<s>
Aero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Acro-Bat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Iguana	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Acro-Bat	I-Application
,	O
a	O
red	O
anthropomorphic	O
bat	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
David	O
Siller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Metro	O
3D	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
battery	O
back-up	O
(	O
which	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
lacked	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
was	O
titled	O
Aero	B-Application
The	I-Application
Acro-Bat	I-Application
-	O
Rascal	O
Rival	O
Revenge	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Aero	B-Device
the	I-Device
Acro-Bat	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Zero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kamikaze	I-Application
Squirrel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aided	O
by	O
Zero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kamikaze	I-Application
Squirrel	I-Application
and	O
his	O
Psycho	O
Circus	O
gang	O
,	O
Edgar	O
sabotages	O
the	O
funpark	O
and	O
kidnaps	O
all	O
the	O
circus	O
performers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Acro-Bat	I-Application
is	O
the	O
circus	O
 '	O
greatest	O
star	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
hope	O
for	O
rescuing	O
the	O
performers	O
(	O
including	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Aeriel	O
)	O
and	O
putting	O
a	O
stop	O
to	O
Edgar	O
's	O
evil	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bonus	O
level	O
is	O
a	O
vertical	O
platform	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sunsoft	O
converted	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
they	O
changed	O
the	O
bonus	O
level	O
to	O
utilise	O
Mode	O
7	O
as	O
a	O
straightforward	O
level	O
to	O
maneuver	O
above	O
an	O
overworld	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
were	O
partly	O
based	O
on	O
Namco	O
's	O
Mappy	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
it	O
was	O
implemented	O
and	O
modified	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
reached	O
its	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
sometime	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
start	O
up	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
titled	O
"	O
Aero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Acrobat	I-Application
3D	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
concept	O
never	O
reached	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
Universal	O
turned	O
their	O
attention	O
to	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
funds	O
to	O
form	O
his	O
own	O
studio	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
hire	O
Atomic	O
Planet	O
to	O
port	O
his	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
Siller	O
wanted	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
two	O
sequels	O
Aero	B-Device
the	I-Device
Acro-Bat	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Zero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Kamikaze	I-Application
Squirrel	I-Application
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
near	O
future	O
and	O
compile	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
collection	O
called	O
"	O
A-Z	O
Force	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
cancelled	O
those	O
plans	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
designing	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Acro-Bat	I-Application
was	O
made	O
Sunsoft	O
's	O
new	O
mascot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
1993	O
,	O
Sunsoft	O
was	O
giving	O
away	O
free	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
or	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
100	O
people	O
that	O
sent	O
them	O
a	O
3x5	O
postcard	O
to	O
their	O
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
an	O
8.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
7.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
exceptionally	O
good	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
but	O
held	O
it	O
to	O
still	O
be	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
with	O
its	O
large	O
,	O
challenging	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
awarded	O
Aero	B-Application
the	I-Application
Acro-Bat	I-Application
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NintendoLife	O
gave	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
reviewers	O
in	O
GameFan	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
93	O
,	O
97	O
,	O
87	O
,	O
and	O
90	O
Video	O
Games	O
:	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Gaming	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
