<s>
is	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
having	O
policies	O
over	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
religious	O
icons	B-Device
in	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Pac-Man-styled	O
maze	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
player	O
1	O
controls	O
Tamagon	B-Application
,	O
a	O
green	O
dragon	O
who	O
decides	O
to	O
"	O
attack	O
the	O
Devil	O
's	O
World	O
"	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
red	O
player	O
2	O
version	O
of	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
navigates	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
mazes	B-Application
patrolled	O
by	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
touches	O
Crosses	O
to	O
power	O
up	O
and	O
summon	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
breathe	O
fire	O
and	O
eat	O
the	O
dots	O
in	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
a	O
cross	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
completely	O
helpless	O
,	O
and	O
cannot	O
complete	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
winged	O
demon	O
simply	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
Devil	O
"	O
dances	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
point	O
in	O
a	O
direction	O
for	O
four	O
of	O
his	O
minions	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
by	O
using	O
pulleys	O
and	O
ropes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
dangerous	O
,	O
as	O
Tamagon	B-Application
can	O
be	O
squished	O
by	O
getting	O
caught	O
between	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
wall	O
and	O
the	O
moving	O
outer	O
boundary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
first	O
maze	B-Application
is	O
cleared	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
four	O
Bibles	O
,	O
and	O
put	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
seal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bibles	O
give	O
Tamagon	B-Application
the	O
same	O
powers	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
Crosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
carrying	O
them	O
all	O
into	O
the	O
seal	O
,	O
the	O
Devil	O
flies	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
between	O
,	O
a	O
bonus	O
maze	B-Application
shows	O
up	O
where	O
Tamagon	B-Application
collects	O
six	O
Bonus	O
Boxes	O
under	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Takashi	O
Tezuka	O
,	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Miyamoto	O
as	O
his	O
first	O
console-only	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Tezuka	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
resembles	O
,	O
but	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
he	O
played	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duo	O
flew	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
to	O
show	O
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
to	O
its	O
president	O
Minoru	O
Arakawa	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
wish	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
having	O
policies	O
over	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
religious	O
icons	B-Device
in	O
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kohler	O
called	O
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
"	O
a	O
typically	O
ingenious	O
Miyamoto-directed	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
genre	O
,	O
with	O
inventive	O
graphics	O
and	O
fun	O
game	O
play	O
"	O
which	O
"	O
absolutely	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
"	O
because	O
its	O
satanic	O
and	O
religious	O
imagery	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
unsettling	O
or	O
even	O
blasphemous	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Clones	O
"	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
fourth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
rated	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
stated	O
that	O
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
"	O
worth	O
experiencing	O
just	O
for	O
the	O
bizarre	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
commented	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
abundance	O
of	O
ideas	O
ultimately	O
get	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
