<s>
is	O
a	O
1988	O
beat'em	B-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
can	O
use	O
his	O
arms	O
,	O
legs	O
and	O
head	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
crouch	O
and	O
jump	O
over	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	O
System	O
1	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
by	O
Namco	O
composer	O
Norio	O
Nakagata	O
,	O
Bravoman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
1930s	O
tokusatsu	O
films	O
,	O
parodying	O
common	O
tropes	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
Nakagata	O
's	O
love	O
for	O
synthesizer	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
's	O
real	O
identity	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Hitoshi	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
caricature	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
then-president	O
Masaya	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
who	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
dedicated	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Bravoman	B-Application
was	O
widely	O
successful	O
,	O
receiving	O
high	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	O
shooter	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Pistol	B-Application
Daimyo	I-Application
no	I-Application
Boken	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
has	O
since	O
gained	O
notoriety	O
from	O
its	O
revival	O
through	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
ShiftyLook	O
division	O
of	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
produced	O
a	O
webcomic	O
and	O
animated	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ShiftyLook	O
also	O
produced	O
an	O
endless	O
runner	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
,	O
Bravoman	B-Application
:	O
Binja	O
Bash	O
!,	O
for	O
cellular	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Bravoman	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
bionic	O
superhero	O
who	O
possesses	O
telescopic	O
limbs	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
mission	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
can	O
punch	O
,	O
kick	O
,	O
and	O
headbutt	O
enemies	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
pressure-sensitive	O
buttons	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
harder	O
the	O
button	O
is	O
pressed	O
,	O
the	O
stronger	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
attack	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
can	O
also	O
jump	O
over	O
enemies	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles	O
in	O
his	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
ten	O
Fuku	O
will	O
cause	O
Bravoman	B-Application
's	O
robotic	O
friend	O
Lottery	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
appear	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
give	O
him	O
a	O
random	O
powerup	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
levels	O
take	O
place	O
underwater	O
and	O
transition	O
the	O
gameplay	O
into	O
a	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
,	O
transforming	O
Bravoman	B-Application
into	O
a	O
submarine	O
that	O
can	O
fire	O
missiles	O
at	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
boss	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
is	O
Black	O
Bravo	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
clone	O
of	O
Bravoman	B-Application
that	O
mimics	O
his	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
bosses	O
include	O
the	O
cyborg	O
ninja	O
Waya-Hime	O
;	O
a	O
mechanical	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
Atlantis	B-Application
;	O
and	O
Pistol	B-Application
Daimyo	I-Application
,	O
a	O
shogun	B-Language
with	O
a	O
cannon	O
attached	O
to	O
his	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
in	O
Bravoman	B-Application
is	O
told	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
attract	O
mode	O
sequence	O
,	O
alongside	O
various	O
pieces	O
of	O
promotional	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpha	O
hands	O
Nakamura	O
three	O
items	O
;	O
a	O
metal	O
rod	O
,	O
a	O
tuning	O
fork	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
¥100	O
coin	O
,	O
which	O
transforms	O
him	O
into	O
Bravoman	B-Application
,	O
a	O
bionic	O
tokusatsu	O
superhero	O
who	O
possesses	O
telescopic	O
limbs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
and	O
Alpha	O
Man	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
stop	O
Dr.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Namco	O
composer	O
Norio	O
Nakagata	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
previously	O
directed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
platform	O
title	O
that	O
is	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
early	O
precursor	O
to	O
Bravoman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
goal	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
things	O
he	O
personally	O
enjoyed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
synthesizer	O
music	O
and	O
films	O
from	O
the	O
1930s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakagata	O
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Japanese	O
tokusatsu	O
movies	O
and	O
kaiju	O
monsters	O
such	O
as	O
Godzilla	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
is	O
Namco	O
's	O
only	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
utilize	O
pressure-sensitive	O
buttons	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
harder	O
the	O
player	O
pushed	O
them	O
the	O
stronger	O
their	O
attack	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
's	O
real	O
identity	O
,	O
Hitoshi	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
caricature	O
of	O
company	O
founder	O
and	O
president	O
Masaya	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
whom	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
dedicated	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
1988	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	O
System	O
1	O
arcade	B-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
October	O
1990	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
appearance	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
numerous	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
and	O
altered	O
stage	O
designs	O
,	O
additional	O
enemy	O
types	O
and	O
Bravoman	B-Application
's	O
attacks	O
being	O
changed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
lacking	O
pressure-sensitive	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
onto	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
EZweb	O
,	O
i-Mode	O
and	O
S	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
