<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
TOSE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
out	O
with	O
an	O
evil	O
demon	B-Operating_System
ruling	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
fear	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Victar	O
,	O
who	O
comes	O
from	O
a	O
small	O
village	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
sword	O
that	O
can	O
destroy	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blade	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
split	O
up	O
into	O
pieces	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
and	O
Victar	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
three	O
worlds	O
to	O
get	O
back	O
the	O
three	O
broken	O
pieces	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
sword	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
also	O
encounter	O
enemies	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
boss	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
magic	O
spells	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
Demon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
(	O
which	O
he	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
)	O
,	O
arrow	O
darts	B-Language
,	O
and	O
power	O
beams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
physics	O
and	O
action	B-Application
are	O
overall	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
previous	O
Taito	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kage	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
of	O
Demon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
features	O
a	O
muscular	O
bare-chested	O
bronzed	O
man	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
sprite	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
paler	O
lithe	O
man	O
wearing	O
a	O
red	O
kimono	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
features	O
a	O
character	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
in-game	O
sprite	O
.	O
</s>
