<s>
is	O
a	O
Goemon	O
series	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
title	O
Ganbare	O
Goemon	O
3	O
:	O
Shishijūrokubē	O
no	O
Karakuri	O
Manji	O
Gatame	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
presents	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
in	O
which	O
Yae	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
Black	O
Ship	O
Gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
immediately	O
followed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	B-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystical	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Starring	I-Application
Goemon	I-Application
featured	O
three	O
characters	O
—	O
Goemon	O
,	O
Sasuke	O
,	O
and	O
Ebisumaru	O
—	O
who	O
can	O
walk	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
throw	O
weapons	O
throughout	O
five	O
stages	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
contains	O
a	O
special	O
decorative	O
border	O
for	O
play	O
in	O
this	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
Mystical	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Starring	I-Application
Goemon	I-Application
a	O
6.7	O
rating	O
on	O
a	O
scale	O
of	O
1	O
to	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
play	O
control	O
received	O
average	O
marks	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
reviewers	O
decrying	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
dodging	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
speed	O
of	O
enemy	O
projectiles	O
and	O
movement	O
problems	O
with	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writers	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
in	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
automatic	O
regeneration	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
each	O
stage	O
—	O
a	O
tenet	O
which	O
made	O
retracing	O
one	O
's	O
steps	O
tedious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
spotlight	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
concluded	O
with	O
the	O
remarks	O
that	O
players	O
should	O
not	O
"	O
expect	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Application
game	O
"	O
—	O
and	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
mini	O
games	O
were	O
'	O
a	O
blast	O
 '	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
is	O
sort	O
of	O
a	O
drag.	O
"	O
</s>
