<s>
,	O
fully	O
titled	O
as	O
Magic	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	O
Heroic	O
Fantasy	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
fantasy	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
game	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
sword	O
,	O
axe	O
or	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
rescue	O
and	O
recruit	O
potential	O
allies	O
of	O
various	O
character	O
classes	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
special	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
earlier	O
,	O
Capcom	O
had	O
released	O
the	O
similar	O
Black	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
unnamed	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
being	O
threatened	O
by	O
the	O
dark	O
lord	O
Drokmar	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
control	O
over	O
an	O
evil	O
crystal	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Black	O
Orb	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
rule	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
this	O
from	O
happening	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Brave	O
One	O
,	O
must	O
scale	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
50-floor	O
tower	O
in	O
which	O
Drokmar	B-Application
resides	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Dragon	O
Keep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
end	O
,	O
when	O
Drokmar	B-Application
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
two	O
endings	O
:	O
Destroy	O
the	O
Black	O
Orb	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
new	O
dark	O
lord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
shares	O
many	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
with	O
Black	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accompanying	O
ally	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
,	O
follows	O
the	O
player	O
diligently	O
and	O
only	O
attacks	O
and	O
jumps	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
magic	B-Application
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-magical	O
allies	O
will	O
attack	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
attacks	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
magic	B-Application
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
of	O
these	O
floors	O
have	O
boss	O
characters	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
including	O
Drokmar	B-Application
himself	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
50th	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
version	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
1992	O
Winter	O
CES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single	O
player-only	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
and	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
arcade	O
version	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Remixed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Capcom	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
alongside	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
in	O
a	O
two-in-one	O
bundle	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
:	O
Double	O
Impact	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Magic	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Raiden	B-Application
and	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
software	O
conversion	O
kit	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
charts	O
in	O
November	B-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
Rignall	O
of	O
Computer	B-Application
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
slick	O
,	O
colourful	O
and	O
well	O
executed	O
"	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
should	O
appeal	O
to	O
any	O
slash	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
fan.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
great	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
only	O
now	O
you	O
have	O
extra	O
game	O
options	O
plus	O
a	O
stage	O
select	O
for	O
the	O
lower	O
levels.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
animated	O
series	O
episode	O
"	O
The	O
Warrior	O
King	O
"	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Magic	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
episode	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
crossover	O
storyline	O
that	O
spanned	O
the	O
other	O
shows	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
Action	O
Extreme	O
Team	O
lineup	O
(	O
Savage	O
Dragon	O
,	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
:	O
Defenders	O
of	O
the	O
Realm	O
,	O
and	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
