<s>
Unholy	B-Application
Night	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2017	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Foxbat	O
Corporation	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Nu-Gaia	O
and	O
published	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
BlazePro	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Retroism	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
JoshProd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Foxbat	O
CEO	B-Application
Tatsunori	O
Mano	O
,	O
Unholy	B-Application
Night	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
former	O
SNK	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
fighting	O
game	O
franchises	O
,	O
being	O
first	O
launched	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
its	O
crowdfunding	O
goal	O
before	O
Retroism	O
acquired	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unholy	B-Application
Night	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
performing	O
various	O
motions	O
on	O
the	O
direction	O
pad	O
along	O
with	O
button	O
presses	O
will	O
execute	O
special	O
attacks	O
that	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
character	O
;	O
The	O
"	O
Synchro	O
Gauge	O
"	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
super	O
meter	O
that	O
(	O
when	O
full	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unleash	O
a	O
"	O
Super	O
Special	O
Attack	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
more	O
devastating	O
special	O
attack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unholy	B-Application
Night	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nu-Gaia	O
and	O
Foxbat	O
Corporation	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
composed	O
of	O
ex-SNK	O
staff	O
previously	O
involved	O
with	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxbat	O
CEO	B-Application
Tatsunori	O
Mano	O
acted	O
as	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unholy	B-Application
Night	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
Retro	O
Game	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
coverage	O
from	O
outlets	O
like	O
Siliconera	O
,	O
The	O
Verge	O
and	O
USgamer	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
new	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
in	O
21	O
years	O
after	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unholy	B-Application
Night	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
players	O
and	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	O
Disgustings	O
Mike	O
Wilson	O
stated	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
cool	O
thing	O
"	O
seeing	O
developers	O
creating	O
new	O
games	O
for	O
old	O
hardware	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
not	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
fighting	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
USgamers	O
Mike	O
Williams	O
and	O
Alan	O
Ricardo	O
de	O
Oliveira	O
of	O
Brazilian	O
publication	O
WarpZone	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
