<s>
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
on	O
26	O
April	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
(	O
arcade	O
)	O
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
(	O
home	O
)	O
platforms	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
also	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
pack-in	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
AES	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
baseball	B-Application
title	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
,	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
would	O
be	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
and	O
1995	O
respectively	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
re-released	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
various	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
as	O
of	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
digitized	O
voice	O
samples	O
but	O
many	O
were	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
and	O
other	O
baseball	B-Application
titles	O
from	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
matches	O
against	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
other	O
players	O
across	O
two	O
ballparks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
teams	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
return	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
were	O
removed	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
arcade-style	O
approach	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
team	O
management	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
team	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
for	O
arcades	O
on	O
26	O
April	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
baseball	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
when	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
rental-only	O
system	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
stores	O
and	O
hotels	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
later	O
reversed	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
demand	O
and	O
price	O
,	O
coming	O
into	O
the	O
market	O
as	O
a	O
luxury	O
console	B-Device
on	O
1	O
July	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
on	O
21	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
minimal	O
changes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
MVS	O
and	O
AES	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
multiple	O
re-releases	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
on	O
various	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
reported	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
21	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
