<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaiapolis	B-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Ashida	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Detana	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Gaiapolis	B-Application
proved	O
popular	O
among	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
players	O
,	O
earning	O
several	O
awards	O
from	O
Gamest	O
magazine	O
,	O
but	O
garnered	O
middling	O
response	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
that	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
strange	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
mixture	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
adventure	O
genres	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
its	O
playstyle	O
was	O
more	O
reserved	O
for	O
consoles	O
and	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
being	O
geared	O
towards	O
its	O
direction	O
and	O
story	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
monotonous	O
fighting	O
actions	O
,	O
but	O
commended	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
innovative	O
within	O
the	O
arcade	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaiapolis	B-Application
is	O
an	O
overhead	O
fantasy	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
guided	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
spirit	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Warrior	O
of	O
Fire	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
them	O
to	O
seek	O
three	O
keys	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
floating	O
citadel	O
of	O
Gaiapolis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
consist	O
of	O
an	O
eight-way	O
joystick	B-Device
for	O
moving	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
three	O
action	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rotating	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
clockwise	O
,	O
or	O
counterclockwise	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
controlling	O
Elaine	O
,	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
spinning	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double-tapping	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
at	O
any	O
direction	O
enables	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
running	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
if	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
sustains	O
too	O
much	O
damage	O
or	O
a	O
boss	O
is	O
not	O
defeated	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
unless	O
more	O
credits	O
are	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
will	O
give	O
a	O
nine	O
letter	O
password	O
(	O
six	O
kana	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
enter	O
the	O
next	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaiapolis	B-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
"	O
A.C.D.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ashida	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Gradius	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Detana	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
animator	O
Shūjirō	O
Hamakawa	O
(	O
credited	O
under	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
Shuzilow.Ha	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Crime	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
and	O
Detana	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Hamakawa	O
recounted	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Gaiapolis	B-Application
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
posts	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
eighty	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphic	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satoko	O
Miyawaki	O
stated	O
that	O
Gaiapolis	B-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mystic	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
desks	O
and	O
instruments	O
lined	O
up	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
having	O
a	O
writer	O
's	O
block	O
,	O
Miyawaki	O
would	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
drawings	O
and	O
songs	O
of	O
her	O
co-workers	O
,	O
while	O
she	O
also	O
commented	O
that	O
Kenichiro	O
Fukui	O
would	O
request	O
their	O
help	O
with	O
tracks	O
for	O
Lethal	B-Application
Enforcers	I-Application
,	O
when	O
Takenouichi	O
was	O
occasionally	O
humming	O
a	O
tune	O
when	O
thinking	O
over	O
new	O
ideas	O
during	O
lunchtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaiapolis	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
April	O
1993	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Gaiapolis	B-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1993	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaiapolis	B-Application
received	O
middling	O
response	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
challenged	O
the	O
notion	O
that	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
genre	O
was	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
recommending	O
it	O
for	O
players	O
that	O
enjoyed	O
titles	O
like	O
Cadash	B-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Seal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
for	O
Gaiapolis	B-Application
has	O
been	O
more	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega-16s	O
Ken	O
Horowitz	O
highly	O
commended	O
its	O
Dungeons	O
And	O
Dragons-esque	O
hack	O
and	O
slash	O
gameplay	O
,	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
colorful	O
visuals	O
but	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
towards	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
home	O
release	O
,	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanish	O
website	O
MeriStation	O
labeled	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
novel	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
concurred	O
with	O
Horowitz	O
by	O
questioning	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
home	O
conversion	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
a	O
good	O
early	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
or	O
Saturn.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eidy	O
Tasaka	O
of	O
Revista	O
PlayReplay	O
ranked	O
it	O
on	O
his	O
special	O
feature	O
of	O
forgotten	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
at	O
the	O
number	O
five	O
spot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Robert	O
E	O
.	O
Naytor	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
arcade	O
brawlers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
of	O
Elaine	O
Shee	O
would	O
later	O
make	O
appearances	O
outside	O
of	O
Gaiapolis	B-Application
in	O
other	O
Konami	O
titles	O
;	O
Elaine	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
3D	O
competitive	O
fighting	O
game	O
Battle	B-Application
Tryst	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
