<s>
Heavenly	B-Device
Guardian	I-Device
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Legend	B-Device
of	I-Device
Sayuki	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Starfish	O
SD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
in	O
2019	O
as	O
Snow	B-Device
Battle	I-Device
Princess	I-Device
Sayuki	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
Taito	O
's	O
Pocky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Rocky	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
legal	O
issues	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
changed	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavenly	B-Device
Guardian	I-Device
,	O
like	O
the	O
Kiki	O
KaiKai	O
series	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
and	O
fire	O
projectiles	O
at	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
fire	O
the	O
direction	O
a	O
character	O
is	O
facing	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
offers	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
fire	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
pointer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavenly	B-Device
Guardian	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
an	O
intended	O
GameCube	O
and	O
later	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
sequel	O
to	O
Taito	O
's	O
Kiki	O
KaiKai	O
series	O
(	O
better	O
known	O
as	O
Pocky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Rocky	I-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
)	O
called	O
simply	O
"	O
Kiki	B-Device
KaiKai	I-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
as	O
Starfish	O
SD	O
lost	O
the	O
Kiki	O
KaiKai	O
license	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
later	O
resurface	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
entitled	O
"	O
Kiki	B-Device
Kai	I-Device
World	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
mostly	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
canceled	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
miko	O
outfit	O
recolored	O
from	O
red	O
to	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Starfish	O
chose	O
to	O
only	O
release	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
UFO	O
released	O
a	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
having	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
release	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
magazines	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Heavenly	B-Device
Guardian	I-Device
received	O
poor	O
ratings	O
by	O
the	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
reviewer	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3.0	O
out	O
of	O
10.0	O
in	O
,	O
citing	O
archaic	O
mechanics	O
and	O
frustrating	O
gameplay	O
as	O
negative	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavenly	B-Device
Guardian	I-Device
may	O
look	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
too	O
bland	O
and	O
frustrating	O
to	O
evoke	O
fond	O
memories	O
of	O
'	O
the	O
good	O
old	O
days	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
editor	O
Sam	O
Bishop	O
also	O
reviewed	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
with	O
4.0	O
out	O
of	O
10.0	O
,	O
stating	O
in	O
his	O
closing	O
comments	O
:	O
"	O
Heavenly	B-Device
Guardian	I-Device
is	O
an	O
affront	O
to	O
everything	O
that	O
games	O
are	O
now	O
and	O
were	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
