<s>
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Angel	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
1993	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
Spain	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
by	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
Angel	O
based	O
upon	O
Naoko	O
Takeuchi	O
's	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
shōjo	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
titles	O
that	O
had	O
an	O
official	O
international	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Angel	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
with	O
the	O
aim	O
to	O
appeal	O
towards	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
various	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
both	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
R	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Bandai	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
original	O
Sailor	O
Soldiers	O
across	O
various	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
villains	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
Queen	O
Beryl	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
on	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
comprised	O
from	O
staff	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
shōjo	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
producer	O
Jōji	O
Yuno	O
at	O
Angel	O
heading	O
development	O
,	O
who	O
recounted	O
its	O
making	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
in	O
an	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
by	O
Kodansha	O
from	O
December	O
1993	O
,	O
four	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuno	O
stated	O
that	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
their	O
previous	O
title	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
hardware	O
imposed	O
less	O
restrictions	O
than	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Angel	O
wanted	O
to	O
developed	O
a	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angel	O
requested	O
Arisawa	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
with	O
Yuno	O
stating	O
that	O
although	O
said	O
music	O
felt	O
like	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
songs	O
they	O
seemed	O
to	O
not	O
fit	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuno	O
stated	O
that	O
Tadano	O
also	O
drew	O
more	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
ultimately	O
scrapped	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
due	O
to	O
memory	O
space	O
,	O
while	O
having	O
Takeuchi	O
make	O
original	O
youma	O
designs	O
was	O
an	O
idea	O
from	O
Osano	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
desire	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
title	O
on	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Angel	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
1993	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
France	O
and	O
Spain	O
by	O
Bandai	O
on	O
November	O
1994	O
with	O
a	O
French	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
and	O
TNS	O
,	O
with	O
Ma-Ba	O
publishing	O
it	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
on	O
both	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
public	O
reception	O
was	O
positive	O
;	O
readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
Magazine	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
port	O
a	O
6.5263	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
337	O
spot	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animericas	O
Sergei	O
Shimkevich	O
regarded	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
that	O
brings	O
little	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
relies	O
upon	O
the	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
series	O
to	O
gain	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
System	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
dire	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
clone	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
slow	O
pacing	O
,	O
limited	O
moveset	O
,	O
repetitive	O
enemies	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
playability	O
but	O
commended	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superjuegos	O
Bruno	O
Sol	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
enemy	O
variety	O
and	O
repetitive	O
in-game	O
music	O
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
comments	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
arcade-like	O
gameplay	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Animerica	O
found	O
its	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
previous	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
titles	O
on	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
