<s>
is	O
a	O
1994	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Success	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
series	O
and	O
made	O
a	O
major	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
formula	O
of	O
prior	O
Cotton	B-Application
entries	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
like	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
shooter	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
anime-style	O
fantasy	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
Cotton	B-Application
over	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
shooting	O
at	O
oncoming	O
enemies	O
and	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
on	O
her	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cotton	B-Application
can	O
upgrade	O
her	O
weapon	O
to	O
higher	O
levels	O
as	O
you	O
advance	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
cast	O
magical	O
spells	O
by	O
collecting	O
special	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
important	O
plot	O
elements	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
games	O
are	O
magical	O
candies	O
called	O
Willows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
previous	O
and	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
had	O
fallen	O
into	O
an	O
endless	O
night	O
after	O
an	O
evil	O
Demoness	O
called	O
Wool	O
stole	O
the	O
7	O
Willows	O
that	O
brought	O
light	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
long	O
,	O
Silk	O
met	O
up	O
with	O
Cotton	B-Application
,	O
a	O
witch	O
who	O
loved	O
to	O
eat	O
Willows	O
,	O
and	O
together	O
,	O
they	O
defeated	O
Wool	O
and	O
brought	O
back	O
the	O
willows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Light	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
Cotton	B-Application
left	O
on	O
her	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panorama	B-Application
Cottons	I-Application
story	O
begins	O
when	O
Silk	O
's	O
sister	O
Knit	O
comes	O
to	O
tell	O
her	O
that	O
Queen	O
Velvet	O
has	O
started	O
saying	O
things	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
any	O
sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silk	O
carries	O
the	O
burnt	O
Willow	O
far	O
away	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
she	O
can	O
dispose	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
Cotton	B-Application
appears	O
suddenly	O
and	O
snatches	O
it	O
from	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
pausing	O
for	O
a	O
moment	O
to	O
hear	O
Silk	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
Cotton	B-Application
begins	O
to	O
eat	O
the	O
burnt	O
Willow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Cotton	B-Application
discovers	O
that	O
someone	O
is	O
burning	O
Willows	O
,	O
she	O
vows	O
that	O
she	O
wo	O
n't	O
let	O
it	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
Silk	O
and	O
Cotton	B-Application
set	O
off	O
on	O
their	O
new	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
ININ	O
Games	O
and	O
Strictly	O
Limited	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
would	O
be	O
launched	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
across	O
western	O
regions	O
in	O
digital	O
and	O
limited	O
formats	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
official	O
international	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
western	O
regions	O
under	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Segas	O
Marlon	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
both	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
commending	O
its	O
fast	O
pseudo-3D	O
sprite-scaling	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamers	O
 '	O
Republics	O
Dave	O
Halverson	O
regarded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
3D	O
shooting	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
