<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PC-FX	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
22	O
December	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
upon	O
Kikuhide	O
Tani	O
and	O
Yoshihiro	O
Kuroiwa	O
's	O
Zenki	O
shōnen	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
folklore	O
concerning	O
the	O
Great	O
Bodhisattva	O
Jinben	O
Ozunu	O
Enno	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Taito	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
Treasure	O
's	O
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
second	O
arc	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
anime	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
either	O
Zenki	O
or	O
Chiaki	O
Enno	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
monsters	B-Application
across	O
several	O
locations	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
girl	O
named	O
Nozomi	O
and	O
protect	O
Japan	O
from	O
the	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
console	B-Device
,	O
Kishin	B-Application
Dōji	I-Application
Zenki	I-Application
FX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vajra	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
was	O
commended	O
for	O
the	O
detailed	O
presentation	O
,	O
colorful	O
visuals	O
and	O
frenetic	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
an	O
expensive	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
in	O
the	O
PC-FX	B-Device
library	O
,	O
leading	O
it	O
to	O
fetch	O
high	O
prices	O
in	O
the	O
secondary	O
video	O
game	O
collecting	O
market	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
regarded	O
by	O
publications	O
like	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
as	O
a	O
standout	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kishin	B-Application
Dōji	I-Application
Zenki	I-Application
FX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vajra	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
reminiscent	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
either	O
Zenki	O
or	O
Chiaki	O
Enno	O
through	O
various	O
stages	O
set	O
on	O
Japan	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
several	O
demonic	O
beings	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Seeds	O
of	O
Karuma	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
attempting	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
girl	O
named	O
Nozomi	O
from	O
said	O
monsters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Alien	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
,	O
as	O
stages	O
are	O
short	O
and	O
populated	O
with	O
weak	O
enemies	O
that	O
serve	O
as	O
downtime	O
between	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
a	O
large	O
emphasis	O
the	O
game	O
puts	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
title	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
can	O
join	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
during	O
the	O
action	B-Application
and	O
two	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
characters	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
special	O
move	O
capable	O
of	O
inflicting	O
heavy	O
damage	O
against	O
enemies	O
that	O
is	O
executed	O
by	O
collecting	O
an	O
item	O
called	O
Bracelet	O
of	O
Protection	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
resulting	O
effect	O
varies	O
between	O
which	O
character	O
picked	O
it	O
up	O
first	O
;	O
If	O
Zenki	O
grabbed	O
it	O
,	O
he	O
transforms	O
into	O
his	O
more	O
powerful	O
demon	B-Operating_System
lord	O
form	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
increasing	O
his	O
offensive	O
and	O
defensive	O
capabilities	O
until	O
he	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
however	O
if	O
Chiaki	O
grabbed	O
it	O
,	O
she	O
invokes	O
Zenki	O
in	O
his	O
true	O
demon	B-Operating_System
lord	O
form	O
and	O
performs	O
a	O
powerful	O
dash	O
attack	O
against	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
players	O
lose	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
energy	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
though	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
continuing	O
playing	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kishin	B-Application
Dōji	I-Application
Zenki	I-Application
FX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vajra	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
PC-FX	B-Device
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Zenki	O
shōnen	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
by	O
Kikuhide	O
Tani	O
and	O
Yoshihiro	O
Kuroiwa	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
22	O
December	O
1995	O
with	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
JP¥	O
7,800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
PC-FX	B-Device
titles	O
,	O
with	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
fetching	O
over	O
US$300	O
on	O
the	O
secondary	O
video	O
game	O
collecting	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Kishin	B-Application
Dōji	I-Application
Zenki	I-Application
FX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vajra	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
remained	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
PC-FX	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Bruno	O
Sol	O
of	O
Spanish	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Superjuegos	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
standout	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
PC-FX	B-Device
library	O
,	O
commending	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer'''s	O
Rory	O
Milne	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
dialogue	O
and	O
frenetic	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
regarded	O
Kishin	O
Dōji	O
Zenki	O
FX	O
:	O
Vajra	O
Fight''	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
