<s>
,	O
officially	O
translated	O
as	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Challenge	O
from	O
Beat	O
Takeshi	O
and	O
popularly	O
known	O
as	O
Takeshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1986	O
Japanese	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nova	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
known	O
internationally	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeshi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Chōsenjō	I-Application
has	O
been	O
negatively	O
received	O
in	O
retrospect	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
unreasonable	O
gameplay	O
requirements	O
that	O
are	O
difficult	O
to	O
clear	O
without	O
foresight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Takeshi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Chōsenjō	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
narrative	O
progresses	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choices	O
akin	O
to	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
poor	O
salaryman	O
within	O
an	O
urban	O
and	O
decadent	O
Japanese	O
landscape	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
is	O
often	O
attacked	O
by	O
hostile	O
yakuza	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
these	O
conditions	O
are	O
not	O
met	O
before	O
the	O
salaryman	O
goes	O
to	O
Hintabo	O
Island	O
,	O
his	O
wife	O
or	O
company	O
president	O
will	O
suddenly	O
appear	O
and	O
forcibly	O
repatriate	O
him	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
treasure	O
will	O
be	O
intercepted	O
by	O
the	O
old	O
man	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
followed	O
the	O
salaryman	O
)	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
salaryman	O
can	O
only	O
ascend	O
using	O
gusts	O
of	O
wind	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
fire	O
one	O
bullet	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
crashing	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
enemy	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
basis	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
exert	O
violence	O
on	O
all	O
characters	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
games	O
bearing	O
Kitano	O
's	O
name	O
were	O
developed	O
after	O
Takeshi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Chōsenjō	I-Application
(	O
Takeshi	O
no	O
Sengoku	O
Fūunji	O
and	O
Family	O
Trainer	O
Totsugeki	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Kitano	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
scandal	O
concerning	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gossip	O
magazine	O
Friday	O
(	O
see	O
:ja:フライデー襲撃事件	O
)	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
1986	O
,	O
a	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Takeshi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Chōsenjō	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
scheduled	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
titled	O
Chōsenjō	O
From	O
Beat	O
Takeshi	O
( 挑戦状	O
From	O
Beat	O
Takeshi	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
it	O
left	O
a	O
strong	O
impact	O
on	O
some	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2007	O
Retro	O
Game	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Spelunker	B-Application
,	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
(	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
