<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
1991	O
by	O
Sega	O
with	O
license	O
from	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
stars	O
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
series	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
plot	O
not	O
connected	O
to	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
games	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
jumps	O
between	O
platforms	O
defeating	O
and	O
avoiding	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	O
's	O
"	B-Application
spiritual	I-Application
strength	I-Application
"	I-Application
(	O
called	O
Force	O
)	O
can	O
go	O
up	O
to	O
99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
critic	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
portables	O
growing	O
list	O
of	O
action	B-Application
carts	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
its	O
"	O
awkward	O
"	O
graphical	O
style	O
that	O
looked	O
more	O
like	O
Strider	B-Application
than	O
a	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
release	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
6.75	O
from	O
four	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Mylonas	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
a	O
2004	O
guide	O
of	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
games	O
by	O
Prima	O
Games	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
title	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
,	O
solid	O
,	O
game	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
really	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
in	O
name	O
only.	O
"	O
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