<s>
Ragnagard	B-Application
is	O
2D	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saurus	O
and	O
System	O
Vision	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
and	O
Saurus	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnagard	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
using	O
pre-rendered	O
sprites	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
but	O
with	O
different	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Desperation	O
Moves	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
only	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
life	O
is	O
flashing	O
red	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnagard	B-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
MVS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnagard	B-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
features	O
an	O
improved	O
intro	O
,	O
slightly	O
cleaner	O
background	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Ragnagard	B-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
also	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
bosses	O
by	O
entering	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
,	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
versions	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
bosses	O
only	O
by	O
entering	O
the	O
versus	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnagard	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAN	O
!	O
ACs	O
Robert	O
Bannert	O
commended	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
but	O
felt	O
overall	O
mixed	O
about	O
Ragnagard	B-Application
when	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
several	O
design	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
Ones	O
Christophe	O
Delpierre	O
compared	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
.	O
</s>
