<s>
Hagane	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
CAProduction	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Hudson	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
cyborg	B-Application
named	O
Hagane	O
on	O
his	O
path	O
to	O
take	O
revenge	O
on	O
an	O
opposing	O
ninja	B-Application
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
samurai	B-Application
aesthetics	O
with	O
a	O
futuristic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hagane	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
compared	O
favorably	O
to	O
classic	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hagane	O
features	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
and	O
platforming	O
gameplay	O
and	O
blends	O
elements	O
of	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
samurai	B-Application
with	O
a	O
futuristic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Hagane	O
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
cyborg	B-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
switch	O
between	O
four	O
different	O
weapons	O
:	O
a	O
sword	O
,	O
chain	O
,	O
shuriken	O
,	O
and	O
grenades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fuma	O
and	O
Koma	O
ninja	B-Application
clans	O
who	O
live	O
mainly	O
in	O
darkness	O
have	O
mastered	O
the	O
secret	O
arts	O
of	O
ninjutsu	O
and	O
black	B-Application
magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
duty	O
is	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
possess	O
power	O
that	O
can	O
destroy	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
long	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
Koma	O
clan	O
had	O
plotted	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
world	O
using	O
the	O
destructive	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Koma	O
clan	O
eventually	O
attacked	O
a	O
faction	O
of	O
the	O
Fuma	O
clan	O
and	O
stole	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Already	O
a	O
powerful	O
ninja	B-Application
,	O
he	O
now	O
had	O
the	O
incredible	O
power	O
and	O
speed	O
of	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
credits	O
roll	O
,	O
time	O
and	O
nature	O
claim	O
his	O
seated	O
form	O
and	O
rust	O
his	O
katana	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
nearby	O
tree	O
grows	O
unhindered	O
by	O
the	O
blackened	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
Hagane'''s	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
,	O
non-stop	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
controls	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
Hagane	O
to	O
be	O
comparable	O
with	O
classic	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
stopped	O
short	O
of	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
classic	O
itself	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
waning	O
16-bit	B-Application
market	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
nostalgic	O
action	B-Application
gaming	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
worthwhile	O
only	O
as	O
a	O
rental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
particularly	O
what	O
he	O
saw	O
as	O
a	O
striking	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Shinobi	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
Shinobi	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
overall	O
challenging	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
frustrating	O
platforming	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
45th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
moody	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
fast	O
but	O
furious	O
also	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
’s	O
classically	O
demanding	O
shooting	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
