<s>
Joe	O
:	O
A	O
Real	O
American	O
Hero	O
is	O
a	O
1991	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Taxan	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
toyline	O
of	O
the	O
same	B-Device
name	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
six	O
stages	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
finally	O
bring	O
down	O
Cobra	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
stage	O
is	O
broken	O
up	O
into	O
three	O
different	O
segments	O
:	O
In	O
the	O
first	O
segment	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
would	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
Cobra	B-Application
's	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemy	O
bosses	O
include	O
a	O
Range-Viper	O
,	O
Metal-Head	O
,	O
Overlord	O
,	O
Voltar	O
,	O
Destro	O
and	O
Cobra	B-Application
Commander	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
Hawk	O
–	O
His	O
appearance	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1991	O
edition	O
of	O
his	O
action	B-Application
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
character	O
who	O
can	O
fly	O
and	O
a	O
requirement	O
when	O
facing	O
Cobra	B-Application
Commander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
mission	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Cobra	B-Application
Headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
challenge	O
and	O
thematic	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Taxan	O
has	O
combined	O
great	O
control	O
and	O
graphics	O
for	O
a	O
winner.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
action	B-Application
title	O
,	O
giving	O
positive	O
commentary	O
to	O
the	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
smooth	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
playability	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
occasional	O
flickering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
Titus	O
recommending	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
detailed	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
for	O
being	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
core	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Sotenga	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
refined	O
than	O
Low	B-Application
G	I-Application
Man	I-Application
but	O
not	O
as	O
fast-paced	O
as	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Contra	B-Application
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
slow	O
pacing	O
of	O
later	O
stages	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
unavoidable	O
boss	O
patterns	O
and	O
character	O
balancing	O
.	O
</s>
