<s>
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Opera	O
House	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
ISCO	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Asmik	O
Ace	O
Entertainment	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
5	O
April	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Air	B-Application
Diver	I-Application
producer	O
Toshiyuki	O
Futamura	O
,	O
Verytex	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
of	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verytex	B-Application
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Raiden	O
Trad	O
and	O
Twin	B-Application
Cobra	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
space	O
fighter	O
craft	O
through	O
six	O
stages	O
in	O
order	O
protect	O
civilization	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
rebellious	O
military	O
force	O
of	O
planet	O
Syracuse	O
and	O
discover	O
the	O
true	O
reason	O
for	O
their	O
cause	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
gives	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
with	O
no	O
extend	O
bonuses	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
but	O
a	O
continue	O
option	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verytex	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
sci-fi	O
setting	O
,	O
where	O
mankind	O
has	O
finally	O
developed	O
the	O
technology	O
necessary	O
to	O
advance	O
from	O
Earth	O
and	O
maintain	O
numerous	O
colonies	B-Application
to	O
great	O
success	O
across	O
various	O
planets	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
any	O
established	O
extraterrestrial	O
existence	O
prior	O
to	O
colonization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
prosperous	O
planet	O
colony	B-Application
had	O
been	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
Syracuse	O
,	O
where	O
human	O
technology	O
(	O
and	O
apparently	O
linguistics	O
)	O
flourished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verytex	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Opera	O
House	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
work	O
assistance	O
from	O
ISCO	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
creation	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
of	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
former	O
developer	O
is	O
not	O
credited	O
as	O
such	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
nor	O
in	O
the	O
instruction	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
Air	B-Application
Diver	I-Application
producer	O
Toshiyuki	O
Futamura	O
alongside	O
Hiroshi	O
Jimbo	O
and	O
Shigeki	O
Saka	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
previously	O
served	O
as	O
director	O
on	O
Midnight	B-Application
Resistance	I-Application
for	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
composers	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
,	O
Masaharu	O
Iwata	O
and	O
Yoshio	O
Furukawa	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
proprietary	O
sound	O
driver	O
written	O
by	O
the	O
former	O
called	O
"	O
Terpsichorean	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
subsequent	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
releases	O
like	O
Devilish	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verytex	B-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Asmik	O
Ace	O
Entertainment	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
5	O
April	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verytex	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
