<s>
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
noteworthy	O
for	O
using	O
a	O
traditional	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
in	O
a	O
genre	O
otherwise	O
filled	O
with	O
science	O
fiction	O
motifs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Super	O
NES	O
in	O
1992	O
known	O
as	O
Pocky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Rocky	I-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Pocky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Rocky	I-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
has	O
continued	O
since	O
then	O
and	O
includes	O
several	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
is	O
an	O
overhead	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
game	O
that	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
in	O
four	O
directions	O
through	O
various	O
levels	O
while	O
attacking	O
harmful	O
enemies	O
as	O
they	O
approach	O
from	O
off	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
few	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
limiting	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
use	O
Sayo-chan	O
'	O
s	O
ranged	O
o-fuda	O
attack	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
playable	O
character	O
:	O
"	O
Miki-chan	O
"	O
,	O
another	O
shrine	O
maiden	O
who	O
is	O
designated	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
two	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
created	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
by	O
Taito	O
game	O
designer	O
Hisaya	O
Yabusaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
move	O
about	O
the	O
screen	O
as	O
he/she	O
chooses	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
forced	O
forward	O
in	O
normal	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
released	O
game	O
Commando	B-Application
in	O
both	O
style	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
is	O
described	O
by	O
Taito	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
lovely	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
offering	O
an	O
"	O
exotic	O
Asian	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
Taito	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
exact	O
duplicate	O
of	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
with	O
an	O
altered	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
contained	O
no	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
or	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
numerous	O
home	O
consoles	O
and	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
systems	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
arcade	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
home	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
with	O
minor	O
gameplay	O
adjustments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
was	O
released	O
entitled	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
:	O
Dotouhen	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
two-player	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
"	O
Miki-chan	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
version	O
's	O
packaging	O
featured	O
idol	O
singer	O
Miki	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
recorded	O
a	O
single	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
music	O
,	O
Sayo	O
Carnival	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
B-side	O
to	O
her	O
single	O
Aishu	O
Pucelle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
released	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
the	O
jump	O
from	O
consoles	O
on	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
when	O
Taito	O
developed	O
a	O
Java-based	O
version	O
of	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
called	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Bizarre	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
port	O
of	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
released	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
programmed	O
by	O
MediaKite	O
appeared	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2004	O
for	O
Windows-based	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
web-based	O
game	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Taito	O
's	O
Japanese	O
website	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
courtesy	O
of	O
EZWeb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
along	O
with	O
various	O
other	O
classic	O
Taito	O
titles	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
Taito	O
Pocket	O
Memories	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Taito	O
Legends	O
2	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Taito	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
Power-Up	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
by	O
Hamster	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
originally	O
presented	O
in	O
mono	O
format	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
composed	O
entirely	O
of	O
synth-based	O
chiptunes	O
,	O
a	O
standard	O
audio	O
development	O
system	O
for	O
older	O
video	O
game	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1986	B-Application
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>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
tenth	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
in	O
Japan.Kiki	O
Kaikai	O
has	O
garnered	O
harsh	O
reviews	O
long	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
considers	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
Taito	O
's	O
sleepier	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
overall	O
less	O
quality	O
than	O
their	O
other	O
classic	O
games	O
like	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
and	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
licensed	O
from	O
Technos	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Taito	O
US/Japanese	O
NES/Famicom	O
and	O
Europe-exclusive	O
Master	O
System	O
versions	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bubble	I-Application
Bobble	I-Application
2	I-Application
include	O
an	O
island	O
based	O
on	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Magical	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europe-exclusive	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
this	O
island	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubble	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
two	O
sets	O
of	O
levels	O
based	O
on	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
had	O
been	O
a	O
one-off	O
work	O
until	O
1992	O
,	O
when	O
Taito	O
allowed	O
Natsume	O
to	O
release	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
:	O
Nazo	O
no	O
Kuro	O
Mantle	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
Pocky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Rocky	I-Application
for	O
its	O
international	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natsume	O
would	O
follow	O
up	O
with	O
Pocky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Rocky	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
:	O
Tsukiyo	O
Soushi	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
years	O
later	O
would	O
help	O
Altron	O
to	O
release	O
Pocky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Rocky	I-Application
with	I-Application
Becky	I-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
Advance	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
installment	O
,	O
Pocky	B-Application
&	I-Application
Rocky	I-Application
Reshrined	O
(	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
KiKi	B-Application
KaiKai	I-Application
:	O
Kuro	O
Mantle	O
no	O
Nazo	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
by	O
Tengo	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
modern	O
continuation	O
to	O
Kiki	B-Application
Kaikai	I-Application
,	O
Kiki	B-Device
Kaikai	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
was	O
originally	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	O
console	O
by	O
Starfish	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
2006	B-Application
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
early	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
only	O
to	O
reemerge	O
as	O
the	O
unlicensed	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
with	O
title	O
Kiki	B-Device
Kai	I-Device
World	I-Device
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
Heavenly	B-Device
Guardian	I-Device
when	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ghost	O
enemies	O
,	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
heavy	O
influences	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
and	O
equivalent	O
ghost	O
enemies	O
respectively	O
in	O
the	O
Touhou	O
Project''	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Device
.	O
</s>
