<s>
(	O
Yu	O
Yu	O
Hakusho	O
:	O
Battle	O
To	O
Unite	O
The	O
Demon	O
Plane	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
1994	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Treasure	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makyō	O
Tōitsusen	O
was	O
produced	O
at	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
a	O
global	O
fighting	O
game	O
boom	O
for	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
brought	O
on	O
by	O
hits	O
like	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
company	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Treasure	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
Makyō	O
Tōitsusen	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
quartet	O
of	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
only	O
other	O
official	O
release	O
was	O
in	O
Brazil	O
via	O
Tectoy	O
in	O
1999	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
titled	O
Yu	O
Yu	O
Hakusho	O
:	O
Sunset	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
re-release	O
until	O
its	O
inclusion	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
Drive	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
four-player	O
options	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
many	O
reviewers	O
,	O
several	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
even	O
considered	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
generation	I-Application
,	O
although	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
received	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yu	B-Application
Yu	I-Application
Hakusho	I-Application
Makyō	I-Application
Tōitsusen	I-Application
is	O
fighting	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
supernatural	O
manga	O
series	O
Yu	O
Yu	O
Hakusho	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Yoshihiro	O
Togashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
adopts	O
a	O
versus	O
fighting	O
game	O
template	O
made	O
popular	O
by	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
where	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
each	O
match	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
players	O
to	O
eliminate	O
opponents	O
by	O
depleting	O
their	O
health	O
gauges	O
using	O
various	O
short	O
and	O
long-ranged	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
leap	O
onto	O
a	O
separate	O
horizontal	O
plane	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makyō	O
Tōitsusen	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
three-button	O
and	O
six-button	O
gamepads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
human	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
these	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
using	O
Sega	O
's	O
Team	O
Player	O
multitap	B-Device
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yu	B-Application
Yu	I-Application
Hakusho	I-Application
Makyō	I-Application
Tōitsusen	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Treasure	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Yu	O
Yu	O
Hakusho	O
author	O
Yoshihiro	O
Togashi	O
,	O
the	O
manga	O
's	O
publisher	O
Shueisha	O
,	O
the	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
's	O
Studio	O
Pierrot	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
television	O
broadcaster	O
Fuji	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
craze	O
thanks	O
to	O
hits	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Treasure	O
's	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
with	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Makyō	O
Tōitsusen	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
games	O
in	O
simultaneous	O
development	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
Sega	O
as	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makyō	O
Tōitsusen	O
is	O
Treasure	O
's	O
first	O
fighting	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
second	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
licensed	O
property	O
,	O
after	O
McDonald	B-Application
's	I-Application
Treasure	I-Application
Land	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kikuchi	O
was	O
appreciative	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
animators	O
for	O
their	O
use	O
of	O
character	O
sprite	O
shadows	O
,	O
but	O
implied	O
that	O
their	O
disregard	O
for	O
how	O
much	O
memory	B-General_Concept
they	O
required	O
created	O
difficulties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kikuchi	O
was	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
voices	O
despite	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
inferior	O
ability	O
to	O
synthesize	O
voices	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
main	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
was	O
less	O
commercially	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
than	O
it	O
was	O
overseas	O
and	O
because	O
Treasure	O
maintained	O
profits	O
by	O
shipping	O
small	O
numbers	O
of	O
its	O
products	O
,	O
few	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
to	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
factors	O
,	O
Makyō	O
Tōitsusen	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
localized	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
or	O
Europe	O
,	O
perhaps	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Yu	O
Yu	O
Hakusho	O
franchise	O
being	O
relatively	O
unknown	O
in	O
those	O
regions	O
during	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remains	O
the	O
only	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
game	O
by	O
Treasure	O
not	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
these	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
Tectoy	O
,	O
translated	O
into	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Brazil	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
Yu	O
Yu	O
Hakusho	O
:	O
Sunset	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Portuguese	O
dub	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
by	O
Rede	O
Manchete	O
had	O
already	O
begun	O
airing	O
in	O
South	O
America	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
maintained	O
a	O
strong	O
presence	O
in	O
Brazil	O
throughout	O
the	O
decade	O
largely	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
distribution	O
partnership	O
between	O
Tectoy	O
and	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
NES	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Editions	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
and	O
2017	O
respectively	O
,	O
Maegawa	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
Sega	O
releasing	O
a	O
similar	O
dedicated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2019	O
and	O
Makyō	O
Tōitsusen	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
its	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Yu	B-Application
Yu	I-Application
Hakusho	I-Application
Makyō	I-Application
Tōitsusen	I-Application
was	O
given	O
average	O
review	O
scores	O
from	O
panels	O
in	O
major	O
Japanese	O
magazines	O
like	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
Beep	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
MegaDrive	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
has	O
repeatedly	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
Yu	O
Yu	O
Hakusho	O
game	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
fighting	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Swan	O
and	O
Merrett	O
were	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
overall	O
,	O
pointing	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
sluggish	O
"	O
pace	O
and	O
simple-minded	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
paled	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
Western	O
gamers	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kulata	O
was	O
especially	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
which	O
utilize	O
various	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
parallax	B-Device
,	O
transparencies	O
,	O
and	O
warping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Des	O
Barres	O
and	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
proclaiming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
music	O
"	O
he	O
had	O
ever	O
heard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kulata	O
made	O
similar	O
,	O
constructive	O
remarks	O
about	O
its	O
voice	O
samples	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
forgettable	O
"	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
by	O
Treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
seconded	O
the	O
notion	O
that	O
the	O
sprites	O
were	O
too	O
small	O
while	O
also	O
experiencing	O
"	O
break-up	B-General_Concept
"	O
when	O
too	O
many	O
present	O
were	O
on-screen	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	O
's	O
next	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Guardian	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Treasure	O
president	O
Masato	O
Maegawa	O
told	O
gamesTM	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
evolve	O
"	O
what	O
they	O
had	O
created	O
in	O
Makyō	O
Tōitsusen	O
into	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
with	O
"	O
more	O
madness	O
and	O
excess	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	O
also	O
carried	O
this	O
design	O
over	O
into	O
two	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
fighting	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
manga	O
series	O
Bleach	O
.	O
</s>
