<s>
Assault	B-Application
Rigs	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
where	O
real	O
sport	O
has	O
been	O
overtaken	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
virtual	O
sport	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
Assault	B-Application
Rigs	I-Application
,	O
a	O
tank	O
simulator	O
set	O
inside	O
a	O
3D	O
virtual	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assault	B-Application
Rigs	I-Application
can	O
use	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
enabling	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
connect	O
two	O
PlayStations	B-Device
and	O
play	O
head-to-head	O
on	O
two	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
has	O
multiplayer	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
serial	B-Protocol
link	I-Protocol
(	O
two	O
player	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
network	B-Architecture
(	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
but	O
withdrew	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
when	O
its	O
presence	O
dwindled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
were	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
given	O
different	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
the	O
oversensitive	O
controls	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
split	O
screen	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
background	O
flicker	O
,	O
and	O
inappropriate	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
diverse	O
gameplay	O
,	O
focus	O
on	O
problem-solving	O
,	O
and	O
futuristic	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Noodling	O
through	O
Assault	B-Application
Rigs	I-Application
will	O
be	O
great	O
fun	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
like	O
a	O
touch	O
of	O
thinking	O
with	O
their	O
shooting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GamePro	O
and	O
Maximum	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
Cyber	B-Application
Sled	I-Application
.	O
</s>
