<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
August	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
last	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
along	O
Violent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
mechanics	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
earlier	O
arcade	O
hit	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Application
,	O
and	O
runs	O
on	O
the	B-Application
same	I-Application
hardware	I-Application
as	O
their	O
ninja-themed	O
game	O
,	O
Mystic	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Greek	O
goddess	O
Athena	B-Application
has	O
summoned	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
four	O
ancient	O
guardians	O
and	O
bestowed	O
their	O
power	O
upon	O
four	O
heroes	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
guardian	O
soul	O
is	O
a	O
Fighting	O
Bull	O
,	O
hence	O
his	O
beast	O
form	O
is	O
a	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
,	O
a	O
fighter	B-Application
with	O
a	O
boxing	B-Application
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
guardian	O
soul	O
is	O
a	O
Black	B-Application
Panther	I-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
his	O
beast	O
form	O
is	O
a	O
Werepanther	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rodent	O
will	O
drop	O
power-ups	O
after	O
a	O
certain	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
attacks	O
him	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
elves	O
in	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
US	O
version	O
of	O
Metamorphic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
numeric	O
lifepoint	O
counter	O
that	O
doubles	O
as	O
the	O
timer	O
,	O
going	O
down	O
by	O
one	O
lifepoint	O
each	O
tick	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
in	O
‘’	O
Gauntlet’’	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
uses	O
a	O
traditional	O
health	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Metamorphic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
seventeenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
that	O
Metamorphic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
the	O
nineteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
December	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Play	O
Meter	O
listed	O
Metamorphic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
54th	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
January	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Metamorphic	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2-disc	O
CD	O
album	O
Konami	O
Amusement	O
Sounds	O
'	O
93	O
:	O
Autumn	O
Edition	O
,	O
published	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
King	O
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
01:18	O
17	O
Coliseum	O
of	O
Revenge	O
05:31	O
18	O
She-devil	O
of	O
the	O
Coliseum	O
02:59	O
19	O
Warrior	B-Application
of	O
Death	O
Shadow	O
Castle	O
03:10	O
20	O
Chorus	O
03:24	O
21	O
Death	O
Shadow	O
04:16	O
22	O
Dragon	O
of	O
Fear	O
03:06	O
23	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Death	O
Shadow	O
01:16	O
24	O
The	O
Accidental	O
Wound	O
's	O
Glory	O
00:12	O
25	O
Into	O
the	O
Hopeful	O
Sky	O
01:33	O
26	O
Stand	O
Tall	O
!	O
</s>
