<s>
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1991	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
a	O
humanoid-looking	O
character	O
called	O
Bop-Louie	O
through	O
an	O
interconnected	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
searching	O
for	O
items	O
and	O
power-ups	O
in	O
vein	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
fighting	O
bosses	O
and	O
minibosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
was	O
previewed	O
and	O
reviewed	O
in	O
magazines	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
showcased	O
in	O
playable	O
state	O
to	O
attendees	O
at	O
the	O
1991	O
WCES	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
localization	O
was	O
cancelled	O
after	O
Sunsoft	O
of	O
America	O
did	O
not	O
approve	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
quirky	O
character	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
at	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
;	O
critics	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
low	O
difficulty	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
due	O
to	O
each	O
character	O
possessing	O
their	O
own	O
abilities	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
originality	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
passwords	O
were	O
commended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
download	O
services	O
like	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
annouced	O
,	O
releasing	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2023	O
,	O
seemingly	O
replacing	O
the	O
previously	O
annouced	O
port	O
to	O
modern	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
character	O
can	O
attack	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
by	O
jumping	O
on	O
them	O
while	O
holding	O
the	O
d-pad	B-Device
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
HP	O
is	O
depleted	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
continue	O
with	O
their	O
items	O
and	O
characters	O
via	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Hebereke	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
division	O
of	O
Sunsoft	O
during	O
a	O
period	O
where	O
software	O
houses	O
needed	O
a	O
mascot	O
to	O
represent	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masahito	O
Nomura	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
Silius	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
showcased	O
in	O
playable	O
state	O
to	O
attendees	O
at	O
the	O
1991	O
WCES	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
reviewed	O
by	O
GamePro	O
and	O
VideoGames	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
fall	O
1991	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Siller	O
,	O
Sunsoft	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
former	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
managers	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
were	O
too	O
"	O
strange	O
or	O
quirky	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
cartoons	O
by	O
The	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
and	O
Warner	O
Brothers	O
,	O
with	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ufouria	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
European	O
cartridge	O
is	O
encoded	O
for	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
exhibits	O
faster	O
music	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
(	O
NTSC	O
)	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
of	O
two	O
Hebereke	O
titles	O
and	O
Gimmick	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
An	O
NTSC	O
prototype	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
has	O
since	O
been	O
leaked	O
online	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
several	O
differences	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ufouria	B-Application
was	O
first	O
re-released	O
alongside	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
Silius	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Memorial	O
Series	O
Sunsoft	O
Vol.5	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
in	O
digital	O
form	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
Project	O
EGG	O
service	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Ufouria	B-Application
was	O
rated	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
OFLC	O
,	O
implying	O
a	O
future	O
international	O
re-rerelease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
several	O
times	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
;	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
was	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
time	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
time	O
was	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Sunsoft-developed	O
re-release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
proclaimed	O
that	O
Ufourias	B-Application
characters	O
were	O
cute	O
but	O
strange	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
unique	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Slasher	O
Quan	O
stated	O
that	O
Ufouria	B-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
mildly	O
amusing	O
foray	O
into	O
a	O
world	O
straight	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
just	O
means	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
kick	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Quan	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
due	O
to	O
each	O
character	O
having	O
their	O
own	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainments	O
Chris	O
Bieniek	O
claimed	O
that	O
Ufouria	B-Application
had	O
better	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
music	O
than	O
most	O
16-bit	B-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
José	O
Luis	O
Sanz	O
concurred	O
with	O
Quan	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
gameplay-wise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanz	O
ultimately	O
regarded	O
Ufouria	B-Application
as	O
a	O
simple	O
arcade-style	O
platformer	O
for	O
younger	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superjuegos	O
Antonio	O
Greppi	O
called	O
Ufouria	B-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
saga	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
fewer	O
arcade	O
characteristics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Jan	O
Barysch	O
felt	O
that	O
Ufouria	B-Application
was	O
a	O
solid	O
platform	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
good	O
dose	O
of	O
wit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
for	O
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
have	O
been	O
more	O
positive	O
since	O
its	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
has	O
since	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Marcel	O
van	O
Duyn	O
and	O
Jake	O
Shapiro	O
praised	O
its	O
surrealist	O
tone	O
,	O
cartoon	O
artstyle	O
in	O
vein	O
of	O
shows	O
such	O
as	O
Rocko	B-Application
's	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Life	I-Application
and	O
Courage	O
the	O
Cowardly	O
Dog	O
,	O
Naoki	O
Kodaka	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
characters	O
for	O
bringing	O
an	O
element	O
of	O
strategy	O
,	O
with	O
van	O
Duyn	O
claiming	O
that	O
"	O
Ufouria	B-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
beating	O
Nintendo	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
just	O
about	O
everything	O
the	O
original	O
Metroid	B-Device
did	O
,	O
but	O
better	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
regarded	O
Ufouria	B-Application
as	O
an	O
"	O
intriguing	O
"	O
mixture	O
of	O
several	O
NES	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Simon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dracula	I-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
interconnected	O
world	O
and	O
character-swapping	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanish	O
magazine	O
RetroManiac	O
found	O
Ufouria	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
to	O
be	O
much	O
easier	O
to	O
complete	O
than	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
map	O
and	O
compass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Jonathan	O
Holmes	O
commended	O
Ufouria	B-Application
for	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
"	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.-style	O
action	O
with	O
Metroid-style	O
power-up	O
collection	O
and	O
exploration	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
designs	O
and	O
animations	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
low	O
difficulty	O
,	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
reissue	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
faster	O
PAL	B-Language
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Reports	O
Neal	O
Ronaghan	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
Metroid-style	O
gameplay	O
and	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
Ufouria	B-Application
for	O
being	O
occasionally	O
unintuitive	O
and	O
obtuse	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
dated	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamers	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
called	O
Ufouria	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
NES	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
