<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Romstar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1985	O
arcade	O
game	O
Tiger-Heli	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
was	O
a	O
success	O
for	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
garnering	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
western	O
critics	O
and	O
earning	O
several	O
awards	O
from	O
Gamest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
owned	O
by	O
Tatsujin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
company	O
formed	O
by	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
is	O
a	O
military-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
attack	O
helicopter	O
through	O
ten	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
before	O
progressing	O
any	O
further	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
military	O
enemy	O
forces	O
like	O
tanks	O
,	O
battleships	B-Application
,	O
and	O
artillery	B-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
only	O
two	O
weapons	O
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
:	O
the	O
standard	O
shot	O
that	O
travels	O
a	O
max	O
distance	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
height	O
and	O
three	O
bombs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bombs	B-Device
are	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
capable	O
of	O
obliterating	O
any	O
enemy	O
caught	O
within	O
its	O
blast	B-Device
radius	I-Device
and	O
collecting	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
icons	O
adds	O
an	O
extra	O
bomb	B-Device
stock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
enemies	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
helicopter	O
's	O
firepower	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
state	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
the	O
last	O
stage	O
as	O
with	O
previous	O
titles	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
again	O
with	O
the	O
second	O
loop	O
increasing	O
in	O
difficulty	O
and	O
enemies	O
fire	O
denser	O
bullet	B-Application
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobras	I-Application
creation	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
was	O
recounted	O
through	O
various	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
by	O
composers	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
and	O
Tatsuya	O
Uemura	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
collaborated	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
using	O
guitar	O
and	O
marked	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
Toaplan	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
FM	O
synthesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuge	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
basic	O
structure	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
already	O
decided	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Slap	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
by	O
pursuing	O
the	O
excitement	O
of	O
shooting	O
and	O
dodging	O
,	O
settling	O
on	O
the	O
bomb	B-Device
and	O
shot	O
system	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
firing	O
a	O
bomb	B-Device
relieved	O
stress	O
from	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
fun	O
by	O
looking	O
at	O
and	O
get	O
passionate	O
about	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
bomb	B-Device
came	O
up	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Tiger-Heli	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
team	O
questioned	O
how	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
more	O
engaging	O
for	O
players	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
intended	O
for	O
defensive	O
purposes	O
according	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
mechanic	O
was	O
instead	O
implemented	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
aggressive	O
feeling	O
against	O
enemies	O
on	O
difficult	O
situations	O
,	O
however	O
enemies	O
were	O
made	O
tougher	O
to	O
keep	O
gameplay	O
balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
was	O
also	O
,	O
alongside	O
Slap	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
projects	O
Toaplan	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
game	O
design	O
documents	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
Uemura	O
and	O
Yuge	O
stating	O
that	O
ideas	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
first	O
written	O
in	O
text	O
using	O
A4	O
paper	O
before	O
reading	O
it	O
during	O
meetings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Kōetsu	O
Iwabuchi	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Guardian	B-Application
,	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uemura	O
also	O
claimed	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Halley	B-Application
's	I-Application
Comet	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
aiming	O
and	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
across	O
arcades	O
worldwide	O
in	O
October	O
1987	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Romstar	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
was	O
converted	O
to	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
by	O
various	O
third-party	O
developers	O
including	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
X68000	B-Device
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
port	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
A.I	O
Company	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
port	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Micronics	B-Application
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
CBS/Sony	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Sammy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
August	O
1996	O
,	O
Banpresto	O
released	O
a	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
titled	O
Toaplan	O
Shooting	O
Battle	O
1	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
both	O
arcade	O
versions	O
of	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
and	O
its	O
prequel	O
,	O
an	O
arranged	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Uemura	O
and	O
other	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
MOBIRIX	O
Corporation	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Kyukyoku	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
M2	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
M2	O
ShotTriggers	O
publishing	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
but	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
alongside	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
versions	O
in	O
the	O
Kyukyoku	O
Tiger-Heli	O
compilation	O
for	O
Switch	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
M2	O
's	O
Toaplan	O
Arcade	O
Garage	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Review	O
scores	O
Publication	O
Scores	O
Arcade	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
NES	O
SMD/GEN	B-Operating_System
X68K	B-Device
FMT	B-Device
AllGame	O
ASM	O
10/12	O
7/12	O
Beep	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
28/40	O
Commodore	O
User	O
6/10	O
CVG	O
Positive	O
91%	O
66%	O
CVG	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
88%	O
Edge	O
8/10	O
EGM	O
26/40	O
30/40	O
Famimaga	O
20.17/30	O
Famitsu	O
33/40	O
22/40	O
21/40	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
86/100	O
Hippon	O
Super	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
and	O
Tatsuya	O
Uemura	O
,	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
popular	O
hit	O
for	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
though	O
Flying	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
biggest	O
"	O
hit	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
1	O
January	O
1988	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Thundercade	B-Application
and	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bubble	I-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
conversion	B-Application
kit	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
but	O
the	O
studio	O
closed	O
down	O
in	O
1994	O
until	O
Taito	O
allowed	O
Toaplan	O
offshoot	O
Takumi	O
Corporation	O
to	O
finish	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
release	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
before	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1997	B-Application
under	O
the	O
name	O
Kyukyoku	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
II	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Seibu	O
Kaihatsu	O
artist	O
Toshinobu	O
Komazawa	O
claimed	O
that	O
Seibu	O
borrowed	O
ideas	O
from	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
when	O
developing	O
Raiden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Perry	O
"	O
Gryzor/Rozyrg	O
"	O
Sessions	O
cited	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
influences	O
for	O
Super	O
XYX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
and	O
many	O
other	O
IPs	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
are	O
now	O
owned	O
by	O
Tatsujin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
named	O
after	O
Truxton	B-Application
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
former	O
Toaplan	O
employee	O
Masahiro	O
Yuge	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
now	O
affiliated	O
with	O
arcade	O
manufacturer	O
exA-Arcadia	O
.	O
</s>
