<s>
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
franchise	O
)	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
combines	O
adventure	O
elements	O
with	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
in	O
a	O
macabre	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Demon	O
Darkness	O
utilizes	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
and	O
is	O
broken	O
into	O
two	O
sections	O
:	O
Traversing	O
the	O
Ghoul	O
Realm	O
via	O
an	O
overhead	O
map	O
view	O
,	O
and	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
areas	O
,	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
dungeons	O
,	O
across	O
giant	O
pits	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	B-Application
portions	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
are	O
nearly	O
identical	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
broad	O
sense	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
these	O
parts	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
's	O
action	B-Application
platforming	O
segments	O
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Magic	O
Tornado	O
power-up	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Firebrand	O
,	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
to	O
raise	O
himself	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
in	O
vertical	O
directions	O
by	O
standing	O
on	O
temporary	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1993	O
in	O
Japan	O
&	O
China	O
(	O
DMG-201	O
CHN	O
)	O
only	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Makaimura	O
Gaiden	O
:	O
The	O
Demon	O
Darkness	O
( 魔界村外伝	O
The	O
Demon	O
Darkness	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
was	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
containing	O
two	O
new	O
action	B-Application
stages	O
(	O
a	O
cave	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
part	O
of	O
Sittem	O
Desert	O
and	O
another	O
cave	O
in	O
the	O
desert	O
where	O
Dagon	O
dwells	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES/Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
and	O
Wii	O
U	O
,	O
respectively	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
3DS	O
and	O
Wii	O
U	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
and	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Latshaw	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
called	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
"	O
a	O
fine	O
little	O
gem	O
from	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
day	O
that	O
deserves	O
all	O
the	O
appreciation	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
tough	O
but	O
not	O
impossible	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
deeply	O
welcomed	O
the	O
virtual	O
console	O
's	O
"	O
restore	O
point	O
"	O
save	O
function	O
as	O
an	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
archaic	O
password	O
system	O
,	O
going	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
imply	O
either	O
of	O
these	O
ports	O
were	O
the	O
superior	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
put	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
version	O
at	O
number	O
63	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
North	O
American	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
ever	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
reference	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
662	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
licensed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
