<s>
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Billed	O
by	O
Midway	O
as	O
"	O
A	O
Basket	B-Application
Brawl	I-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
two-on-two	O
full	O
court	O
basketball	B-Application
games	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
punch	O
opposing	O
players	O
and	O
steal	O
the	O
ball	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
basketball	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
,	O
sixteen	O
years	O
after	O
TV	B-Application
Basketball	I-Application
(	O
1974	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
select	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
fictional	O
teams	O
(	O
although	O
arcade	O
operators	O
can	O
change	O
the	O
team	O
names	O
to	O
reflect	O
real	O
ones	O
)	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
a	O
forerunner	O
to	O
Midway	O
's	O
popular	O
arcade	O
basketball	B-Application
game	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emulated	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilations	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
generally	O
follow	O
standard	O
basketball	B-Application
rules	O
;	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
quarters	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
minutes	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difference	O
between	O
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
and	O
other	O
basketball	B-Application
titles	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
freely	O
punch	O
an	O
opposing	O
player	O
without	O
penalty	O
and	O
steal	O
the	O
ball	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
teams	O
in	O
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
are	O
selected	O
at	O
random	O
,	O
with	O
Player	O
1	O
playing	O
as	O
the	O
home	O
team	O
and	O
Player	O
2	O
(	O
or	O
the	O
computer	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
away	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
poorer	O
reception	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
glitch	O
where	O
almost	O
95%	O
of	O
shots	O
taken	O
from	O
anywhere	O
on	O
the	O
court	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
basket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
;	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
and	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
published	O
positive	O
reviews	O
of	O
Arch	B-Application
Rivals	I-Application
,	O
while	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
best	O
suited	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
