▁Bla zing ▁Star ▁is ▁a ▁shoot ▁' em ▁up ▁video ▁game ▁developed ▁by ▁Y um ek ob o ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁SN K ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁for ▁the ▁Ne o ▁Ge o ▁ar cade ▁and ▁home ▁systems . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁follow - up ▁to ▁Pul star ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁and ▁features ▁side - scroll ing ▁action ▁similar ▁to ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁and ▁different ▁ships ▁with ▁varying ▁characteristics . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁less ▁challeng ing ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁and ▁the ▁graph ic ▁quality ▁was ▁improved ▁upon . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁mixed ▁reviews . ▁It ▁was ▁comm ended ▁for ▁its ▁graphics ▁and ▁b oss ▁design , ▁and ▁for ▁keeping ▁the ▁Ne o ▁Ge o ▁shoot er ▁scene ▁alive . ▁It ▁has ▁received ▁greater ▁recognition ▁in ▁ret ros pective ▁reviews ▁when ▁re - re leased ▁on ▁smart ph ones ▁and ▁home ▁cons oles ▁through ▁the ▁A CA ▁Ne o ▁Ge o ▁series . ▁Crit ics ▁continued ▁to ▁pra ise ▁the ▁b oss ▁batt les ▁and ▁graphics , ▁but ▁critic ized ▁the ▁une ven ▁stage ▁design . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁Bla zing ▁Star ▁is ▁a ▁side - scroll ing ▁shoot ▁' em ▁up ▁similar ▁to ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁Pul star ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁and ▁the ▁classic ▁shoot er ▁R - Type ▁( 1 9 8 7 ). ▁The ▁story ▁revol ves ▁around ▁cy borg s ▁that , ▁remember ing ▁their ▁human ity , ▁team ▁up ▁to ▁destroy ▁artificial