<s>
Growl	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
belt-scrolling	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-up	I-Application
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
(	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
)	O
in	O
November	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
compilation	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two-player	O
variant	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
character	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
while	O
the	O
four-player	O
versions	O
assign	O
each	O
character	O
to	O
a	O
player	O
slot	O
like	O
other	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
port	O
of	O
Growl	B-Application
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
although	O
all	O
four	O
characters	O
are	O
present	O
and	O
are	O
given	O
individual	O
names	O
(	O
Gen	O
,	O
Burn	O
,	O
Khan	O
,	O
and	O
Jack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Growl	B-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
1991	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
