Space Harrier
The game was met with highly positive reviews from critics. Upon release, the arcade game received positive reviews from "Computer and Video Games", "The Games Machine", "Your Sinclair", and "Commodore User". Critics compared the arcade game favorably to earlier shooters including Capcom's "Side Arms" (1986), Konami's "Nemesis" ("Gradius") and Sega's "Space Harrier".