<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superlative	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Success	O
and	O
Studio	O
Saizensen	O
,	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
series	B-Application
in	O
over	O
20	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
young	O
witch	O
Cotton	B-Application
or	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
additional	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
having	O
their	O
own	O
gameplay	O
style	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
to	O
retrieve	O
"	O
Willow	O
"	O
candy	O
for	O
Fairyland	O
from	O
the	O
villainess	O
Tacoot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
ALL.Net	B-Application
P-ras	I-Application
MULTI	I-Application
Ver.3	I-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Fantasy	O
was	O
a	O
co-creation	O
between	O
Success	O
and	O
Studio	O
Saizensen	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
series	B-Application
,	O
being	O
directed	O
by	O
Toshinobu	O
Kondo	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Shinya	O
Nagatomo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagatomo	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
no	O
one	O
at	O
Success	O
were	O
making	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
IP	O
,	O
and	O
submitted	O
a	O
proposal	O
for	O
its	O
revival	O
during	O
a	O
call	O
for	O
projects	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
sought	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
both	O
casual	O
and	O
hardcore	O
players	O
and	O
maintain	O
the	O
series	B-Application
 '	O
essence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superlative	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
role	O
of	O
young	O
witch	O
Cotton	B-Application
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
fairy	O
Silk	O
,	O
traveling	O
through	O
eight	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
stages	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
dream-like	O
world	O
,	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
retrieve	O
"	O
Willow	O
"	O
candy	O
for	O
Fairyland	O
from	O
the	O
villainess	O
Tacoot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
incorporates	O
role-playing	O
game-esque	O
mechanics	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
blasts	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
avoid	O
being	O
shot	O
while	O
collecting	O
crystal	O
pick-ups	O
to	O
gain	O
experience	O
points	O
(	O
EXP	O
)	O
and	O
level	O
up	O
Cotton	B-Application
's	O
maximum	O
firepower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shooting	O
these	O
crystals	O
dropped	O
by	O
enemies	O
before	O
being	O
picked	O
up	O
changes	O
their	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
one	O
allows	O
Cotton	B-Application
to	O
cast	O
elemental	O
magic	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
can	O
also	O
use	O
bombs	O
to	O
obliterate	O
on-screen	O
enemies	O
and	O
nullify	O
enemy	O
bullets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Fantasy	O
offers	O
seven	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
gameplay	O
style	O
:	O
Cotton	B-Application
plays	O
like	O
her	O
previous	O
appearances	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Cotton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
rival	O
Appli	O
ke	O
Pumpkin	O
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
Cotton	B-Application
2/Boomerang	I-Application
)	O
can	O
catch	O
and	O
throw	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saiba	O
Ria	O
(	O
an	O
anthropomorphized	O
ship	O
from	O
Psyvariar	B-Application
)	O
can	O
power	O
up	O
via	O
a	O
"	O
buzz	O
"	O
system	O
by	O
grazing	O
enemies	O
and	O
bullets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
(	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
series	B-Application
)	O
can	O
cast	O
her	O
fishrod	O
to	O
grab	O
enemies	O
and	O
shoot	O
them	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
stage	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
rail	O
bonus	O
stage	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
and	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
is	O
played	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
must	O
collect	O
tea	O
cups	O
for	O
extra	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
but	O
players	O
can	O
keep	O
playing	O
by	O
inserting	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
(	O
arcade	O
version	O
)	O
or	O
using	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
continues	O
(	O
home	O
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superlative	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Success	O
and	O
Studio	O
Saizensen	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
series	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Code	B-Application
of	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
and	O
Blade	B-Application
Strangers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minato	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
on	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
BaZooKa	I-Device
!,	O
while	O
Arakawa	O
's	O
past	O
works	O
include	O
Rusty	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Game	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
his	O
liking	O
of	O
horizontal	O
shooters	O
and	O
no	O
one	O
at	O
Success	O
making	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
IP	O
,	O
Nagatomo	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
series	B-Application
and	O
submitted	O
a	O
proposal	O
for	O
its	O
revival	O
during	O
a	O
call	O
for	O
projects	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
eventually	O
greenlit	O
after	O
being	O
evaluated	O
and	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kondo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
Reboot	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
series	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Cotton	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Magical	O
Century	O
Legend	O
,	O
entered	O
pre-production	O
23	O
years	O
ago	O
at	O
Success	O
but	O
its	O
existence	O
was	O
not	O
confirmed	O
until	O
a	O
game	O
design	O
document	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
discovered	O
and	O
revealed	O
in	O
a	O
2021	O
post	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
by	O
composer	O
Tetsuro	O
"	O
WASi303	O
"	O
Sato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Fantasy	O
is	O
modernized	O
,	O
but	O
stays	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagatomo	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
all	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
from	O
past	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
by	O
Success	O
such	O
as	O
Psyvariar	B-Application
and	O
Sanvein	O
via	O
guest	O
characters	O
but	O
turned	O
into	O
girls	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
series	B-Application
 '	O
world	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lifespan	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
look	O
like	O
an	O
all-star	O
game	O
festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
past	O
Studio	O
Saizensen	O
releases	O
were	O
included	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
also	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
Nagatomo	O
wanted	O
to	O
return	O
the	O
favor	O
with	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
Fresh	O
!,	O
however	O
arrangements	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
fly	O
and	O
shoot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kondo	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
changing	O
Cotton	B-Application
's	O
hair	O
design	O
from	O
past	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
staff	O
was	O
divided	O
and	O
put	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
each	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interactive	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
laborious	O
endeavor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Success	O
and	O
Studio	O
Saizensen	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
reflected	O
the	O
detailed	O
worlds	O
from	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Kondo	O
and	O
Nagatomo	O
explained	O
that	O
after	O
Cotton	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Magical	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
Success	O
reflected	O
that	O
background	O
graphics	O
were	O
the	O
most	O
time-consuming	O
and	O
expensive	O
aspect	O
of	O
making	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
feeling	O
3D	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
option	O
given	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
Fantasy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
included	O
3D	O
bonus	O
stages	O
similar	O
to	O
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
and	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
as	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	O
series	B-Application
 '	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
hint	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
existence	O
was	O
given	O
in	O
2019	O
at	O
a	O
hands-on	O
event	O
for	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
BaZooKa	I-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Success	O
reaffirmed	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
entry	O
would	O
launch	O
in	O
2021	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
series	B-Application
 '	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
later	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Cotton	B-Application
Rock	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
Roll	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
first	O
playable	O
during	O
a	O
location	O
test	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
at	O
three	O
stores	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
ALL.Net	B-Application
P-ras	I-Application
MULTI	I-Application
Ver.3	I-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
over	O
20	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
published	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Success	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ININ	O
Games	O
later	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
publish	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
physically	O
(	O
via	O
Strictly	O
Limited	O
Games	O
)	O
and	O
digitally	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
as	O
Cotton	B-Application
Fantasy	O
,	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
winter	O
2021	O
launch	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
delayed	O
to	O
a	O
spring	O
2022	O
and	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superlative	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
writers	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
versions	O
an	O
overall	O
positive	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Squares	O
Jamie	O
O'Neill	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
lauding	O
its	O
visually	O
diverse	O
2.5D	O
stages	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
unlockables	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
varied	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
