<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Angel	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
22	O
September	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
upon	O
Naoko	O
Takeuchi	O
's	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
shōjo	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
third	B-Application
season	I-Application
and	O
fourth	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
adapted	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
arcs	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
five	O
Inner	O
Guardians	O
or	O
the	O
four	O
Outer	O
Guardians	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
protect	O
Crystal	O
Tokyo	O
by	O
fighting	O
against	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
rebels	O
and	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
previously	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
once	O
again	O
that	O
were	O
resurrected	O
by	O
the	O
sorceress	O
Apsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
previously	O
released	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
at	O
Angel	O
and	O
featured	O
an	O
original	O
plot	O
written	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Ikegaya	O
and	O
Yoshijirō	O
Muramatsu	O
,	O
however	O
multiple	O
issues	O
were	O
faced	O
during	O
production	O
before	O
its	O
eventual	O
launch	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
and	O
her	O
companions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
two-dimensional	O
fictional	O
world	O
that	O
consists	O
of	O
various	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
advice	O
of	O
the	O
ghosts	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Kings	O
of	O
Heaven	O
,	O
the	O
Guardians	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
regain	O
the	O
Barazuishō	O
(	O
Rose	O
Crystal	O
)	O
,	O
Tuxedo	O
Mask	O
's	O
stone	O
(	O
which	O
replaces	O
the	O
Golden	O
Crystal	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
change	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
's	O
destiny	O
back	O
and	O
to	O
save	O
Crystal	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
created	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
previously	O
released	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
at	O
Angel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
of	O
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
recounted	O
by	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
in	O
an	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
by	O
Kodansha	O
from	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
faced	O
issues	O
when	O
writing	O
its	O
plot	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
manga	O
was	O
still	O
being	O
serialized	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
arc	O
was	O
not	O
fishined	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
other	O
characters	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
fully	O
introduced	O
yet	O
despite	O
receiving	O
design	O
materials	O
from	O
Takeuchi	O
for	O
guidance	O
according	O
to	O
Ikegaya	O
,	O
with	O
Yuno	O
stating	O
it	O
was	O
reckless	O
making	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
for	O
a	O
manga	O
that	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
publication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
at	O
Angel	O
also	O
borrowed	O
elements	O
from	O
their	O
previous	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
such	O
as	O
special	O
attacks	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
with	O
Yuno	O
referring	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
we	O
’ve	O
made	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
from	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
were	O
also	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
as	O
Miyazawa	O
stated	O
they	O
left	O
empty	O
memory	O
data	O
on	O
purpose	O
after	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
was	O
settled	O
before	O
launch	O
,	O
while	O
item	O
integration	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
another	O
difficult	O
process	O
during	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
needing	O
them	O
to	O
feel	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
though	O
other	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
accessories	O
were	O
implemented	O
late	O
into	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Angel	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
22	O
September	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
officially	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
patches	O
for	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Another	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argentinian	O
website	O
Malditos	O
Nerds	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
