<s>
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
20	O
April	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninth	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
futuristic	O
Africa	O
in	O
2016	O
where	O
a	O
war	O
erupted	O
over	O
mining	O
rights	O
towards	O
rare	O
metals	O
and	O
has	O
quickly	O
escalated	O
due	O
to	O
newly-introduced	O
weapons	O
called	O
Maneuver	O
Cepters	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
mercenary	B-Application
Leon	O
Todo	O
piloting	O
the	O
titular	O
Maneuver	O
Cepter	O
tank	O
unit	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
conflict	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
mainly	O
consists	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
shooting	O
mixed	O
with	O
mission-based	O
exploration	O
using	O
a	O
main	O
two-button	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
Granada	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
project	O
by	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
that	O
placed	O
emphasis	O
on	O
gameplay	O
instead	O
of	O
plot	O
and	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
various	O
arcade	O
games	O
like	O
Grobda	B-Application
and	O
Assault	B-Application
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
home	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
across	O
several	O
regions	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
such	O
as	O
Japan	O
by	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Renovation	O
Products	O
respectively	O
,	O
featuring	O
several	O
changes	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granada	B-Application
became	O
a	O
popular	O
title	O
among	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
userbase	O
from	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
a	O
brief	O
period	O
and	O
was	O
eventually	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
by	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
before	O
ultimately	O
losing	O
against	O
other	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
garnered	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
commended	O
several	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granada	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
mercenary	B-Application
Leon	O
Todo	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
Maneuver	O
Cepter	O
tank	O
unit	O
through	O
eight	O
stages	O
of	O
varying	O
themes	O
set	O
on	O
Africa	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
objectives	O
as	O
attempts	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
enemies	O
and	O
ultimately	O
end	O
the	O
ongoing	O
conflict	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
the	O
tank	O
is	O
done	O
with	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
which	O
moves	O
and	O
rotates	O
the	O
unit	O
across	O
16	O
directions	O
and	O
players	O
have	O
two	O
methods	O
of	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
;	O
The	O
main	O
fire	O
button	O
unleashes	O
rapid-fire	O
shots	O
,	O
while	O
pressing	O
both	O
fire	O
buttons	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
activates	O
a	O
powerful	O
energy	O
shot	O
capable	O
of	O
pushing	O
back	O
the	O
tank	O
with	O
a	O
recoil	B-Application
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
uses	O
a	O
three-button	O
configuration	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
two-button	O
setup	O
,	O
assigning	O
every	O
action	B-Application
into	O
their	O
respective	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tank	O
will	O
explode	O
if	O
it	O
sustains	O
too	O
much	O
enemy	O
damage	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
players	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
summary	O
of	O
Granada	B-Application
varies	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
a	O
while	O
after	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
abnormality	O
occurred	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
line	O
,	O
where	O
heavy	O
mobile	O
weapons	O
from	O
both	O
north	O
and	O
south	O
factions	O
were	O
destroyed	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
MC	O
unit	O
only	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Granada	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
God	O
of	O
Africa	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Ghost	O
of	O
a	O
soldier	O
"	O
,	O
whose	O
origins	O
remain	O
uncertain	O
and	O
is	O
piloted	O
by	O
mercenary	B-Application
Leon	O
Todo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granada	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
their	O
ninth	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
after	O
Arcshu	O
:	O
Kagerō	O
no	O
Jidai	O
o	O
Koete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1990	O
interview	O
with	O
Japanese	O
publication	O
Micom	O
BASIC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
its	O
members	O
recounted	O
about	O
the	O
creation	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
designer	O
and	O
writer	O
Kazuyoshi	O
Inoue	O
stating	O
that	O
Namco	O
's	O
Grobda	B-Application
and	O
Assault	B-Application
were	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
as	O
co-designer	O
and	O
programmer	O
Toshio	O
Toyota	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
Toyota	O
himself	O
also	O
claimed	O
the	O
team	O
revisited	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
sprites	O
until	O
those	O
they	O
felt	O
satisfied	O
with	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granada	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
on	O
20	O
April	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
previews	O
showcased	O
a	O
different	O
GUI	B-Application
design	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
polished	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
seven	O
months	O
later	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
16	O
November	O
by	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
their	O
second	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
by	O
Renovation	O
Products	O
and	O
finally	O
in	O
Brazil	O
by	O
Tectoy	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
UbiSoft	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
multi-game	O
licensing	O
deal	O
with	O
Renovation	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
original	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
later	O
Genesis	O
port	O
are	O
similar	O
but	O
have	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
key	O
differences	O
between	O
each	O
other	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
latter	O
having	O
a	O
smaller	O
color	O
palette	O
that	O
lead	O
to	O
sprites	O
being	O
recolored	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
both	O
introductory	O
and	O
intermission	O
sequences	O
and	O
minor	O
level	O
redesigns	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
port	O
retains	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
special	O
effects	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
brand-new	O
seventh	O
level	O
and	O
runs	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
frame	O
rate	O
but	O
suffers	O
a	O
greater	O
amount	O
of	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
in	O
digital	O
form	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
Project	O
EGG	O
service	O
on	O
21	O
February	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Granada	B-Application
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Renovation	O
Collection	O
1	O
compilation	O
for	O
Evercade	B-Application
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
official	O
appearance	O
in	O
European	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Granada	B-Application
became	O
a	O
popular	O
title	O
among	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
userbase	O
from	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
a	O
brief	O
period	O
and	O
was	O
eventually	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
by	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
magazine	O
but	O
lost	O
against	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
garnered	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
commended	O
several	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
placed	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
50	O
underrated	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
at	O
number	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
