<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sequels	B-Language
and	O
spin-offs	O
later	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainly	O
consisting	O
of	O
side-scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
series	O
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
homoerotic	O
overtones	O
,	O
wacky	O
humor	O
and	O
vivid	O
,	O
surreal	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
various	O
reasons	O
,	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
games	O
has	O
endured	O
since	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Masaya	O
and	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
of	O
Ai	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
is	O
that	O
instead	O
of	O
rapidly	O
pressing	O
buttons	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
firing	O
at	O
enemies	O
,	O
players	O
now	O
had	O
to	O
input	O
intricate	O
button	O
combinations	O
,	O
Street	O
Fighter-style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
and	O
large	O
,	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
and	O
Ai	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
play	O
very	O
similarly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
in	O
their	O
Reader	O
Cross	O
Review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
typical	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
formula	O
has	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
—	O
heroes	O
and	O
villains	O
alike	O
—	O
battling	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabu	O
,	O
a	O
pagoda-shaped	O
ship	O
with	O
an	O
Elvis	O
Presley-looking	O
figurehead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mami	O
19	O
,	O
a	O
strange	O
amalgam	O
of	O
a	O
cute	O
girl	O
and	O
a	O
battleship	B-Application
transporting	O
three	O
naked	O
,	O
frolicking	O
men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
resemble	O
Adam	O
from	O
The	O
Creation	O
of	O
Adam	O
portion	O
of	O
Michelangelo	B-Application
's	O
Sistine	O
Chapel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uminin	O
,	O
an	O
odd	O
latex	B-Application
creature	O
that	O
resembles	O
a	O
condom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
three	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
universe	O
pits	O
the	O
heroes	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
on	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
quest	O
in	O
which	O
battles	O
are	O
fought	O
with	O
playing	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
portable	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
system	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
first	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
game	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Masaya	O
now	O
defunct	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
X-Nauts	B-Application
and	O
Psikyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
team	O
also	O
developed	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
this	O
game	O
plays	O
much	O
like	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
include	O
a	O
giant	O
,	O
cross-dressing	O
man	O
in	O
an	O
Alice	B-Application
in	I-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
costume	O
and	O
a	O
Mona	O
Lisa	O
painting	O
that	O
fires	O
lasers	O
from	O
its	O
eyes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
title	O
developed	O
by	O
extreme	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
NCS	O
Corp	O
.	O
and	O
Masaya	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
second	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
game	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
rhythm	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
October	O
2021	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
game	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
composed	O
entirely	O
by	O
,	O
who	O
states	O
on	O
his	O
website	O
that	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
is	O
his	O
favorite	O
work	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
the	O
various	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
CD	B-Device
,	O
maxi-singles	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
live	O
performance	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
VHS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masaya	O
also	O
developed	O
the	O
Langrisser	B-Application
series	O
,	O
where	O
Samson	O
and	O
company	O
make	O
a	O
cameo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cameo	O
exists	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Capcom	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
,	O
pokes	O
fun	O
of	O
Samson	O
and	O
Adon	O
as	O
powerless	O
yet	O
flamboyant	O
drag	O
queens	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
technically	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
Wings	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wor	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Gynoug	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Masaya	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
NCS	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
gameplay	O
and	O
surreal	O
designs	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Gem	B-Device
Smashers	I-Device
replaces	O
the	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
with	O
three	O
differently	O
colored	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Uminin	O
(	O
the	O
original	O
light	O
blue	O
Uminin	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pink	O
and	O
green	O
Uminin	O
as	O
well	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
outside	O
Japan	O
have	O
played	O
the	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
series	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
know	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
articles	O
written	O
about	O
it	O
on	O
such	O
websites	O
as	O
I-Mockery	O
,	O
Seanbaby	O
,	O
and	O
Something	O
Awful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
around	O
1999	O
,	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ran	O
a	O
passing	O
comment	O
about	O
how	O
the	O
US	O
was	O
thankfully	O
spared	O
this	O
homoerotic	O
shooter	O
(	O
Referring	O
to	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
for	O
PS1	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
comment	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
"	O
Not	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
nothing	O
wrong	O
with	O
a	O
homosexual	O
shooter	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