received	O
high	O
praise	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Bravoman	B-Application
was	O
given	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Character	O
based	O
on	O
reader	O
vote	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
placed	O
at	O
the	O
23rd	O
spot	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
conversion	O
received	O
more	O
mixed	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Monthly	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
said	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
excellent	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
,	O
and	O
liked	O
its	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
refinements	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maru	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
also	O
liked	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
its	O
accuracy	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
difficulty	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
high	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
unnecessarily	O
frustrating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
applauded	O
Namco	O
for	O
their	O
efforts	O
in	O
translating	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
to	O
an	O
underpowered	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficulty	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
high	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
levels	O
for	O
sometimes	O
being	O
frustrating	O
or	O
overly	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
port	O
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dillard	O
only	O
recommended	O
Bravoman	B-Application
to	O
hardcore	O
side-scroller	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
companion	O
piece	O
to	O
Vigilante	B-Application
and	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Given	O
the	O
choice	O
between	O
the	O
three	O
,	O
I	O
'd	O
likely	O
give	O
a	O
slight	O
nod	O
to	O
Bravo	O
(	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
particularly	O
well	O
beyond	O
its	O
kookiness	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
Bravoman	B-Application
,	O
now	O
divorced	O
,	O
unemployed	O
,	O
and	O
homeless	O
,	O
fighting	O
to	O
win	O
back	O
the	O
love	O
of	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
his	O
former	O
glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	B-Application
spin-off	O
,	O
Pistol	B-Application
Daimyo	I-Application
no	I-Application
Bōken	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starring	O
the	O
titular	O
Pistol	B-Application
Daimyo	I-Application
,	O
a	O
boss	O
from	O
Bravoman	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
horizontal-scrolling	O
shooter	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
outlandish	O
theme	O
and	O
strange	O
character	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2005	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
Namco	B-Application
x	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
paired	O
up	O
with	O
Wonder	B-Application
Momo	I-Application
;	O
Waya-Hime	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
first	O
as	O
an	O
enemy	O
then	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
is	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Namco	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Marvel	B-Application
Land	I-Application
features	O
a	O
parade	O
float	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Bravoman	B-Application
fighting	O
Waya-Hime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Taki	O
's	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
in	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
Waya-Hime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2014	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
For	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
features	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Bravoman	B-Application
as	O
a	O
selectable	O
track	O
for	O
the	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
Bravoman	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
as	O
special	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
ShiftyLook	O
initiative	O
to	O
revive	O
older	O
properties	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Bravoman	B-Application
webcomic	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Udon	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
titled	O
Bravoman	B-Application
:	O
Super	O
Unequaled	O
Hero	O
of	O
Excellence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
Matt	O
Moylan	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Dax	O
Gordine	O
,	O
the	O
strip	O
premiered	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
comedic	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
Bravoman	B-Application
's	O
poor	O
control	O
of	O
his	O
powers	O
,	O
Alpha	O
Man	O
's	O
lackluster	O
attempts	O
to	O
teach	O
Bravoman	B-Application
,	O
Dr.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
also	O
introduced	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
that	O
never	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Bravoman	B-Application
game	O
:	O
Bravowoman	O
,	O
a	O
no-nonsense	O
female	O
superhero	O
,	O
and	O
Braveman	O
,	O
a	O
self-obsessed	O
television	O
actor	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
box	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Bravoman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
animated	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
by	O
Copernicus	O
Studios	O
premiered	O
via	O
ShiftyLook	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
for	O
twelve	O
episodes	O
,	O
concluding	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Moylan	O
and	O
Jim	O
Zub	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
Rob	O
Paulsen	O
as	O
Bravoman	B-Application
and	O
Alpha	O
Man	O
,	O
Dee	O
Bradley	O
Baker	O
as	O
Dr.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomb	O
and	O
Anti-Bravoman	O
,	O
Romi	O
Dames	O
as	O
Waya-Hime	O
,	O
and	O
Jennifer	O
Hale	O
as	O
Bravowoman	O
.	O
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<s>
The	O
web	O
series	O
was	O
later	O
removed	O
from	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
along	O
with	O
ShiftyLook	O
's	O
channel	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
legally	O
unavailable	O
for	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bravoman	B-Application
:	O
Binja	O
Bash	O
!,	O
an	O
endless	O
runner	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
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