<s>
is	O
a	O
1989	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1988	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
Capcom	O
released	O
based	O
on	O
Willow	B-Application
that	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
an	B-Application
unrelated	I-Application
side	I-Application
scrolling	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
Willow	B-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
the	O
Famicom	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Willow	B-Application
Ufgood	O
,	O
who	O
wages	O
a	O
battle	O
against	O
evil	O
,	O
wielding	O
swords	O
,	O
shields	O
,	O
magic	O
spells	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Willow	B-Application
generally	O
travels	O
alone	O
,	O
only	O
briefly	O
meeting	O
several	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
some	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
as	O
Willow	B-Application
gains	O
experience	O
and	O
levels	O
up	O
from	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willow	B-Application
can	O
enter	O
houses	O
and	O
converse	O
with	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
villages	O
to	O
receive	O
advice	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
magic	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willow	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1988	O
film	O
produced	O
by	O
George	O
Lucas	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Ron	O
Howard	O
,	O
and	O
starred	O
Warwick	O
Davis	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
role	O
as	O
Willow	B-Application
Ufgood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
developed	O
two	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Willow	B-Application
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
plays	O
similar	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
previous	O
fantasy	O
action	O
platformer	O
Ghouls	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Willow	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
is	O
a	O
role	O
playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willow	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
zelda	B-Application
clones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
like	O
this	O
include	O
Neutopia	B-Application
by	O
Hudson	O
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
Crystalis	B-Application
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
games	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
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
said	O
“	O
I	O
put	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
energy	O
into	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Willow	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producer	O
of	O
Willow	B-Application
was	O
the	O
same	O
producer	O
who	O
made	O
Mega	O
Man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
any	O
Nintendo	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Willow	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
254	O
out	O
of	O
285	O
for	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1up.com	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
rather	O
poor	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
Crystalis	B-Application
was	O
a	O
far	O
better	O
Zelda	B-Application
style	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
