<s>
Blue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
in	O
1990	O
on	O
SNK	O
's	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
system	O
and	O
their	O
AES	O
home	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
heroic	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Blue	O
who	O
was	O
sent	O
by	O
Princess	O
Fa	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
peaceful	O
planet	O
of	O
Raguy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
reported	O
Blue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
versions	O
hold	O
a	O
48.75	O
%	O
and	O
50%	O
respectively	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
cutesy	O
"	O
and	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
multiple	O
pathways	O
but	O
ultimately	O
regarded	O
its	O
gameplay	O
as	O
average	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tilts	O
Laurent	O
Defrance	O
and	O
Jean-Michel	O
Maman	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Marvel	B-Application
Land	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Génération	O
4s	O
Frank	O
Ladoire	O
also	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
publications	O
praised	O
the	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
fluid	O
animations	O
,	O
responsive	O
controls	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
Defrance	O
and	O
Maman	O
stating	O
that	O
Blue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
an	O
original	O
and	O
varied	O
adventure-platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
criticized	O
the	O
visuals	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
crude	O
and	O
blotchy	O
"	O
,	O
recommending	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
