<s>
is	O
a	O
2000	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Success	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
shooting	O
mixed	O
with	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
while	O
flying	O
through	O
3D	O
environments	O
on	O
a	O
predetermined	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
mostly	O
consisted	O
of	O
new	O
members	O
at	O
Success	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
headed	O
by	O
Takato	O
Yoshinari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
import	O
title	O
;	O
reviewers	O
unanimously	O
praised	O
the	O
colorful	O
3D	O
visual	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
both	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
and	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
by	O
many	O
for	O
the	O
frustrating	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
and	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
young	O
witch	O
Cotton	B-Application
alongside	O
her	O
fairy	O
companion	O
Silk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
the	O
queen	O
of	O
Fairy	O
Country	O
calls	O
upon	O
Silk	O
,	O
who	O
drafts	O
Cotton	B-Application
with	O
retrieving	O
the	O
stolen	O
candy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
flies	O
through	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
destroying	O
constantly-moving	O
formations	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
avoiding	O
their	O
projectiles	O
and	O
stage	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
blast	O
various	O
monsters	O
and	O
avoid	O
being	O
shot	O
while	O
collecting	O
crystal	O
power-ups	O
to	O
enhance	O
Cotton	B-Application
's	O
firepower	O
and	O
unleash	O
powerful	O
magic	O
spells	O
on	O
enemies	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
bombs	O
capable	O
of	O
obliterating	O
enemies	O
and	O
hearts	O
to	O
restore	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
also	O
incorporates	O
some	O
role	O
playing	O
game	O
elements	O
as	O
with	O
previous	O
Cotton	B-Application
entries	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
their	O
attack	O
multiple	O
times	O
by	O
collecting	O
crystals	O
dropped	O
by	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
full	O
,	O
360-degree	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
and	O
can	O
look	O
left	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
forward	O
,	O
and	O
behind	O
Cotton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
introduces	O
two	O
energy	O
gauges	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
Cotton	B-Application
and	O
one	O
for	O
her	O
broom	O
;	O
players	O
can	O
fly	O
when	O
the	O
broom	O
has	O
energy	O
but	O
if	O
it	O
runs	O
out	O
,	O
Cotton	B-Application
travels	O
on-foot	O
while	O
Silk	O
will	O
carry	O
her	O
during	O
stages	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
Cotton	B-Application
's	O
energy	O
runs	O
out	O
but	O
players	O
can	O
keep	O
playing	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
was	O
mostly	O
created	O
by	O
members	O
at	O
Success	O
who	O
were	O
new	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
although	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
members	O
,	O
like	O
composer	O
Kenichi	O
Hirata	O
,	O
that	O
were	O
already	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
Cotton	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mizuho	O
Sasa	O
,	O
main	O
programmer	O
behind	O
Cotton	B-Application
100%	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
as	O
planner	O
and	O
acted	O
as	O
co-programmer	O
alongside	O
Hiroki	O
Honda	O
and	O
Hiromi	O
Yoshizawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
was	O
tentatively	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
development	O
kits	O
were	O
difficult	O
to	O
obtain	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
production	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
units	O
available	O
and	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
them	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
development	O
kit	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
was	O
used	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
head	O
start	O
on	O
development	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
typical	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
development	O
software	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
as	O
Panorama	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
2	O
but	O
its	O
final	O
title	O
,	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
by	O
Success	O
in	O
the	O
October	O
1999	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
reception	O
was	O
negative	O
;	O
Readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3.6716	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
418	O
spot	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
low	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consoles	O
+	O
Maxime	O
Roure	O
criticized	O
the	O
compressed	O
presentation	O
of	O
anime	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
automatic	O
centering	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
herself	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
colorful	O
and	O
animated	O
visuals	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
double	O
gauge	O
mechanic	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
A	O
nice	O
and	O
beautiful	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
suffers	O
from	O
its	O
passage	O
to	O
3D	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
playability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
GameSpots	O
Peter	O
Bartholow	O
commended	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
but	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
being	O
unrefined	O
and	O
frustrating	O
,	O
the	O
automatic	O
centering	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
and	O
large	O
size	O
of	O
her	O
in-game	O
model	O
that	O
limits	O
the	O
playfield	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
poor	O
animation	O
and	O
pacing	O
of	O
story	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Cottons	I-Application
core	O
gameplay	O
is	O
so	O
flawed	O
that	O
it	O
leaves	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
unsalvageable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
the	O
most	O
devoted	O
Cotton	B-Application
fans	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
hard	O
time	O
embracing	O
this	O
most	O
recent	O
incarnation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamzones	O
Alexandre	O
Faure	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
colorful	O
pastel-esque	O
visuals	O
for	O
being	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
Boomerang	O
on	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
speed	O
and	O
anime-style	O
audio	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamers	O
 '	O
Republics	O
Michael	O
Hobbs	O
criticized	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
being	O
tepid	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
Cotton	B-Application
herself	O
for	O
limiting	O
the	O
playfield	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
autofire	O
mechanism	O
but	O
,	O
like	O
Faure	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
and	O
boss	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
regarded	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Cotton	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
spectacular	O
failure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
