<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
division	O
of	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
gaming	O
journalists	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
,	O
most	O
valuable	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
sought-after	O
Saturn	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
compared	O
it	O
positively	O
to	O
the	O
Shinobi	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinrei	B-Application
Jusatsushi	I-Application
Tarōmaru	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Feudal	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinrei	B-Application
Jusatsushi	I-Application
Tarōmaru	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Japanese	O
studios	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
reportedly	O
only	O
produced	O
7,500	O
copies	O
because	O
they	O
closed	O
the	O
business	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
This	O
figure	O
is	O
disputed	O
;	O
Edge	O
reported	O
it	O
as	O
5,000	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
GameFan	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
reported	O
50,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
low	O
print	O
run	O
resulted	O
in	O
it	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
games	O
and	O
most	O
desired	O
by	O
collectors	O
,	O
raising	O
its	O
value	O
to	O
hundreds	O
of	O
dollars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
single	O
rarest	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
most	O
sought-after	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
long	O
been	O
the	O
most	O
prized	O
possession	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
collectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
USgamer	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
games	O
like	O
Shinrei	B-Application
Jusatsushi	I-Application
Tarōmaru	I-Application
that	O
drive	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
appeal	O
to	O
serious	O
game	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
plays	O
unbelievably	O
well	O
...	O
We	O
will	O
be	O
watching	O
this	O
title	O
very	O
closely	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
months.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Post	O
release	O
,	O
GameFan	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
Mystic	B-Application
Defender	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
in	O
Japan	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
7.33	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
looked	O
better	O
than	O
it	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
coverage	O
,	O
Shinrei	B-Application
Jusatsushi	I-Application
Tarōmaru	I-Application
has	O
continued	O
to	O
achieve	O
critical	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Massey	O
(	O
Eurogamer	O
)	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
32-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
essential	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
imports	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
"	O
insanely	O
over-the-top	O
"	O
action	B-Application
and	O
creative	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Shinobi	O
series	O
and	O
Alisa	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Watkins	O
from	O
1UP.com	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Shinobi	O
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
and	O
highlighted	O
the	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
and	O
tight	O
,	O
intuitive	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
