<s>
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
includes	O
some	O
new	O
play	O
modes	O
:	O
Vs.	O
Battle	O
,	O
Practice	O
Mode	O
,	O
Time	O
Attack	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Life	O
Attack	O
"	O
that	O
consists	O
of	O
defeating	O
as	O
many	O
opponents	O
as	O
possible	O
with	O
just	O
one	O
life	O
bar	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Survival	O
Modes	O
seen	O
in	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
Battle	O
Royal	O
mode	O
where	O
1	O
or	O
2	O
players	O
can	O
select	O
a	O
team	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
hide	O
the	O
characters	O
being	O
chosen	O
so	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
revealed	O
until	O
the	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
also	O
replaces	O
the	O
endings	O
that	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
with	O
a	O
congratulations	O
screen	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
portraits	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
pre-fight	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angela	B-Application
Belti	I-Application
( アンジェラ・ベルテ	O
)	O
–	O
Angela	O
is	O
an	O
Italian	O
strongwoman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
she	O
has	O
a	O
very	O
rough	O
lifestyle	O
and	O
a	O
love	O
for	O
heavy	O
metal	O
music	O
,	O
Angela	B-Application
Belti	I-Application
is	O
very	O
passionate	O
and	O
tends	O
to	O
fall	O
in	O
love	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
somewhat	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Ryu	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
many	O
other	O
karate	O
warriors	O
like	O
Ryo	O
Sakazaki	O
and	O
Robert	O
Garcia	O
from	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
Saizo	O
is	O
a	O
dark	O
ninja	B-Application
who	O
keeps	O
his	O
emotions	O
hidden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
normally	O
hides	O
behind	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
mask	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
contact	O
with	O
others	O
,	O
although	O
on	O
some	O
occasions	O
,	O
his	O
part-time	O
job	O
requires	O
him	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
stage	O
in	O
an	O
animal	O
costume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
judged	O
that	O
"	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
falls	O
along	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
falls	O
short.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
two	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
five	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
13	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
one	O
unplayable	O
boss	O
(	O
Otane	O
Gōketsuji	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
retitled	O
,	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
subtitle	O
might	O
indicate	O
,	O
it	O
shares	O
some	O
characteristics	O
from	O
Gogetsuji	O
Legends	O
(	O
described	O
below	O
)	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
team	O
battle	O
and	O
the	O
possibility	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Chuck	B-Application
and	O
Kuroko	B-Application
,	O
but	O
these	O
features	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Versus	O
(	O
player	O
vs.	O
player	O
)	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
anytime	O
a	O
transformable	O
character	O
changed	O
into	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
alternate	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
considerable	O
loading	O
time	O
that	O
interrupted	O
the	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
stars	O
in	O
her	O
own	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Purikura	B-Application
Daisakusen	I-Application
,	O
and	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Heaven	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Atlus	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
An	O
old	O
man	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
ex-husband	O
of	O
Oume	O
Gōketsuji	O
,	O
Kanji	B-Application
Kokuin	I-Application
now	O
seeks	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Gōketsuji	O
clan	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
gain	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
A	O
young	O
kindergartner	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
grandson	O
of	O
Haruki	O
,	O
Kanji	B-Application
Kokuin	I-Application
's	O
younger	O
brother	O
,	O
Kinta	B-Application
Kokuin	I-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
an	O
obnoxious	O
brat	O
who	O
takes	O
up	O
most	O
of	O
his	O
grandfather	O
's	O
personality	O
traits	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
wo	O
n't	O
stop	O
until	O
he	O
gets	O
what	O
he	O
wants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sahad	B-Application
Asran	I-Application
Ryuto	I-Application
( サハド・アスラーン・リュート	O
)	O
–	O
An	O
Arabian	O
man	O
who	O
uses	O
both	O
his	O
fighting	O
skills	O
and	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
djinn	O
from	O
a	O
magic	O
lamp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sahad	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
not	O
only	O
test	O
out	O
his	O
abilities	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
also	O
impress	O
Angela	B-Application
Belti	I-Application
,	O
upon	O
whom	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
crush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
23	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
installment	O
lacks	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
title	O
in	O
its	O
localization	O
;	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
trend	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
its	O
subsequent	O
western	O
releases	O
,	O
officially	O
phasing	O
out	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
incorrectly	O
listed	O
in	O
MAME	B-Device
as	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
Legends	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
naming	O
error	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
picks	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Otane	O
being	O
defeated	O
by	O
Kanji	B-Application
Kokuin	I-Application
,	O
who	O
became	O
the	O
new	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Gouketsuji	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
"	O
update	O
"	O
to	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
one	O
new	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
Kuroko	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
playable	O
boss	O
,	O
Chuck	B-Application
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
cast	O
to	O
16	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
plays	O
out	O
similarly	O
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
where	O
you	O
fight	O
with	O
each	O
character	O
one	O
after	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Gogetsuji	O
Legends	O
on	O
their	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
darker	O
and	O
more	O
serious	O
tone	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
,	O
