<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
control	O
layout	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Battlezone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japan-only	O
follow-up	O
,	O
Assault	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assault	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Battlezone	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
where	O
pushing	O
the	O
joysticks	O
forward	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
tank	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
and	O
pushing	O
them	O
backwards	O
will	O
make	O
it	O
reverse	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
twin-stick	O
control	O
layout	O
for	O
providing	O
a	O
more	O
'	O
hands-on	O
'	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
Vindicators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
former	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
designer	O
Kazuyoshi	O
Inoue	O
,	O
Assault	O
was	O
an	O
influence	O
for	O
Granada	B-Application
alongside	O
Grobda	B-Application
,	O
as	O
co-designer	O
Toshio	O
Toyota	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assault	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
titles	O
in	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crispon	O
Boyer	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
stated	O
that	O
both	O
it	O
and	O
Ordyne	B-Application
were	O
the	O
only	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
"	O
worth	O
a	O
darn	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
Assault	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favorite	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Assault	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
Japan-only	O
follow-up	O
,	O
Assault	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plus	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
