<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Namco	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
1986	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
decade	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Genji	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Heike	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Taira	O
no	O
Kagekiyo	O
,	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
who	O
was	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Dan-no-ura	O
during	O
the	O
Genpei	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
Sanzu	O
River	O
,	O
a	O
place	O
believed	O
in	O
Japanese	O
Buddhism	O
to	O
separate	O
"	O
the	O
current	O
life	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
afterlife	O
"	O
,	O
resembling	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
or	O
Hell	O
(	O
the	O
river	O
is	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
river	O
Styx	B-Application
in	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1988	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
also	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
compilation	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
1997	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-titled	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Genji	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Heike	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
original	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
would	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
received	O
acclaim	O
,	O
being	O
seen	O
among	O
Namco	O
's	O
best	O
and	O
most-beloved	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
described	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
an	O
immortal	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
applauding	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
its	O
source	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
home	O
release	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
FAN	O
reported	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
among	O
the	O
most-popular	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
with	O
readers	O
voting	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
24th	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
by	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zenji	O
Nishikawa	O
of	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
secrets	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
reaction	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
felt	O
otherwise	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
worst	O
title	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
anthologies	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Genji	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Heike	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
UK	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
controls	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
unreasonably	O
difficult	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
its	O
difficulty	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
high	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
reviewer	O
believed	O
that	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
good	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
it	O
translated	O
well	O
to	O
a	O
home	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Game	O
Watchs	O
Tetsuya	O
Inamoto	O
retrospectively	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
through	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
helped	O
establish	O
Namco	O
's	O
reputation	O
for	O
delivering	O
accurate	O
renditions	O
of	O
its	O
arcade	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
boasts	O
the	O
completeness	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
arcade	O
transplants	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
reputation	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1988	O
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
titled	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
Computer	O
Board	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
as	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
was	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
Computer	O
Board	O
Game	O
is	O
instead	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
engage	O
in	O
battles	O
with	O
enemies	O
and	O
purchase	O
items	O
and	O
equipment	O
from	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
true	O
sequel	O
named	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
:	O
Kan	O
no	O
Ni	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
Now	O
Production	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
Corporation	O
as	O
Samurai-Ghost	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
became	O
a	O
featured	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Wonderswan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
game	O
Namco	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Heishirō	O
Mitsurugi	O
from	O
the	O
Soul	O
series	O
and	O
Tarosuke	B-Application
from	O
Yokai	B-Application
Dochuki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Aifread	O
's	O
Tomb	O
dungeon	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Rick	B-Application
Taylor	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
series	O
,	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
advancing	O
through	O
certain	O
doorways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Narikiri	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
Kagekiyo	O
costume	O
to	O
be	O
worn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kagekiyo	O
's	O
armor	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
creation	O
mode	O
of	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
his	O
likeness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
character	O
Yoshimitsu	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
similar	O
to	O
Kagekiyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
webcomic	O
featured	O
cyborg	O
samurais	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
music	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
as	O
special	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
