<s>
The	B-Application
Astyanax	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Aicom	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Astyanax	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
but	O
NES	O
version	O
is	O
decidedly	O
different	O
from	O
its	O
arcade	O
predecessor	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Astyanax	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
populated	O
by	O
mythical	O
creatures	O
from	O
Greek	O
and	O
Arab	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
consist	O
of	O
an	O
eight-way	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
three	O
buttons	O
for	O
attacking	O
,	O
jumping	O
or	O
using	O
a	O
thunder	O
attack	O
that	O
covers	O
the	O
whole	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
one	O
player	O
,	O
who	O
controls	O
Astyanax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
life	O
gauge	O
,	O
a	O
strength	O
gauge	O
that	O
fills	O
automatically	O
when	O
Astyanax	B-Application
is	O
not	O
attacking	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
magic	O
gauge	O
for	O
his	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
picking	O
up	O
a	O
power-up	O
,	O
Astyanax	B-Application
's	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
Bash	O
,	O
changes	O
shape	O
from	O
its	O
default	O
axe	O
form	O
into	O
a	O
spear	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
again	O
into	O
a	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spear	O
has	O
the	O
weakest	O
attack	O
strength	O
,	O
but	O
allows	O
Astyanax	B-Application
to	O
use	O
his	O
magic	O
spells	O
more	O
often	O
by	O
consuming	O
less	O
magic	O
points	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sword	O
can	O
deal	O
the	O
most	O
damage	O
to	O
enemies	O
,	O
but	O
consumes	O
the	O
most	O
magic	O
points	O
when	O
casting	O
a	O
spell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
power-ups	O
include	O
a	O
power	O
supply	O
that	O
extends	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
Astyanax	B-Application
's	O
power	O
gauge	O
(	O
allowing	O
for	O
stronger	O
axe	O
swings	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
wing	O
that	O
increases	O
the	O
refill	O
speed	O
of	O
Astyanax	B-Application
's	O
power	O
gauge	O
,	O
potions	O
that	O
restore	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
and	O
magic	O
and	O
extra	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astyanax	B-Application
can	O
also	O
encounter	O
Cutie	O
throughout	O
certain	O
stages	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
offer	O
to	O
either	O
change	O
Astyanax	B-Application
's	O
weapon	O
or	O
refill	O
his	O
magic	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astyanax	B-Application
is	O
a	O
16-year-old	O
student	O
from	O
Greenview	O
High	O
School	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
having	O
a	O
recurring	O
dream	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
is	O
calling	O
out	O
for	O
his	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
while	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
class	O
,	O
Astyanax	B-Application
is	O
suddenly	O
transported	O
into	O
another	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astyanax	B-Application
meets	O
the	O
fairy	O
Cutie	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Remlia	O
(	O
a	O
possible	O
mistranslation	O
of	O
Lemuria	O
)	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
summoned	O
to	O
rescue	O
its	O
ruler	O
,	O
Princess	O
Rosebud	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
the	O
evil	O
wizard	O
Blackhorn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armed	O
with	O
the	O
legendary	O
axe	O
Bash	O
,	O
Astyanax	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
Blackhorn	O
's	O
lair	O
with	O
Cutie	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Rosebud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Blackhorn	O
's	O
castle	O
they	O
fall	O
into	O
a	O
trap	O
and	O
Cutie	O
sacrifices	O
her	O
life	O
to	O
allow	O
Astyanax	B-Application
to	O
fight	O
onward	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astyanax	B-Application
wonders	O
if	O
he	O
dreamed	O
his	O
entire	O
adventure	O
until	O
he	O
sees	O
Cutie	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
reborn	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Astyanax	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
twentieth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
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