Space Harrier
According to a retrospective review in "Retro Gamer", when compared to much of Jaleco's other arcade titles, "Sky Fox" "can be seen as a bit of diamond in the rough, as it's a nicely presented little-known vertical shooter that plays like a mixture of "Galaxian" and "Space Harrier"." The reviewer felt the game's need of "banking and consideration to attacking enemies is a neat mechanic, which, coupled with "Sky Fox"s nice visuals and humorous enemy designs (bikini-clad dragon riders in space manage to be more off-the-wall than "Space Harrier"'s enemies), makes it an enjoyable little shooter," and recommended Cave's "Espgaluda II" as a "converted alternative".