<s>
is	O
a	O
1999	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
UEP	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Agetec	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
UEP	O
Systems	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
snowboarding	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Rising	B-Application
Zan	I-Application
follows	O
an	O
idiosyncratic	O
world	O
between	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
the	O
eastern	O
and	O
western	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
young	O
cowboy	O
named	O
Johnny	O
,	O
after	O
almost	O
losing	O
his	O
life	O
to	O
a	O
mysterious	O
assassin	O
,	O
is	O
trained	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
by	O
his	O
late	O
father	O
's	O
friend	O
,	O
and	O
returns	O
home	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
name	O
of	O
Zan	B-Application
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
samurais	B-Application
who	O
threaten	O
the	O
wild	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rising	B-Application
Zan	I-Application
received	O
mixed-to-positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
premise	O
as	O
unique	O
and	O
absurd	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
finding	O
enjoyment	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
primarily	O
being	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protagonist	O
Zan	B-Application
fights	O
using	O
a	O
revolver	O
named	O
"	O
Johnny	O
No	O
More	O
"	O
(	O
also	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
song	O
)	O
in	O
his	O
left	O
hand	O
and	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
named	O
"	O
Demon	O
Slayer	O
"	O
in	O
his	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zan	B-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
bar	O
that	O
raises	O
several	O
levels	O
which	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
execute	O
"	O
Hustle	O
Mode	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
his	O
sword	O
grows	O
to	O
a	O
much	O
longer	O
length	O
,	O
his	O
attack	O
power	O
increases	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
speed	O
shoots	O
up	O
considerably	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
run	O
and	O
attack	O
at	O
extremely	O
high	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Said	O
features	O
include	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Sapphire	O
,	O
Zan	B-Application
's	O
Japanese	O
stepsister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
pioneering	O
days	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
Wild	O
west	O
period	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Johnny	O
recently	O
becomes	O
the	O
newly	O
appointed	O
sheriff	B-Application
of	O
Tsuka	O
Town	O
,	O
where	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
tasks	O
is	O
to	O
explore	O
an	O
abanonded	O
gold	O
mine	O
where	O
many	O
people	O
have	O
recently	O
been	O
reported	O
kidnapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
finding	O
no	O
one	O
there	O
,	O
Johnny	O
is	O
suddenly	O
ambushed	O
and	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
samurai	B-Application
with	O
a	O
mask	O
,	O
who	O
cuts	O
an	O
X-shaped	O
scar	O
into	O
his	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Johnny	O
is	O
saved	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
by	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
master	O
and	O
a	O
friend	O
to	O
Johnny	O
's	O
late	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owing	O
him	O
his	O
life	O
,	O
Johnny	O
wishes	O
to	O
seek	O
revenge	O
against	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Suzuki	O
agrees	O
to	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
condition	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Johnny	O
travel	O
to	O
his	O
home	O
country	O
of	O
Zipang	O
where	O
Johnny	O
is	O
to	O
train	O
until	O
he	O
was	O
ready	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
fully	O
trained	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
the	O
samurai	B-Application
,	O
Johnny	O
now	O
declares	O
himself	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
Super	O
Ultra	O
Sexy	O
Hero	O
 '	O
,	O
Zan	B-Application
,	O
and	O
mixes	O
that	O
with	O
his	O
gunslinging	O
knowledge	O
as	O
he	O
finally	O
returns	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
that	O
his	O
hometown	O
has	O
now	O
been	O
overrun	O
with	O
ninjas	O
and	O
men	O
made	O
of	O
wood.	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
the	O
Jackal	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
of	O
samurai	B-Application
and	O
ninja	O
who	O
have	O
begun	O
to	O
loot	O
the	O
wild	O
west	O
of	O
their	O
resources	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realizing	O
the	O
danger	O
his	O
home	O
is	O
in	O
,	O
Johnny	O
takes	O
up	O
both	O
his	O
blade	O
and	O
gun	O
as	O
he	O
begins	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
Jackal	O
's	O
main	O
plan	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
do	O
battle	O
with	O
Loki	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
samurai	B-Application
that	O
almost	O
killed	O
him	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rising	B-Application
Zan	I-Application
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
April	O
1998	O
after	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
Cool	B-Device
Boarders	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
unique	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Rising	B-Application
Zan	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
several	O
TV	O
shows	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
being	O
Super	O
Sentai	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
enemies	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
speaking	O
mannerisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
composed	O
and	O
sung	O
by	O
David	O
Nowlin	O
and	O
Greg	O
Weber	O
(	O
Zan	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
actor	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
Rising	B-Application
Zan	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
Gunman	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
alongside	O
its	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
Overseas	O
Theme	O
Song	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rising	B-Application
Zan	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
with	O
moderate	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
original	O
premise	O
and	O
quirky	O
humor	O
tempered	O
greatly	O
with	O
rampant	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
many	O
technical	O
shortcomings	O
and	O
unpolished	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
GamesRadar+	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
with	O
untapped	O
franchise	O
potential	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
Rising	B-Application
Zan	I-Application
may	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
best	O
PS1	O
game	O
ever	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
words	O
'	O
Samurai	B-Application
Gunman	O
 '	O
in	O
its	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
’s	O
more	O
than	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
a	O
sequel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
plot	O
and	O
occasional	O
flashes	O
of	O
brilliance	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
nothing	O
special	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
