<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
extraterrestrial	O
superhero	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
protecting	O
the	O
Earth	O
from	O
destructive	O
aliens	O
and	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1993	O
television	O
series	O
Ultraman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
digitized	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
character	O
sprites	O
from	O
this	O
series	O
and	O
uses	O
clips	O
from	O
it	O
as	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	B-Application
)	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
1994	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1993	O
home	O
video	O
series	O
Ultraman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
,	O
an	O
alien	O
superhero	O
who	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
Worldwide	O
Investigation	O
Network	O
Response	O
(	O
WINR	O
)	O
,	O
must	O
defend	O
the	O
Earth	O
from	O
hostile	O
aliens	O
and	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
involves	O
one-on-one	O
battles	O
between	O
Ultraman	B-Application
and	O
a	O
single	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attacks	O
consist	O
of	O
basic	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
moves	O
requiring	O
more	O
complex	O
gamepad	B-Device
button	O
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
has	O
a	O
few	O
options	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
such	O
as	O
Visual	O
Mode	O
and	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
Mode	O
features	O
long	O
FMV	B-Application
clips	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
it	O
consists	O
of	O
only	O
three	O
matches	O
and	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
nine	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
will	O
then	O
arrive	O
and	O
take	O
over	O
against	O
the	O
weakened	O
foe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
also	O
has	O
multiplayer	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
which	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
one	O
another	O
;	O
one	O
player	O
controls	O
Ultraman	B-Application
while	O
the	O
other	O
can	O
choose	O
any	O
unlocked	O
alien	O
or	O
monster	O
to	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
official	O
licensor	O
of	O
the	O
long-running	O
Japanese	O
Ultraman	B-Application
media	O
franchise	O
from	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
specifically	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
1993	O
home	O
video	O
series	O
Ultraman	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
show	O
was	O
the	O
tenth	O
Ultraman	B-Application
live-action	O
series	O
overall	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
filmed	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FMV	B-Application
cutscenes	O
featured	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
battles	O
are	O
clips	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
3DO	B-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
with	O
positive	O
remarks	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
negative	O
remarks	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
positively	O
compared	O
its	O
2D	O
fighting	O
presentation	O
to	O
SNKs	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
which	O
zooms	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
combatant	O
sprites	O
as	O
they	O
approach	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Wynne	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
publication	O
3DO	B-Device
Magazine	O
relates	O
this	O
same	O
feature	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
and	O
complimented	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Powereds	I-Application
digitized	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
characters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
look	O
of	O
its	O
shooting	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
were	O
highly	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
a	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
speed	O
and	O
poor	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
monthly	O
MAN	O
!	O
AC	O
assumed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
likely	O
appeal	O
to	O
Japanese	O
players	O
familiar	O
with	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
silly	O
"	O
fights	O
featuring	O
"	O
modest	O
"	O
controls	O
and	O
"	O
incredibly	O
stupid	O
"	O
characters	O
would	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
recommend	O
to	O
European	O
players	O
aside	O
from	O
collectors	O
of	O
obscure	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
editor	O
Dave	O
Halverson	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
control	O
was	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
successfully	O
utilized	O
all	O
five	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
control	O
pad	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
featured	O
special	O
attacks	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
Ultraman	B-Application
installments	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcelo	O
Kamikaze	O
of	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
magazine	O
Super	O
GamePower	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
admitting	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
occasionally	O
failed	O
but	O
stating	O
that	O
experiencing	O
this	O
3DO	B-Device
entry	O
would	O
easily	O
make	O
a	O
player	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Ultraman	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
