<s>
Tänzer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	B-Architecture
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mikael	O
Tillander	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Mega	O
Cat	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
ballerina	B-Language
whose	O
body	O
was	O
transformed	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
crowdfunded	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
being	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2019	B-Architecture
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	O
Cat	O
Studios	O
–	O
Collection	O
1	O
compilation	O
for	O
Evercade	B-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tänzer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action-platform	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Hagane	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
,	O
Osman	B-Application
and	O
Strider	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
ballerina	B-Language
whose	O
body	O
was	O
transformed	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
through	O
multiple	O
stages	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
save	O
feature	O
but	O
an	O
item	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
resume	O
their	O
progress	O
after	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
is	O
available	O
to	O
buy	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shop	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tänzer	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Swedish	O
developer	O
Mikael	O
Tillander	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
programmer	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
creating	O
the	O
pixel	O
art	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
cover	O
art	O
were	O
handled	O
by	O
Johan	O
Agurén	O
and	O
Fergi	O
Susetiyo	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tillander	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
games	O
like	O
Strider	B-Application
and	O
Osman	B-Application
,	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
Keita	O
Amemiya	O
and	O
Roger	O
Dean	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
Guyver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
idea	O
to	O
his	O
project	O
,	O
Tillander	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
remembered	O
Hagane	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
and	O
settled	O
on	O
making	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
platform-esque	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tänzer	B-Application
was	O
first	O
launched	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
2018	O
and	O
successfully	O
reached	O
its	O
funding	O
goal	O
of	O
20,000	O
SEK	O
in	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
by	O
Mega	O
Cat	O
Studios	O
in	O
2019	B-Architecture
as	O
both	O
a	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
packaging	O
mimicking	O
officially	O
licensed	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
releases	O
from	O
multiple	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	O
Cat	O
Studios	O
–	O
Collection	O
1	O
compilation	O
for	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixelated	O
Gamers	O
Dan	O
Adcock	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
release	O
a	O
highly	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
praising	O
various	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamers	O
Darran	O
Jones	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
outlook	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	O
Cat	O
Studios	O
–	O
Collection	O
1	O
for	O
Evercade	B-Application
,	O
praising	O
Johan	O
Agurén	O
's	O
music	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Mikael	O
Tillander	O
's	O
Strider	B-Application
clone	O
tops	O
the	O
Mega	O
Cat	O
collection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
