<s>
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Shadowland	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1987	O
platform	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
named	O
Tarosuke	B-Application
as	O
he	O
must	O
make	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Jigoku	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
concept	O
of	O
Hell	O
,	O
to	O
reach	O
Buddha	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
determine	O
his	O
fate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarosuke	B-Application
can	O
fire	O
small	O
"	O
ki	O
"	O
bullets	O
at	O
enemies	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
;	O
he	O
can	O
also	O
charge	O
them	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
release	O
includes	O
both	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Yokai	B-Application
Dochuki	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Tarosuke	B-Application
,	O
a	O
boy	O
who	O
was	O
banished	O
to	O
"	O
jigoku	O
"	O
for	O
causing	O
mischief	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
living	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarosuke	B-Application
must	O
venture	O
through	O
the	O
monster-infested	O
world	O
of	O
jigoku	O
to	O
reach	O
Yama	O
,	O
the	O
Buddhist	O
deity	O
that	O
judges	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
who	O
determines	O
his	O
final	O
fate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarosuke	B-Application
must	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
these	O
levels	O
while	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
and	O
jumping	O
onto	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarosuke	B-Application
has	O
a	O
life	O
bar	O
that	O
depletes	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
inflicted	O
with	O
damage	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
when	O
the	O
meter	O
is	O
empty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
stages	O
conclude	O
in	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
with	O
an	O
oni	B-Application
that	O
guards	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
these	O
,	O
Tarosuke	B-Application
kneels	O
at	O
a	O
shrine	O
and	O
summons	O
a	O
spirit	O
named	O
Monmotaro	B-Application
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
oni	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Monmotaro	B-Application
in	O
these	O
fights	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
fly	O
around	O
and	O
shoot	O
powerful	O
energy	O
pellets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
increases	O
in	O
difficulty	O
as	O
Tarosuke	B-Application
progresses	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
levels	O
requiring	O
him	O
to	O
find	O
three	O
secret	O
items	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
area	O
and	O
search	O
for	O
hidden	O
pathways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
collected	O
and	O
enemies	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
determines	O
which	O
of	O
five	O
endings	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
showing	O
Tarosuke	B-Application
traveling	O
to	O
heaven	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
worst	O
ending	O
showing	O
Tarosuke	B-Application
sent	O
back	O
to	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Family	O
Computer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
adds	O
a	O
"	O
pious	O
"	O
meter	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
filled	O
when	O
Tarosuke	B-Application
performs	O
good	O
deeds	O
such	O
as	O
complete	O
specific	O
objectives	O
in	O
some	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Family	O
Computer	O
consoles	O
with	O
several	O
additions	O
and	O
different	O
level	O
design	O
;	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
and	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
were	O
both	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
spin-off	O
in	O
1990	O
named	O
Kyūkai	B-Application
Dōchūki	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
yakyū	O
"	O
(	O
baseball	B-Application
)	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
plays	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarosuke	B-Application
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
role-playing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
Namco	B-Application
X	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Taira	O
no	O
Kagekiyo	O
from	O
Genpei	O
Tōma	O
Den	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fifth	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
