<s>
is	O
a	O
1989	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
published	O
two	O
different	O
games	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
1988	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
version	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willow	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	O
platform	O
and	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
young	O
peaceful	O
wizard	O
called	O
Willow	B-Application
Ufgood	O
was	O
selected	O
to	O
protect	O
Elora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
a	O
brave	O
warrior	O
named	O
Madmartigan	O
joins	O
Willow	B-Application
to	O
fight	O
the	O
enemy	O
rival	O
General	O
Kael	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
six	O
stages	O
,	O
some	O
where	O
Willow	B-Application
plays	O
his	O
part	O
,	O
others	O
where	O
Madmartigan	O
plays	O
his	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
where	O
either	O
character	O
is	O
selectable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madmartigan	O
is	O
a	O
melee	O
character	O
who	O
can	O
fight	O
only	O
at	O
close	O
quarters	O
,	O
while	O
Willow	B-Application
has	O
a	O
projectile	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
playing	O
as	O
Willow	B-Application
or	O
Madmartigan	O
,	O
either	O
magic	O
blasts	O
or	O
sword	O
swipes	O
are	O
the	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madmartigan	O
's	O
attack	O
has	O
less	O
range	O
than	O
Willow	B-Application
's	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
destroy	O
enemy	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Madmartigan	O
's	O
upgrades	O
give	O
him	O
greater	O
power	O
and	O
range	O
,	O
while	O
Willow	B-Application
's	O
upgrades	O
are	O
far	O
more	O
versatile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
-	O
freezes	O
all	O
regular	O
enemies	O
and	O
their	O
projectiles	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
time	O
Willow	B-Application
is	O
invincible	O
(	O
he	O
flashes	O
blue	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Explosive	O
-	O
sends	O
cascades	O
of	O
blasts	O
to	O
both	O
forward	O
and	O
back	O
of	O
Willow	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	O
-	O
sends	O
a	O
circular	O
barrier	O
around	O
Willow	B-Application
,	O
damaging	O
enemies	O
in	O
its	O
path	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
of	O
Willow	B-Application
's	O
magic	O
that	O
can	O
destroy	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willow	B-Application
for	O
arcades	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
heroic	O
fantasy	O
movie	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
by	O
George	O
Lucas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
film	O
not	O
doing	O
well	O
at	O
the	O
box	O
office	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
generated	O
several	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
tie	O
in	O
merchandise	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
produced	O
two	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1988	O
film	O
,	O
one	O
being	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
broader	O
strategy	O
of	O
Capcom	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
appeal	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
by	O
using	O
established	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
as	O
director	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
original	O
characters	O
could	O
be	O
too	O
niche	O
,	O
citing	O
titles	O
based	O
on	O
Area	O
88	O
and	O
Destiny	B-Device
of	I-Device
an	I-Device
Emperor	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willow	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
1989	B-Application
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Home	O
Arcade	O
plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
play	I-Device
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
1989	B-Application
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
successful	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
CPS	B-Application
board	O
,	O
with	O
Capcom	O
VP	O
of	O
Sales	O
and	O
Marketing	O
Bill	O
Cravens	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
U.N.	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
and	O
Willow	B-Application
were	O
major	O
hits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willow	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
it	O
plays	O
similar	O
to	O
Ghosts	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
also	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
,	O
they	O
suggested	O
buying	O
Ghouls	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
Portable-focused	O
magazine	O
Go	O
Play	O
reviewed	O
Willow	B-Application
alongside	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
and	O
Cadillacs	B-Application
and	I-Application
Dinosaurs	I-Application
calling	O
them	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
CPS1	O
games	O
you	O
're	O
unlikely	O
to	O
ever	O
play	O
on	O
a	O
Capcom	O
compilation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
