<s>
is	O
a	O
1991	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Laser	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vastly	O
different	O
version	O
titled	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Telenet	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Atlus	O
Software	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
eponymous	O
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Yuko	O
became	O
a	O
goddess	O
and	O
has	O
watched	O
over	O
Vecanti	O
since	O
Glames	O
 '	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
staff	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
at	O
Laser	O
Soft	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
gaming	O
division	O
of	O
Telenet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
version	O
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
adaptation	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
later	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
line	O
with	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
,	O
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
starring	O
Lena	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
Vecanti	O
woman	O
set	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
next	O
Valis	B-Application
warrior	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
her	O
sister	O
Amu	O
and	O
the	O
dark	O
world	O
king	O
Asfal	O
,	O
Lena	O
must	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
sword	O
to	O
defeat	O
prince	O
Galgear	O
,	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
son	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
format	O
as	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
now	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
multiple	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
switched	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
version	O
follows	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
both	O
succeed	O
in	O
reaching	O
Galgear	O
's	O
inner	O
sanctum	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
stopped	O
by	O
the	O
prince	O
and	O
his	O
ring	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
obliterate	O
them	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
teleported	O
away	O
by	O
a	O
magic	O
force	O
—	O
that	O
of	O
Asfal	O
,	O
the	O
prince	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
them	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
sword	O
,	O
no	O
longer	O
in	O
this	O
world	O
,	O
can	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Laser	O
Soft	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
gaming	O
division	O
of	O
Telenet	O
,	O
previously	O
responsible	O
for	O
Valis	B-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
staff	O
members	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
series	B-Application
,	O
with	O
both	O
Mitsuo	O
Nakamura	O
and	O
Masami	O
Hanari	O
being	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Telenet	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Valis	B-Application
Visual	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Telenet	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM	O
,	O
featuring	O
visual	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Fantasm	O
Soldier	O
Complete	O
compilation	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
in	O
2004	O
under	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
2000	O
copies	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
CD	O
and	O
a	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
re-released	O
the	O
compilation	O
with	O
additional	O
titles	O
as	O
Valis	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Fantasm	O
Soldier	O
Complete	O
Plus	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
Engine	O
original	O
is	O
currently	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Valis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasm	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
II	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
vastly	O
different	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Super	O
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Super	O
Valis	B-Application
)	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Telenet	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Atlus	O
Software	O
in	O
February	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extensive	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
when	O
it	O
was	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
:	O
Two	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
(	O
Amu	O
and	O
Asfal	O
)	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
Yuko	O
(	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
via	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
magic	O
system	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
special	O
items	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
animated	O
sequences	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
also	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
while	O
Mike	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Valis	B-Application
series	B-Application
,	O
both	O
Ken	O
and	O
Samrye	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
loses	O
a	O
little	O
in	O
the	O
plot	O
dimension	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
its	B-Application
immediate	I-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
but	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
reviewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
title	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commended	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
slow	O
action	B-Application
during	O
early	O
levels	O
and	O
low	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Julian	O
Eggebrecht	O
labeled	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
as	O
"	O
catastrophic	O
"	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
standards	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
its	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
uninteresting	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNES	B-Application
Force	O
found	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
unchallenging	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101s	O
Kalata	O
opined	O
that	O
Super	O
Valis	B-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
"	O
just	O
kind	O
of	O
bland	O
and	O
boring	O
,	O
and	O
very	O
disappointing	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
powered	O
version.	O
"	O
</s>
