<s>
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
via	O
eShop	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
utilizing	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
also	O
introduced	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
Gunvolt	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
tag	O
"	O
enemies	O
and	O
target	O
many	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
adding	O
an	O
additional	O
layer	O
of	O
complexity	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mighty	B-Device
Gunvolt	I-Device
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
Mighty	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9	O
and	O
Gal	B-Application
Gun	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mighty	B-Device
Gunvolt	I-Device
Burst	I-Device
,	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
installment	O
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
is	O
set	O
during	O
an	O
unspecified	O
date	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
several	O
people	O
called	O
"	O
adepts	O
"	O
have	O
developed	O
"	O
septimal	O
powers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
,	O
Carerra	O
,	O
uses	O
magnetic	O
fists	O
and	O
waves	O
to	O
draw	B-Application
his	I-Application
enemies	I-Application
close	I-Application
before	O
destroying	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
powerful	O
pulsewave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
,	O
Stratos	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
drug-addicted	O
adept	O
with	O
an	O
insatiable	O
hunger	O
for	O
the	O
very	O
drug	O
that	O
keeps	O
what	O
little	O
of	O
his	O
sanity	O
remains	O
in	O
check	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
control	O
over	O
swarms	B-Application
of	I-Application
insects	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
that	O
also	O
created	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
ZX	I-Application
,	O
and	O
both	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
9	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
upon	O
release	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Mighty	B-Device
Gunvolt	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inti	O
Creates	O
later	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
fixes	O
typos	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dialogue	O
,	O
fixes	O
various	O
glitches	O
,	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
demo	O
version	O
to	O
the	O
purchased	O
version	O
,	O
adds	O
new	O
features	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
more	O
new/updated	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
release	O
,	O
titled	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
:	I-Application
Striker	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
both	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
:	I-Application
Striker	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
voiceovers	O
from	O
the	O
Striker	O
Pack	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
newer	O
translation	O
from	O
the	O
Steam	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
port	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
90,000	O
units	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
art	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
experienced	O
some	O
criticism	O
of	O
its	O
similarities	O
in	O
plot	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inti	O
Creates	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
100,000	O
units	O
by	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
announced	O
that	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
150,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
and	O
aired	O
a	O
presentation	O
regarding	O
its	O
sequel	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inti	O
Creates	O
announced	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
have	O
exceeded	O
180,000	O
downloads	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
announced	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
on	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
have	O
cleared	O
250,000	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
September	O
2016	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
main	O
title	O
,	O
Azure	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
Gunvolt	I-Application
3	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Q4	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
title	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
Copen	O
,	O
Gunvolt	O
Chronicles	O
:	O
Luminous	O
Avenger	O
iX	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
until	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunvolt	O
Chronicles	O
:	O
Luminous	O
Avenger	O
iX	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copen	O
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
COGEN	O
:	O
Sword	O
of	O
Rewind	O
by	O
developer	O
Gemdrops	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
as	O
Luminous	O
Avenger	O
iX	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mighty	B-Device
Gunvolt	I-Device
,	O
a	O
retro-style	O
shooter	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
Gunvolt	O
and	O
Mighty	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mighty	B-Device
Gunvolt	I-Device
Burst	I-Device
,	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunvolt	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
several	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Runbow	B-Application
,	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
Indie	B-Application
Pogo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Blade	B-Application
Strangers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
2016	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
2017	O
,	O
eventually	O
being	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
English	O
dubbed	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
