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Major Mike gave it a more mixed review in GamePro, describing it as an imperfect and unoriginal shooter which manages to distinguish itself through its high difficulty and rendered graphics.
Upon release, Blazing Star received far better reviews for its graphics, gameplay, and difficulty balance, and was described as being part of SNK's efforts in keeping older game genres alive.
Developed by Aicom, Pulstar is the first Neo Geo game to incorporate 3D pre-rendered visuals.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Pulstar on their 1 October 1995 issue as being the seventh most-popular arcade game at the time.
He criticized that objects often blend into the backgrounds, but like Maximum, he particularly noted the visually impressive bosses.
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