<s>
Ganryu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
side-scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action-platform	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Visco	O
Corporation	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
either	O
Musashi	O
or	O
Suzume	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
defeat	O
a	O
resurrected	O
Kojirō	O
and	O
his	O
legion	O
of	O
evil	O
ninjas	B-Application
and	O
monsters	B-Application
terrorizing	O
Kyoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Ganryu	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hakuma	I-Application
Kojiro	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
Storybird	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Just	O
for	O
Games	O
and	O
PixelHeart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganryu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action-platform	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Shinobi	B-Application
and	O
Strider	B-Application
where	O
the	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
Miyamoto	O
Musashi	O
or	O
Suzume	O
through	O
five	O
stages	O
set	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
rescue	O
Otsu	O
from	O
an	O
evil	O
clan	O
of	O
ninja	B-Application
servants	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
resurrected	O
Sasaki	O
Kojirō	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
creations	O
that	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stage	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
further	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stages	O
also	O
feature	O
multiple	O
hidden	O
rooms	O
and	O
routes	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
encouraging	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
exploring	O
them	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
hostages	O
that	O
grants	O
various	O
rewards	O
for	O
the	O
effort	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
onigiri	B-Protocol
or	O
takoyaki	O
which	O
restores	O
health	O
,	O
or	O
ryō	O
currency	O
to	O
receive	O
extra	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
players	O
sustain	O
too	O
much	O
damage	O
,	O
their	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
killed	O
after	O
the	O
health	O
bar	O
is	O
completely	O
depleted	O
and	O
respawns	O
on	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
location	O
but	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
player	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
the	O
characters	O
is	O
done	O
with	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
which	O
moves	O
them	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attacking	O
enemies	O
is	O
performed	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
A	O
button	O
,	O
while	O
B	O
makes	O
the	O
character	O
jump	O
and	O
C	O
activates	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
that	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
pull	O
forward	O
,	O
swing	O
onto	O
the	O
latched	O
object	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
attack	O
enemies	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
has	O
passed	O
since	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
Kojirō	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Musashi	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
planning	O
to	O
meet	O
in	O
Kyoto	O
with	O
his	O
love	O
,	O
Otsu	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
her	O
young	O
sister	O
Suzume	O
,	O
a	O
kunoichi	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Iga	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
kidnappings	O
are	O
occurring	O
in	O
Kyoto	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
a	O
mysterious	O
and	O
sinister	O
ninja	B-Application
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Musashi	O
arrived	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
Otsu	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
ninja	B-Application
clan	O
while	O
Suzume	O
was	O
momentarily	O
out	O
,	O
which	O
prompts	O
Musashi	O
and	O
Suzume	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
team	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Otsu	O
and	O
the	O
kidnapped	O
citizens	O
from	O
the	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
venture	O
,	O
the	O
duo	O
faces	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ninjas	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
monsters	B-Application
and	O
eventually	O
find	O
the	O
author	O
responsible	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
occurring	O
kidnappings	O
in	O
Kyoto	O
;	O
Sasaki	O
"	O
Ganryū	O
"	O
Kojirō	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
scar	O
on	O
his	O
forehead	O
and	O
had	O
risen	O
from	O
death	O
reincarnating	O
as	O
a	O
vengeful	O
demonic	O
demigod	B-Language
embedded	O
with	O
rage	O
and	O
evil	O
known	O
as	O
Chaos	O
,	O
obtaining	O
a	O
power	O
far	O
beyond	O
his	O
imaginations	O
and	O
challenges	O
both	O
Musashi	O
and	O
Suzume	O
to	O
a	O
final	O
duel	O
in	O
Ganryū-jima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
their	O
mutual	O
love	O
towards	O
Otsu	O
,	O
Musashi	O
and	O
Suzume	O
confront	O
Chaos	O
in	O
an	O
arduous	O
fight	O
,	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
evil	O
demigod	B-Language
being	O
destroyed	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
duo	O
finally	O
reuniting	O
with	O
Otsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganryu	B-Application
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
a	O
1998	O
issue	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Freak	O
alongside	O
other	O
then-upcoming	O
titles	O
from	O
Visco	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Battle	O
Flip	O
Shot	O
and	O
Captain	O
Tomaday	O
,	O
featuring	O
different	O
visuals	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
originally	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
an	O
officially	O
endorsed	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
independent	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
JoshProd	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
emulated	B-Application
port	O
by	O
Visco	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
JoshProd	O
and	O
RushOnGame	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
