<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gazelle	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
Gazelle	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
offshoots	O
of	O
defunct	O
developer	O
Toaplan	O
that	O
were	O
founded	O
after	O
they	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
titles	O
based	O
upon	O
Naoko	O
Takeuchi	O
's	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
shōjo	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
that	O
had	O
an	O
official	O
international	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
's	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeuchi	O
supervised	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
seiyūs	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
returned	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
,	O
with	O
mangaka	O
and	O
Knuckle	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
designer	O
Junya	O
Inoue	O
serving	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphic	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previously	O
released	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
titles	O
on	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
Pretty	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
original	O
Sailor	O
Soldiers	O
across	O
eight	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
villains	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
Queen	O
Beryl	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
,	O
each	O
Soldier	O
has	O
a	O
special	O
attack	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
that	O
deals	O
damage	O
to	O
all	O
enemies	O
on-screen	O
at	O
once	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
crystals	O
collected	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
dozen	O
can	O
be	O
fought	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pretty	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Gazelle	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
offshoot	O
companies	O
formed	O
after	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Toaplan	O
due	O
to	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
CAVE	O
and	O
Takumi	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
author	O
Naoko	O
Takeuchi	O
was	O
involved	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
as	O
supervisor	O
and	O
seiyūs	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
returned	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
respective	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mangaka	O
and	O
Knuckle	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
designer	O
Junya	O
Inoue	O
was	O
also	O
involved	O
during	O
its	O
production	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
graphic	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Pretty	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eleventh	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laraque	O
of	O
Obsolete	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
an	O
overall	O
mixed	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
while	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
rip-off	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
with	O
little	O
girls	O
in	O
school	O
uniforms.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argentinian	O
website	O
Malditos	O
Nerds	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
number	O
two	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
Extension	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
25	O
"	O
Best	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Pretty	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
Gazelle	O
would	O
develop	O
another	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
:	O
Quiz	O
Bishōjo	O
Senshi	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
:	O
Chiryoku	O
Tairyoku	O
Toki	O
no	O
Un	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Banpresto	O
on	O
1997	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
disbanded	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
members	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
CAVE	O
,	O
another	O
offshoot	O
company	O
formed	O
by	O
former	O
Toaplan	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
