<s>
BattleSport	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
futuristic	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Cyclone	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Studio	O
3DO	B-Device
(	O
the	O
software	O
division	O
of	O
The	O
3DO	B-Device
Company	O
)	O
exclusively	O
for	O
their	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
BattleSport	B-Application
was	O
published	O
for	O
other	O
systems	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
saw	O
a	O
US	O
only	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
Studio	O
3DO	B-Device
stated	O
that	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
BattleSport	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
a	O
recommendation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
even	O
stronger	O
recommendation	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
,	O
exceptionally	O
good	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
by	O
3DO	B-Device
standards	O
,	O
huge	O
variety	O
of	O
power-up	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
consistently	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rate	O
even	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
especially	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
with	O
any	O
split-screen	O
,	O
having	O
your	O
view	O
so	O
vertically	O
limited	O
is	O
distracting	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
sheer	O
fun	O
and	O
excitement	O
of	O
competing	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
against	O
another	O
human	O
player	O
is	O
incredible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
failed	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
mass	O
audience	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
less	O
well-received	O
when	O
it	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
huge	O
number	O
of	O
arenas	O
and	O
options	O
but	O
railing	O
against	O
the	O
unnecessarily	O
frustrating	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commenting	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
arcade-style	O
simplicity	O
,	O
having	O
little	O
variety	O
or	O
long-term	O
objectives	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
player	O
engaged	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Kitts	O
stated	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
fact	O
is	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
just	O
no	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
this	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
BattleSport	B-Application
II	O
,	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
