<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faxanadu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
or	O
side-story	O
of	O
Xanadu	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
Falcom	O
's	O
long-running	O
RPG	O
series	O
,	O
Dragon	O
Slayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Faxanadu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
formed	O
from	O
the	O
names	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Xanadu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player-controlled	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Faxanadu	B-Application
is	O
an	O
unnamed	O
wanderer	O
who	O
returns	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elven	O
king	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Elves	B-Application
 '	O
fountain	O
water	O
,	O
their	O
life	O
source	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
stopped	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
remaining	O
water	O
has	O
been	O
poisoned	O
and	O
provides	O
the	O
protagonist	O
with	O
1500	O
gold	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
currency	O
,	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
his	O
journey	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
cause	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
story	O
unfolds	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Elves	B-Application
and	O
Dwarves	O
lived	O
in	O
harmony	O
among	O
the	O
World	O
Tree	O
until	O
The	O
Evil	O
One	O
emerged	O
from	O
a	O
fallen	O
meteorite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evil	O
One	O
then	O
transformed	O
the	O
Dwarves	O
into	O
monsters	B-Application
against	O
their	O
will	O
and	O
set	O
them	O
against	O
the	O
Elves	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faxanadu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	O
action	B-Application
role	I-Application
playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
sometimes	O
classified	O
as	O
a	O
metroidvania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limits	O
of	O
physical	O
damage	O
the	O
hero	O
can	O
sustain	O
from	O
enemies	O
is	O
tracked	O
by	O
a	O
life	O
bar	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
magical	O
power	O
he	O
can	O
exert	O
is	O
tracked	O
by	O
a	O
magic	B-Application
bar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
statistics	O
,	O
reliance	O
on	O
story	O
,	O
thematic	O
basis	O
upon	O
medieval	O
fantasy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
provision	O
of	O
interactive	O
NPCs	O
,	O
many	O
observers	O
have	O
classified	O
Faxanadu	B-Application
as	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faxanadu	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
1989	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
thus	O
later	O
starting	O
a	O
collaboration	O
on	O
their	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
November/December	O
1989	O
edition	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
Faxanadu	B-Application
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
30	O
"	O
list	O
at	O
#6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
"	O
The	O
Feud	O
of	O
Faxanadu	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Germ	O
Wars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
virtual	B-Application
console	I-Application
release	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
better	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
hidden	O
gem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
a	O
better	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
than	O
Zelda	O
II	O
:	O
The	O
Adventure	O
of	O
Link	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Simon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
password	O
system	O
for	O
western	O
audiences	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
grateful	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
eliminates	O
that	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
