<s>
Ranma	B-Application
½	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hard	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
as	O
just	O
Ranma	O
½	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2-D	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Masaya	O
and	O
DTMC	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
controller	O
's	O
buttons	O
(	O
plus	O
the	O
up	O
arrow	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
assigned	O
to	O
activate	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
moves	O
:	O
jump	O
,	O
block	O
,	O
normal	O
attack	O
,	O
and	O
power	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ranma	B-Application
½	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hard	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Magazine	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
23.13	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
among	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
41	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
1993	O
public	O
poll	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
for	O
Ranma	B-Application
½	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hard	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
have	O
been	O
more	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