but	O
still	O
maintains	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
humor	O
that	O
is	O
particular	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
some	O
features	O
like	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Damian	O
,	O
Bristol	B-Application
Weller	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Bristol-D	B-Application
once	O
the	O
player	O
beats	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
certain	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
multi-tap	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
Omake	O
Mode	O
"	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
view	O
artwork	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
arranged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
that	O
has	O
some	O
new	O
music	O
themes	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
theme	O
"	O
Mystic	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
vocal	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larry	B-Application
Light	I-Application
( ラリー・ライト	O
)	O
–	O
A	O
brilliant	O
and	O
optimistic	O
man	O
good	O
with	O
cultural	O
conversations	O
,	O
Larry	O
finds	O
true	O
happiness	O
as	O
more	O
important	O
than	O
wealth	O
or	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
A	O
young	O
man	O
obsessed	O
with	O
ninjas	B-Application
,	O
a	O
trait	O
he	O
got	O
from	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solis	B-Application
R8000	I-Application
(ソーリス=	O
R8000	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
young	O
police	O
woman	O
from	O
the	O
year	O
2115	O
,	O
Solis	O
investigates	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
organization	O
suspected	O
of	O
tampering	O
past	O
events	O
for	O
its	O
convenience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M.A.D.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
When	O
Solis	O
asks	O
M.A.D.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Falco	B-Application
( ファルコ	O
)	O
–	O
An	O
old	O
man	O
,	O
expert	O
at	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
table	O
game	O
like	O
cards	O
or	O
mahjong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Falco	B-Application
met	O
the	O
Goketsuji	O
twins	O
at	O
Otane	O
's	O
casino	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
won	O
against	O
Oume	O
in	O
a	O
poker	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bitter	O
at	O
her	O
loss	O
,	O
Oume	O
attacked	O
Falco	B-Application
but	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
read	O
through	O
Oume	O
's	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
by	O
his	O
skills	O
,	O
the	O
twins	O
employed	O
Falco	B-Application
as	O
their	O
partner	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Goketsuji	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rudolph	B-Application
Gartheimer	I-Application
( ルドルフ・ガルテイマー	O
)	O
–	O
A	O
ruthless	O
man	O
feared	O
by	O
everyone	O
who	O
knew	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damian	B-Application
Shade	I-Application
( ダミアン・シェード	O
)	O
–	O
Rudolph	O
's	O
servant	O
,	O
secret	O
lover	O
and	O
tag	O
team	O
partner	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
never	O
gets	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
fight	O
,	O
being	O
shot	O
by	O
Bristol	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
Rudolph	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
Damian	O
to	O
fight	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bristol	B-Application
Weller	I-Application
( ブリストル・ウェラー	O
)	O
–	O
Born	O
from	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
aristocrats	O
,	O
Bristol	O
grew	O
into	O
a	O
very	O
intelligent	O
and	O
shrewd	O
hypocrite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bristol-D	B-Application
(ブリストル-	O
D	O
)	O
–	O
After	O
Bristol	O
has	O
been	O
beaten	O
once	O
,	O
his	O
true	O
identity	O
is	O
revealed	O
as	O
Bristol-D	B-Application
,	O
a	O
vampire	O
and	O
demon	O
summoner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
armies	O
of	O
darkness	O
are	O
in	O
fact	O
characters	O
from	O
Atlus	O
's	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
2-on-2	O
format	O
much	O
like	O
Legends	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
tag	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
between	O
players	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
sequel	O
,	O
fully	O
titled	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
brings	O
back	O
the	O
roster	O
from	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
except	O
Angela	O
,	O
Oshima	O
,	O
Sahad	O
and	O
Kinta	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
his	O
alter-ego	O
,	O
Pochi	O
)	O
,	O
plus	O
4	O
totally	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
one	O
new	O
boss	O
(	O
Princess	O
Sissy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
characters	O
(	O
Angela	B-Application
Belti	I-Application
and	O
Kinta	B-Application
Kokuin	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
boss	O
(	O
Bobby	B-Application
Strong	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
transformation	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olof	B-Application
Linderoth	I-Application
( オロフ・リンデロート	O
)	O
–	O
Princess	O
Sissy	O
's	O
bodyguard	O
,	O
who	O
demands	O
him	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
tournament	O
to	O
test	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combo	O
system	O
is	O
now	O
an	O
aerial-based	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works’	O
previous	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sandra	O
Belti	O
( サンドラ・ベルテ	O
)	O
–	O
An	O
82-year-old	O
lady	O
,	O
grandmother	O
of	O
Angela	B-Application
Belti	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elizabeth	O
Belti	O
( エリザベス・ベルテ	O
)	O
–	O
Sandra	O
's	O
younger	O
sister	O
,	O
grandaunt	O
of	O
Angela	B-Application
Belti	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appeared	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
endings	O
in	O
Power	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
:	O
Matrimelee	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
his	O
playable	O
debut	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
Saizo	B-Application
Hattori	I-Application
's	O
cousin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
A	O
century	O
years	O
old	O
progenitor	O
of	O
Gōketsuji	O
descendants	O
and	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Yagyu	O
Jubei	O
,	O
who	O
became	O
an	O
immortal	O
blue	O
skinned	O
oni	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
253-page	O
1995	B-Application
novel	O
Gouketsuji	O
Ichizoku	O
:	O
The	O
Novel	O
(	O
)	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Wani	O
Books	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
desktop	O
wallpapers	O
and	O
screen	B-General_Concept
savers	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
CDs	O
in	O
the	O
box	O
set	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
collections	O
and	O
the	O
Groove	O
on	O
Fight	O
's	O
CD	O
has	O
the	O
arranged	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
