<s>
Rygar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Rygar	B-Application
released	O
for	O
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
Team	O
Tachyon	O
,	O
as	O
Rygar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Argus	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
by	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Rygar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
traverses	O
the	O
landscape	O
armed	O
with	O
the	O
Diskarmor	O
,	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
,	O
collecting	O
power-ups	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
forth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rygar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
island	O
in	O
the	O
Mediterranean	O
Sea	O
called	O
Argus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rygar	B-Application
is	O
about	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
wreath	O
from	O
Princess	O
Harmonia	O
in	O
a	O
ceremony	O
for	O
a	O
victorious	O
naval	O
battle	O
,	O
when	O
Titans	O
suddenly	O
attack	O
led	O
by	O
Echidna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
she	O
and	O
Icarus	O
capture	O
Harmonia	O
,	O
Echidna	O
has	O
the	O
Minotaur	O
dispose	O
of	O
Rygar	B-Application
with	O
a	O
pit	O
torn	O
open	O
in	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surviving	O
the	O
encounter	O
,	O
Rygar	B-Application
finds	O
the	O
Diskarmor	O
,	O
a	O
legendary	O
shield	O
of	O
the	O
gods	O
and	O
is	O
given	O
task	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Titans	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Harmonia	O
and	O
bring	O
peace	O
to	O
Argus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
was	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
stages	O
and	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
models	O
were	O
then	O
converted	O
into	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
original	O
format	O
and	O
imported	O
into	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	O
to	O
animate	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
textures	O
were	O
edited	O
in	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
"	O
Tecmo	O
New	O
Style	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
Project	B-Application
Rygar	I-Application
on	O
May	O
11	O
at	O
the	O
"	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Nite	O
Out	O
07	O
"	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
very	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Artistic	O
)	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
Rez	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
6	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
received	O
average	O
reception	O
,	O
scoring	O
55.97	O
%	O
and	O
52	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
