<s>
Chew	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chew	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
,	O
an	O
Osaka-based	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
1986	O
by	O
Toshiaki	O
Awamura	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
future	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
ported	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
visuals	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
through	O
digital	O
platforms	O
like	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	I-Application
G-cluster	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chew	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
garnered	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
;	O
critics	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
to	O
be	O
unusual	O
but	O
straightforward	O
and	O
commended	O
its	O
strong	O
action	B-Application
element	O
,	O
large	O
and	O
detailed	O
character	O
sprites	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
technical	O
performance	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
passwords	O
to	O
resume	O
progress	O
,	O
but	O
other	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
mixed	O
regarding	O
the	O
overall	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
maze	O
editor	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
lacking	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
main	O
characters	O
appears	O
in	O
Pixel	O
Puzzle	O
Collection	O
(	O
2018	O
)	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chew	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
,	O
an	O
Osaka-based	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
1986	O
by	O
Toshiaki	O
Awamura	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
future	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chew	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
Japanese	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	I-Application
G-cluster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
western	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
Engine	I-Device
Mini	I-Device
console	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chew	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
reception	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
;	O
readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
21.30	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
216	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
"	O
exhilarating	O
"	O
as	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
action	B-Application
element	O
was	O
"	O
quite	O
strong	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
reviewers	O
,	O
Power	O
Plays	O
Martin	O
Gaksch	O
found	O
Chew	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
to	O
be	O
too	O
simplistic	O
and	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
its	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
Chew	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
have	O
been	O
equally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
,	O
IGNs	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
with	O
both	O
Adventures	B-Device
of	I-Device
Lolo	I-Device
and	O
Mole	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
said	O
gameplay	O
could	O
prove	O
simplistic	O
to	O
most	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
concurred	O
with	O
Thomas	O
when	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
reissue	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
everyone	O
's	O
cup	O
of	O
tea	O
"	O
but	O
commended	O
its	O
bright	O
and	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
simplistic	O
but	O
challenging	O
and	O
smooth	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
relaunch	O
,	O
GameSpots	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
both	O
Pengo	B-Application
and	O
Pirate	B-Application
Ship	I-Application
Higemaru	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
noted	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
simple	O
but	O
addictive	O
and	O
accessible	O
when	O
reviewing	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
large	O
sprites	O
and	O
ball	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Aaron	O
Vark	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
non-shoot-em-up	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
styling	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
similar	O
to	O
Pengo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
Chew	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Fu	I-Application
,	O
Rin	O
Rin	O
,	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
game	O
Pixel	O
Puzzle	O
Collection	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
