<s>
Touhou	B-Application
Luna	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Metroidvania	O
action-adventure	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
fangame	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ladybug	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Active	O
Gaming	O
Media	O
brand	O
Playism	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
available	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Touhou	B-Application
Luna	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
Sakuya	O
Izayoi	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
robbed	O
of	O
her	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touhou	B-Application
Luna	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
navigate	O
around	O
a	O
large	O
mansion	O
,	O
killing	O
enemies	O
and	O
maneuvering	O
through	O
platforming	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
occasionally	O
encountering	O
puzzles	O
and	O
boss	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Sakuya	O
Izayoi	O
,	O
whose	O
main	O
abilities	O
,	O
hailing	O
from	O
her	O
Touhou	B-Application
appearances	O
,	O
consist	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
stop	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
throw	O
knives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
replenish	O
either	O
one	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
find	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
vending	O
machines	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
or	O
graze	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
(	O
having	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
reach	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
Sakuya	O
's	O
hitbox	O
will	O
replenish	O
HP	O
and	O
MP	O
,	O
a	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Nitori	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Touhou	B-Application
Luna	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
are	O
either	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
or	O
are	O
from	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reimu	O
Hakurei	O
–	O
Eighth	O
and	O
true	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
the	O
miko	O
of	O
the	O
Hakurei	B-Application
Shrine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
Touhou	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touhou	B-Application
Luna	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
through	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
its	O
Version	O
1.0	O
release	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
additional	O
boss	O
battle	O
against	O
Cirno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Team	O
Ladybug	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Cirno	O
boss	O
fight	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touhou	B-Application
Luna	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
holds	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
user-review	O
score	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
also	O
garnered	O
similar	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.coms	O
Hyiga	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
manipulation	O
and	O
grazing	O
mechanics	O
,	O
well-balanced	O
difficulty	O
,	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
pixel	O
artwork	O
,	O
fluid	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
remixed	O
music	O
from	O
Embodiment	B-Application
of	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Blasts	O
Juliana	O
Paiva	O
Zapparoli	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
and	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fluid	O
and	O
intense	O
gameplay	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
manipulation	O
and	O
grazing	O
mechanics	O
,	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
replay	O
factor	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
map	O
and	O
unnecessary	O
backtracking	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
overall	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Switch	O
port	O
,	O
IGN	O
Japans	O
Fuminobu	O
Hata	O
praised	O
Touhou	B-Application
Luna	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
for	O
implementing	O
features	O
from	O
both	O
Touhou	B-Application
Project	I-Application
and	O
regular	O
Metroidvanias	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
various	O
elements	O
typically	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
for	O
future	O
Metroidvania	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
IndiePlay	O
2019	O
,	O
Touhou	B-Application
Luna	I-Application
Nights	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Overseas	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
