<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
by	O
Taito	O
starring	O
the	O
titular	O
superhero	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Blastman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
started	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
1990	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
made	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
1992	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
different	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1995	B-Application
Taito	O
recalled	O
Sonic	B-Application
Blastman	I-Application
machines	O
after	O
reports	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
sustained	O
injuries	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
Sonic	B-Application
Blastman	I-Application
must	O
save	O
the	O
Earth	O
from	O
diverse	O
kinds	O
of	O
evil	O
forces	O
,	O
from	O
street	O
gangs	O
and	O
terrorists	O
,	O
to	O
aliens	O
and	O
robots	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
clone	O
of	O
himself	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
"	O
Heavy	O
Blast	O
Man	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
any	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
defeating	O
the	O
enemies	O
on	O
screen	O
before	O
continuing	O
in	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Blastman	I-Application
can	O
punch	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
grab	O
his	O
enemies	O
,	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
particular	O
feature	O
is	O
the	O
way	O
Sonic	B-Application
Blastman	I-Application
holds	O
his	O
enemies	O
:	O
When	O
he	O
approaches	O
his	O
enemies	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
grab	O
them	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
shake	O
them	O
and	O
throw	O
them	O
back	O
from	O
him	O
,	O
or	O
unleash	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
punches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
with	O
most	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-ups	I-Application
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
had	O
female	O
enemies	O
which	O
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
male	O
ones	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
,	O
mostly	O
because	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
strict	O
censorship	O
issues	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Blastman	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
novelty	O
arcade	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
redemption	O
charts	O
in	O
February	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
sequel	O
,	O
entitled	O
Sonic	B-Device
Blast	I-Device
Man	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
more	O
options	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
"	O
Sonia	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Captain	O
Choyear	O
,	O
"	O
two-player	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Blast	I-Application
Man	I-Application
also	O
made	O
a	O
few	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
released	O
on	O
consoles	O
as	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
charts	O
in	O
July	B-Application
1991	I-Application
.	O
</s>
