<s>
The	O
game	O
derives	O
its	O
themes	O
from	O
Easter	O
Island	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
sentient	O
moai	B-Language
statue	O
that	O
must	O
rescue	O
other	O
moai	B-Language
and	O
escape	O
each	O
stage	O
via	O
a	O
door	O
before	O
the	O
timer	O
expires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
platforming	O
elements	O
are	O
present	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
challenge	O
is	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
objects	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
distressed	O
moai	B-Language
and	O
rescue	O
them	O
while	O
still	O
leaving	O
an	O
avenue	O
of	O
escape	O
to	O
the	O
exit	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
moai	B-Language
has	O
limited	O
jumping	O
abilities	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
also	O
smash	O
certain	O
blocks	O
and	O
enemies	O
using	O
a	O
head-butt	O
,	O
or	O
drop	O
bombs	O
found	O
in	O
certain	O
stages	O
to	O
destroy	O
blocks	O
below	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moai-kun	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1990	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
never	O
received	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
or	O
PAL	B-Language
release	O
,	O
virtually	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
text	O
is	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
graphic	O
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
