<s>
Daikatana	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Will	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kemco	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first-person	B-Application
shooter	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
a	O
swordsmaster	O
who	O
travels	O
through	O
various	O
time	O
periods	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Daikatana	B-Application
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
sword	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Daikatana	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
creator	O
John	O
Romero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
September	O
2000	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
peripheral	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
;	O
a	O
planned	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
's	O
negative	O
reputation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Daikatana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daikatana	B-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
early	O
entries	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daikatana	B-Application
stars	O
Hiro	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
told	O
that	O
an	O
enemy	O
of	O
his	O
family	O
,	O
Kage	O
Mishima	O
,	O
had	O
stolen	O
the	O
Daikatana	B-Application
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
using	O
its	O
time-warping	O
abilities	O
to	O
change	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daikatana	B-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takeo	O
Mogi	O
and	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kemco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
resemble	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
at	O
John	O
Romero	O
's	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
informed	O
of	O
the	O
planned	O
release	O
of	O
Daikatana	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
,	O
IGN	O
staff	O
joked	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
end	O
up	O
coming	O
out	O
before	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
infamous	O
for	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kemco	O
cancelled	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
negative	O
reception	O
the	O
brand	O
had	O
received	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unreleased	O
version	O
of	O
Daikatana	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Romero	O
on	O
his	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre-release	O
reception	O
for	O
Daikatana	B-Application
was	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
writer	O
Yukiyoshi	O
Ike	O
Sato	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
demo	O
seemed	O
easy	O
but	O
showed	O
promise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daikatana	B-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
and	O
is	O
noted	O
for	O
being	O
quality	O
despite	O
the	O
poor	O
critical	O
reception	O
of	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
