<s>
is	O
a	O
1994	B-Application
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Angel	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Naoko	O
Takeuchi	O
's	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
and	O
stars	O
heroic	O
teenage	O
girls	O
who	O
represent	O
the	O
major	O
celestial	O
bodies	O
of	O
the	O
solar	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	O
Jōgai	O
Rantō	O
!	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Shuyaku	O
Sōdatsusen	O
served	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
first	O
full-fledge	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
project	O
created	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Angel	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
featured	O
several	O
additions	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jōgai	I-Application
Rantō	I-Application
!	I-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
Shuyaku	O
Sōdatsusen	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
set	O
in	O
Naoko	O
Takeuchi	O
's	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
shōjo	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
third	B-Application
season	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
anime	I-Application
series	I-Application
after	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
R	I-Application
.	O
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
either	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
high	O
school	O
girls	O
who	O
represent	O
the	O
celestial	O
bodies	O
of	O
the	O
solar	O
system	O
who	O
are	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
titular	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
girls	O
become	O
frustrated	O
with	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
's	O
leadership	O
and	O
they	O
stage	O
a	O
fighting	O
tournament	O
to	O
determine	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
should	O
be	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
Sailor	O
Mars	O
,	O
Sailor	O
Venus	O
,	O
Sailor	O
Mercury	O
,	O
Sailor	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
Sailor	O
Neptune	O
,	O
Sailor	O
Uranus	O
,	O
Sailor	O
Pluto	O
and	O
Chibimoon	O
,	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
's	O
daughter	O
from	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	O
Jōgai	O
Rantō	O
!	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Shuyaku	O
Sōdatsusen	O
uses	O
a	O
customizable	O
four-button	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
with	O
throws	O
being	O
present	O
and	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jōgai	I-Application
Rantō	I-Application
!	I-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
Shuyaku	O
Sōdatsusen	O
was	O
developed	O
during	O
the	O
boom	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
after	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
both	O
the	O
first	O
full-fledged	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
ported	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Vigilante	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
producer	O
Kazuto	O
Sekine	O
briefly	O
recounted	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
from	O
first-hand	O
accounts	O
of	O
both	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
CEO	O
Minoru	O
Kidooka	O
and	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
creator	O
Daisuke	O
Ishiwatari	O
in	O
a	O
panel	O
at	O
Evo	O
2018	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
grappling	O
characters	O
were	O
becoming	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
programmers	O
insisted	O
on	O
writing	O
an	O
algorithm	O
system	O
to	O
make	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
feel	O
"	O
human-like	O
"	O
while	O
Ishiwatari	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part-timer	O
,	O
testing	O
characters	O
using	O
the	O
newly-developed	O
algorithm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
fighting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
franchises	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
FighterZ	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jōgai	I-Application
Rantō	I-Application
!	I-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
Shuyaku	O
Sōdatsusen	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Angel	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
16	O
December	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
finished	O
airing	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
franchise	O
has	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
audience	O
in	O
Japan	O
than	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
likely	O
reason	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Make	O
Software	O
and	O
Monolith	O
Corp	O
.	O
based	O
on	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
SuperS	O
titled	O
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
SuperS	O
:	O
Zenin	O
Sanka	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
launch	O
,	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
SuperS	O
was	O
showcased	O
to	O
attendees	O
of	O
Shoshinkai	O
1995	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
February	O
1996	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jōgai	I-Application
Rantō	I-Application
!	I-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
Shuyaku	O
Sōdatsusen	O
and	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
SuperS	O
:	O
Zenin	O
Sanka	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
:	O
Jōgai	O
Rantō	O
!	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2016	O
mook	O
Perfect	O
Guide	O
of	O
Nostalgic	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
long	O
time	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
fan	O
Mina	O
Ogawa	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Japanese	O
website	O
Inside	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
