
which	O
requires	O
passwords	O
to	O
view	O
each	O
level	O
's	O
animation	O
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
and	O
ending	O
theme	O
by	O
Shinji	O
Tamura	O
and	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
with	O
Ninja	B-Application
Hayate	I-Application
,	O
another	O
laserdisc	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
lacks	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
's	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
more	O
accurate	O
reproduction	O
of	O
the	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Pioneer	B-Device
LaserActive	I-Device
via	O
the	O
Sega	O
Mega-LD	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LaserActive	B-Device
version	O
is	O
the	O
rarest	O
home	O
release	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
among	O
collectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Taito	O
Classics	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
release	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
older	O
games	O
onto	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
with	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
being	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
reviewer	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
lost	O
,	O
laserdisc	O
treasure	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
its	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MEGA	O
magazine	O
rated	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
the	O
number	O
five	O
CD	O
game	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
though	O
it	O
lacked	O
difficulty	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
showcase	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
release	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
CD	O
technology	O
and	O
felt	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
followed	O
by	O
titles	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
Time	B-Application
Gals	I-Application
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
magazine	O
,	O
in	O
praising	O
Wolfteam	O
's	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
complimented	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
short	O
load	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
nonetheless	O
recommended	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
,	O
based	O
chiefly	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
:	O
"	O
Though	O
you	O
never	O
really	O
feel	O
like	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
's	O
movements	O
,	O
the	O
zany	O
action	O
has	O
an	O
undeniable	O
appeal	O
that	O
takes	O
up	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
slack.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Sackenheim	O
of	O
AllGame	O
complimented	O
the	O
animation	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
high	O
quality	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
graphics	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
downgraded	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commented	O
that	O
,	O
though	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
offered	O
a	O
good	O
thrill	O
,	O
it	O
lacked	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
group	O
of	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
listed	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
games	O
like	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
behind	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
citing	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
waste	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
describing	O
the	O
cinematic	O
gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
2009	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
Ninja	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
producer	O
Masanori	O
Takeuchi	O
attributed	O
the	O
quick	O
time	O
event	O
game	O
mechanic	O
featured	O
in	O
his	O
title	O
to	O
laserdisc	O
games	O
like	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
and	O
Time	B-Application
Gal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Alfa	O
System	O
's	O
shooting	O
game	O
Castle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shikigami	I-Application
III	I-Application
—	O
Taito	O
published	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reika	O
's	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
remake	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
Deluxe	O
as	O
one	O
part	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
