<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Fukio	O
Mitsuji	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Qix	B-Device
,	O
with	O
extra	O
features	O
and	O
a	O
futuristic	O
science	O
fiction	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
Qixs	O
abstract	O
geometry	O
style	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
pilots	O
a	O
small	O
spaceship	O
named	O
"	O
Monotros	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
Stix	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
enemies	O
come	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
various	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
another	O
galaxy	O
,	O
a	O
space	O
pilot	O
is	O
returning	O
to	O
his	O
home	O
world	O
of	O
Volfied	B-Application
,	O
only	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
alien	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
few	O
remaining	O
Volfied	B-Application
inhabitants	O
are	O
in	O
an	O
underground	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
signal	O
the	O
pilot	O
to	O
their	O
aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pilot	O
flies	O
to	O
Volfied	B-Application
using	O
his	O
ship	O
's	O
defensive	O
weapons	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
alien	O
threat	O
and	O
save	O
his	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Qix	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
the	O
limits	O
were	O
75%	O
in	O
Qix	B-Device
and	O
70%	O
in	O
Super	O
Qix	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
in	O
Volfied	B-Application
has	O
a	O
unique	O
background	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I.T.L	O
developed	O
and	O
Taito	O
published	O
a	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
I.T.L	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Qix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empire	O
Interactive	O
developed	O
ports	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
from	O
Ving	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
Marty	I-Device
and	O
all	O
the	O
menus	O
are	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Simple	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Qix	B-Device
Neo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
containing	O
Volfied	B-Application
,	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Java-based	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Volfied	B-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
success	O
in	O
Israel	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
have	O
a	O
very	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
a	O
popular	O
local	O
made	O
game	O
from	O
1984	O
called	O
Xonix	B-Application
(	O
Which	O
itself	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Qix	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
even	O
being	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Soger	O
Shtachim	O
"	O
( סוגר	O
שטחים	O
,	O
Hebrew	O
for	O
"	O
Area	O
closer	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
nickname	O
of	O
Xonix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
