<s>
Voltage	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Gowcaizer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	B-Application
superhero-themed	O
head-to-head	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Technos	O
Japan	O
Corp	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
and	O
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
companys	O
second	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
artist	O
Masami	O
Ōbari	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
adaptations	O
of	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
and	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
short	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
mechanic	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
possibility	O
to	O
use	O
other	O
characters	O
 '	O
special	O
moves	O
in	O
BloodStorm	B-Device
,	O
another	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
found	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
games	O
starting	O
with	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
catching	O
note	O
of	O
the	O
trouble	O
and	O
the	O
vast	O
amount	O
of	O
crime	O
within	O
the	O
island	O
city	O
of	O
New	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Isato	O
takes	O
it	O
upon	O
himself	O
with	O
his	O
newfound	O
power	O
as	O
the	O
burning	O
hero	O
Gowcaizer	B-Application
to	O
put	O
a	O
halt	O
to	O
the	O
vice	O
that	O
runs	O
deep	O
in	O
his	O
new	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
traditional	O
American	O
superheroes	O
,	O
like	O
The	O
Phantom	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
later	O
CD	O
Drama	O
installments	O
and	O
the	O
Anime	O
OVA	O
,	O
Elphie	O
was	O
the	O
reimagined	O
retcon	O
character	O
responsible	O
for	O
giving	O
Isato	O
Kaiza	O
his	O
Kaizer	O
Stone	O
to	O
become	O
Gowcaizer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
adaptation	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Manga	O
Corps	O
and	O
made	O
into	O
an	O
hour-and-a-half	O
film	O
titled	O
Voltage	O
Fighters	O
:	O
Gowcaizer	B-Application
the	O
Movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Voltage	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Gowcaizer	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
over	O
6,285	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePros	O
The	O
Axe	O
Grinder	O
lambasted	O
the	O
unoriginal	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
clumsy	O
and	O
silly-looking	O
animations	O
,	O
unintelligible	O
voice	O
clips	O
,	O
and	O
mediocre	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
and	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
Trade	O
System	O
"	O
and	O
visual	O
artstyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
offered	O
no	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quality	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
its	O
complete	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
to	O
be	O
unacceptable	O
given	O
that	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
already	O
had	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
2D	O
fighting	O
games	O
in	O
its	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
when	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
release	O
,	O
Superjuegos	O
Roberto	O
Serrano	O
praised	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
summary	O
of	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
Serrano	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
an	O
innovations	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
successful	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
