<s>
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	B-Application
side-scrolling	O
shooting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
CPS	B-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
Carrier	B-Application
Air	I-Application
Wing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
typical	O
side	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
,	O
going	O
against	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
other	O
Capcom	O
shooters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
1942	B-Application
and	O
1943	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Midway	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
each	O
pilot	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Area	O
88	O
,	O
he	O
cited	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Willow	B-Application
and	O
Tenchi	B-Application
wo	I-Application
Kurau	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Area	O
88	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
it	O
was	O
re-titled	O
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
illustration	O
for	O
the	O
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
poster	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
well	O
known	O
illustrator	O
Marc	O
Ericksen	O
,	O
the	O
illustrator	O
of	O
the	O
covers	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
other	O
games	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Strider	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1989	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
hit	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
software	O
conversion	O
kit	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
charts	O
in	O
February	B-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
home	O
console	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
publication	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
A	O
,	O
and	O
picked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
#12	O
greatest	O
game	O
available	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
93%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Graphically	O
impressive	O
with	O
nicely	O
varied	O
levels	O
,	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
aircraft	O
,	O
plenty	O
of	O
power-ups	O
and	O
atmospheric	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
37th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Games	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
highest	O
ranking	O
side	O
scroller	O
shooter	O
game	O
on	O
that	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
23rd	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
best	O
side	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
rated	O
the	O
game	O
63rd	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
