<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
Face	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
(	O
home	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
match	B-Application
3	I-Application
people	O
with	O
their	O
respective	O
colored	O
outfit	O
,	O
while	O
rotating	O
the	O
playfield	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rearrange	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
only	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
(	O
arcade	O
)	O
,	O
Gururin	B-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
by	O
HAMSTER	O
Corporation	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
and	O
even	O
previewed	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gururin	B-Application
has	O
garnered	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
from	O
reviewers	O
who	O
felt	O
mixed	O
towards	O
several	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
difficulty	O
and	O
learning	O
curve	O
has	O
been	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gururin	B-Application
is	O
a	O
tile-matching	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Columns	B-Application
and	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
match	B-Application
3	I-Application
people	O
wearing	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
outfit	O
vertically	O
or	O
horizontally	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
become	O
warriors	B-Application
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
occasions	O
,	O
an	O
arrow	O
appears	O
indicating	O
the	O
correct	O
way	O
to	O
match	B-Application
3	I-Application
people	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
people	O
manages	O
to	O
occupy	O
the	O
playfield	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gururin	B-Application
served	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
project	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Face	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
and	O
its	O
creation	O
was	O
helmed	O
by	O
producer	O
Kenichi	O
Iwanaga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gururin	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
only	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
by	O
SNK	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
even	O
showcased	O
for	O
playing	O
to	O
the	O
attendees	O
at	O
SNK	O
's	O
booth	O
during	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
received	O
a	O
re-release	O
in	O
2018	O
on	O
various	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
ACA	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
series	O
by	O
HAMSTER	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gururin	B-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Gonçalo	O
Lopes	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
regarded	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
for	O
being	O
surreal	O
and	O
psychedelic	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
complicated	O
for	O
players	O
,	O
recommending	O
other	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Puzzled	B-Application
,	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
and	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
