<s>
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
V.G.	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
/	O
eroge	B-Application
series	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
TGL	O
under	O
their	O
Giga	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
practitioner	O
of	O
karate	B-Application
who	O
resides	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
her	O
parents	O
died	O
when	O
she	O
was	O
young	O
,	O
her	O
grandfather	O
took	O
her	O
in	O
and	O
trained	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
martial	O
arts	O
,	O
including	O
Karate	B-Application
and	O
the	O
manipulation	O
of	O
ki	O
(	O
life-energy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
19-year	O
old	O
computer	O
technician	O
schooled	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
taekwondo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
that	O
end	O
,	O
she	O
has	O
tirelessly	O
spent	O
her	O
spare	O
time	O
practicing	O
amateur	O
Karate	B-Application
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
copy	O
Yuka	O
's	O
various	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
-	O
Variable	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
PC-9800	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
Giga	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
1993	O
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
largely	O
ignored	O
a	O
major	O
storyline	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
focusing	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
and	O
hentai	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	O
TGL	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
1994	O
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
which	O
adds	O
three	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
storyline	O
which	O
features	O
Yuka	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
(	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
clone	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
"	O
True	O
"	O
bosses	O
,	O
the	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
"	O
Hybrid	O
"	O
warriors	O
K-1	O
and	O
K-2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
major	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
retains	O
the	O
"	O
Graphic	O
Mode	O
"	O
setting	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
viewing	O
of	O
the	O
hentai	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
option	O
was	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
II	O
-	O
THE	O
BOUT	O
OF	O
CABALISTIC	O
GODDESS	O
PC-9800	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
Giga	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
1994	O
Kotoe	O
Kashima	O
,	O
a	O
childhood	O
rival	O
of	O
Reimi	O
,	O
creates	O
her	O
own	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
character	O
:	O
Yumiko	O
Watanuki	O
Super	O
Variable	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
TGL	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
1995	O
A	O
stripped-down	O
version	O
of	O
Advanced	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
TGL	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
1996Introduced	O
characters	O
:	O
Satomi	O
Yajima	O
,	O
Ayako	O
Yuuki	O
,	O
and	O
Erina	O
Goldsmith	O
Advanced	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
TGL	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
1997	O
Advanced	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TGL	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
1998	O
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Advanced	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
PC	B-Device
Giga	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
1999	O
Another	O
remake	O
of	O
Advanced	O
V.G.	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
cast	O
as	O
Super	O
V.G.	O
,	O
but	O
includes	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
used	O
in	O
Advanced	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
PC	B-Device
Giga	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
1999	O
A	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
waitresses	O
are	O
rendered	O
as	O
super	O
deformed	O
style	O
characters	O
akin	O
to	O
Pocket	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
PC	B-Device
Giga	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2000	O
A	O
text-based	O
adventure	O
game	O
featuring	O
the	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebirth	O
PC	B-Device
Giga	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2001	O
A	O
visual	O
novel	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
reporter	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
the	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebirth	O
Dash	O
PC	B-Device
Giga	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
An	O
update	O
to	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
NEO	O
PC	B-Device
Giga	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2003	O
The	O
last	O
visual	O
novel	O
returns	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
as	O
a	O
fighting	O
tournament	O
and	O
features	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
ADV	O
Films	O
released	O
the	O
animation	O
subtitled	O
and	O
dubbed	O
on	O
VHS	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
2003	O
on	O
DVD	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
10th	O
Variable	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
OVA	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
2004	O
called	O
Variable	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Neo	I-Application
(	O
or	O
V.G.	O
</s>
<s>
NEO	O
)	O
released	O
by	O
Milky	O
Studios	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Giga	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
10th	O
Variable	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Anniversary	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
characters	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
storyline	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
VG	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Variable	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
four-button	O
layout	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
buttons	O
each	O
for	O
punches	O
and	O
kicks	O
of	O
differing	O
strength	O
and	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
