<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
titles	O
by	O
Toaplan	O
that	O
has	O
not	O
received	O
any	O
official	O
port	O
to	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
as	O
of	O
date	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
combination	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
with	O
brief	O
Hindu	O
references	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vimana	B-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
titular	O
warriors	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
powerful	O
ancient	O
space	O
fighter	O
crafts	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reclaim	O
their	O
planet	O
by	O
fighting	O
against	O
an	O
unknown	O
force	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
three	O
weapons	O
at	O
their	O
disposal	O
:	O
the	O
standard	O
shot	O
,	O
a	O
charge	O
shot	O
and	O
a	O
bomb	B-Device
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
is	O
the	O
bomb	B-Device
itself	O
;	O
The	O
Circle	O
Bomb	B-Device
surrounds	O
the	O
ship	O
once	O
activated	O
and	O
seeks	O
out	O
enemies	O
upon	O
an	O
additional	O
tap	O
of	O
the	O
bomb	B-Device
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
items	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
:	O
One	O
increases	O
player	O
's	O
shot	O
strength	O
,	O
one	O
increases	O
their	O
bomb	B-Device
stock	O
,	O
one	O
would	O
grant	O
the	O
player	O
various	O
points	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
would	O
grant	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
1UP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
or	O
colliding	O
against	O
solid	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
live	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>
Although	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
ending	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
loops	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
last	O
stage	O
as	O
with	O
previous	O
titles	O
from	O
Toaplan	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
increasing	O
the	O
difficulty	O
and	O
enemies	O
being	O
more	O
durable	O
,	O
firing	O
denser	O
bullet	B-Application
patterns	O
and	O
Circle	O
Bomb	B-Device
icons	O
appearing	O
less	O
frequently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vimana	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
titular	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inhabitants	O
plot	O
to	O
reclaim	O
their	O
planet	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
Vimana	B-Application
Warriors	O
:	O
pilots	O
capable	O
of	O
handling	O
ancient	O
but	O
powerful	O
space	O
fighter	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
strings	O
of	O
relentless	O
battles	O
on	O
fragmented	O
pieces	O
of	O
Vimana	B-Application
planet	O
,	O
liberating	O
them	O
from	O
wicked	O
machines	O
and	O
their	O
'	O
governors	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
Vimana	B-Application
Warriors	O
flew	O
towards	O
the	O
final	O
fortress	O
where	O
the	O
master	O
of	O
Vimana	B-Application
planet	O
's	O
war	O
machines	O
resided	O
in	O
the	O
deepest	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diving	O
ever	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
subterranean	O
sectors	O
of	O
the	O
fortress	O
,	O
the	O
Vimana	B-Application
Warriors	O
fought	O
their	O
ways	O
and	O
finally	O
met	O
the	O
master	O
head-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tough	O
as	O
the	O
master	O
was	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
no	O
match	O
for	O
the	O
Vimana	B-Application
Warriors	O
and	O
was	O
eradicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Vimana	B-Application
Warriors	O
were	O
victorious	O
,	O
planet	O
Vimana	B-Application
was	O
also	O
annihilated	O
and	O
reduced	O
to	O
dust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
surviving	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
destroyed	O
planet	O
including	O
the	O
Vimana	B-Application
Warriors	O
,	O
had	O
no	O
choice	O
but	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
another	O
habitable	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terrible	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
that	O
doomed	O
Vimana	B-Application
planet	O
faded	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
no	O
longer	O
cared	O
to	O
remember	O
the	O
heroism	O
of	O
Vimana	B-Application
Warriors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vimana	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
worldwide	O
in	O
May	O
1991	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
and	O
Toaplan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Zero	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
composer	O
Toshiaki	O
Tomizawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
September	O
1991	O
,	O
an	O
album	O
containing	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
Teki	B-Application
Paki	I-Application
was	O
co-published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Scitron	O
and	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
arranged	O
song	O
from	O
the	O
former	O
composed	O
by	O
Tomizawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vimana	B-Application
carries	O
a	O
few	O
significant	O
cultural	O
references	O
into	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
specifically	O
from	O
Hindu	O
culture	O
and	O
Sanskrit	O
epics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vimanas	B-Application
are	O
described	O
in	O
various	O
Hindu	O
texts	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Ramayana	O
as	O
flying	O
chariots	O
and	O
sometimes	O
temples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
,	O
the	O
take-off	O
sequence	O
features	O
the	O
Vimana	B-Application
ships	O
being	O
energized	O
by	O
two	O
statues	O
resembling	O
the	O
Hindu	O
god	O
Ganesha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Vimana	B-Application
on	O
their	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
1991	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
thirteenth	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
Tecmo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
'	I-Application
90	I-Application
and	O
Burning	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vimana	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
