<s>
Rusty	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
C-Lab	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1993	O
for	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
,	O
Epson	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
direction	O
,	O
writing	O
and	O
programming	O
by	O
Naoto	O
Niida	O
,	O
production	O
by	O
Masayoshi	O
Koyama	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
by	O
Masahiro	O
Kajihara	O
,	O
Kenichi	O
Arakawa	O
,	O
and	O
Ryu	O
Takami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
huntress	O
Rusty	B-Application
who	O
investigates	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
women	O
,	O
and	O
travels	O
through	O
ten	O
stages	O
,	O
fighting	O
skeletons	O
,	O
monsters	O
and	O
boss	O
characters	O
with	O
her	O
whip	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
and	O
journalists	O
frequently	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
some	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
clone	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
reviewed	O
it	O
favourably	O
;	O
one	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
gem	O
that	O
everyone	O
should	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
called	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
Castlevania	B-Application
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rusty	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Rustea	O
"	O
Rusty	B-Application
"	O
Sprincul	O
,	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
huntress	O
who	O
together	O
with	O
her	O
owl	B-Language
companion	O
investigates	O
a	O
case	O
of	O
women	O
who	O
have	O
disappeared	O
from	O
various	O
villages	O
in	O
the	O
countryside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
fights	O
against	O
enemies	O
such	O
as	O
skeletons	O
,	O
zombies	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
monsters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
large	O
boss	O
characters	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
whip	O
and	O
items	O
they	O
find	O
in	O
the	O
stages	O
;	O
additionally	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
owl	B-Language
companion	O
helps	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Responsible	O
for	O
performing	O
the	O
sacrilegious	O
act	O
is	O
Bloody	O
Mary	O
,	O
a	O
vampiress	B-Application
who	O
is	O
Queen	O
of	O
Bloodthorne	O
Castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
creating	O
monsters	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
are	O
also	O
using	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
women	O
to	O
resurrect	O
the	O
ancient	O
vampire	B-Application
Monte	O
Carlo	O
,	O
the	O
Master	O
of	O
Bloodsoon	O
Castle	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
deceased	O
for	O
300	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
implored	O
by	O
the	O
townspeople	O
and	O
the	O
village	O
elder	O
,	O
Rusty	B-Application
Springcul	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
girls	O
,	O
and	O
vanquish	O
the	O
evil	O
terrifying	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
C-Lab	O
in	O
July	O
1993	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
,	O
Epson	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
Konami	O
's	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
authors	O
John	O
Edgar	O
Browning	O
and	O
Caroline	O
Joan	O
S	O
.	O
Picart	O
wrote	O
in	O
their	O
book	O
Dracula	O
in	O
Visual	O
Media	O
that	O
they	O
think	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
connections	O
to	O
Konami	O
during	O
Rusty	B-Application
development	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
for	O
some	O
reason	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
title	O
they	O
thought	O
it	O
resembled	O
the	O
most	O
–	O
Rondo	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
–	O
was	O
released	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
Rusty	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Szczepaniak	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
hidden	O
gem	O
"	O
that	O
everyone	O
should	O
try	O
,	O
particularly	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
its	O
level	O
design	O
for	O
using	O
a	O
structure	O
where	O
the	O
level	O
doubles	O
back	O
on	O
itself	O
,	O
thus	O
eliminating	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
backtracking	O
and	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
exploration	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
linearity	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
Castlevania	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
play	O
well	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
keyboard	O
,	O
recommending	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
controller	B-Device
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fabio	O
D'Anna	O
of	O
GamesVillage.it	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Castlevania	B-Application
clones	O
,	O
but	O
questioned	O
Rusty	B-Application
's	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
she	O
looked	O
more	O
like	O
someone	O
from	O
a	O
Japanese	O
BDSM	O
circle	O
than	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
hunter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Szczepaniak	O
,	O
while	O
describing	O
Rusty	B-Application
as	O
a	O
dominatrix	O
archetype	O
,	O
did	O
however	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
her	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
protagonists	O
is	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
strong-willed	O
sexy	O
woman	O
in	O
tight	O
leather	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
Castlevania	B-Application
"	O
strong-willed	O
muscle	O
man	O
in	O
tight	O
leather	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
for	O
the	O
enemies	O
and	O
environments	O
were	O
well	O
constructed	O
despite	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
'	O
s	O
graphical	O
limitations	O
,	O
including	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
dithering	O
to	O
counteract	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
16-color	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
consistently	O
good	O
and	O
worthy	O
of	O
standing	O
alongside	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
stage	O
having	O
its	O
own	O
theme	O
that	O
makes	O
the	O
player	O
excited	O
.	O
</s>
