<s>
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Success	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Datam	O
Polystar	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
other	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
titles	O
like	O
Keio	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
Parodius	B-Application
and	O
Pop'n	B-Application
TwinBee	I-Application
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2003	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
release	O
,	O
featuring	O
downgrades	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
across	O
western	O
regions	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
official	O
international	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
where	O
players	O
assume	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
young	O
witch	O
Cotton	B-Application
who	O
,	O
alongside	O
her	O
fairy	O
companion	O
Silk	O
,	O
travels	O
seven	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
levels	O
through	O
a	O
fantasy	O
dream-like	O
world	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
several	O
monsters	O
and	O
get	O
her	O
Willow	O
candy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
perhaps	O
best	O
described	O
as	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
reinterpretation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Cotton	B-Application
as	O
the	O
enemy	O
graphics	O
and	O
behaviors	O
,	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
plot	O
itself	O
are	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
many	O
unique	O
stages	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
theme	O
and	O
colors	O
in	O
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
are	O
much	O
brighter	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
actual	O
level	O
mapping	O
is	O
significantly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
blast	O
various	O
monsters	O
and	O
avoid	O
being	O
shot	O
while	O
collecting	O
crystal	O
power-ups	O
to	O
enhance	O
Cotton	B-Application
's	O
firepower	O
and	O
unleash	O
powerful	O
magic	O
spells	O
on	O
enemies	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
bombs	O
capable	O
of	O
obliterating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
also	O
incorporates	O
some	O
role	O
playing	O
game	O
elements	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Cotton	B-Application
,	O
as	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
their	O
attack	O
multiple	O
times	O
by	O
collecting	O
crystals	O
dropped	O
by	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapon	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
simplified	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
now	O
selecting	O
between	O
multiple	O
shot	O
and	O
magic	O
spells	O
configurations	O
on	O
an	O
equipment	O
screen	O
similar	O
to	O
Gradius	B-Application
but	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
magic	O
spells	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
lives	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
broom	O
and	O
three	O
lives	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
one	O
hit	O
is	O
allowed	O
per	O
life	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
but	O
players	O
can	O
keep	O
playing	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Datam	O
Polystar	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
CD	O
insert	O
featuring	O
vocal	O
songs	O
by	O
Cotton	B-Application
's	O
seiyū	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saito	O
was	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
visual	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
alongside	O
Shinobu	O
Itō	O
(	O
who	O
worked	O
as	O
artist	O
in	O
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Hideki	O
Tamura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kenichi	O
Hirata	O
,	O
while	O
radio	O
actress	O
Takae	O
Yoriguchi	O
reprised	O
her	O
role	O
as	O
Cotton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sasa	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
off	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
straight	O
port	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
became	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
original	O
title	O
around	O
the	O
planning	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
colors	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
could	O
handle	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
more	O
cheery	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
100%	O
natural	O
colors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
slowdown	O
that	O
could	O
often	O
happen	O
on	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
special	O
attention	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
stuff	O
that	O
happened	O
at	O
once	O
on	O
screen	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
ran	O
as	O
smoothly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
launch	O
,	O
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
received	O
two	O
CD	O
albums	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Datam	O
Polystar	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
contained	O
arranged	O
and	O
prototype	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
by	O
Success	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
SuperLite	O
1500	O
"	O
budget	O
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
bugs	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Game	O
Archives	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
across	O
western	O
regions	O
in	O
digital	O
and	O
physical	O
formats	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
by	O
ININ	O
Games	O
and	O
Strictly	O
Limited	O
Games	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
official	O
international	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
western	O
regions	O
under	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Keio	B-Application
Flying	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
Parodius	B-Application
and	O
Pop'n	B-Application
TwinBee	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
garnered	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
