<s>
Rent	B-Application
A	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
1991	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
emphasis	O
on	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
graphic	O
engine	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Rent	B-Application
A	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
has	O
an	O
unusual	O
innovation	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rent	B-Application
A	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
download	O
service	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rent	B-Application
A	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
similar	O
events	O
to	O
Rent	B-Application
A	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
adding	O
Rent	O
A	O
Hiroko	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
counterpart	O
of	O
Taro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fighting	O
engine	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
used	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
SpikeOut	B-Application
games	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
receive	O
hints	O
via	O
in-game	O
email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
enhanced	O
and	O
given	O
online	O
capabilities	O
by	O
Coolnet	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
in	O
what	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
Rent	B-Application
A	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
overseas	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
distribution	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
remained	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
had	O
previously	O
happened	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
bordering-on-cheesy	O
,	O
yet	O
outstanding	O
action-RPG	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
3D	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
SpikeOut	B-Application
and	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
meticulous	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
"	O
in	O
"	O
around	O
five	O
large	O
neighborhoods	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
houses	O
,	O
universities	O
,	O
and	O
restaurants	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
arcade	O
with	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Deka	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
admirable	O
"	O
camera	O
work	O
,	O
"	O
rock-steady	O
60fps	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
fluid	O
"	O
character	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
for	O
not	O
looking	O
"	O
as	O
nice	O
as	O
"	O
Soul	B-Application
Calibur	I-Application
or	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
environments	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
a	O
texture	O
quality	O
that	O
rivals	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
indoor	O
and	O
outdoor	O
designs	O
that	O
"	O
are	O
nothing	O
short	O
of	O
breathtaking	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
suburban	O
homes	O
"	O
where	O
"	O
each	O
house	O
is	O
unique	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taro	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Steve	O
Pink	O
will	O
direct	O
and	O
co-write	O
with	O
Jeff	O
Morris	O
a	O
film	O
version	O
of	O
Rent-A-Hero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
