<s>
is	O
a	O
weapons-based	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tamsoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Takara	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
1996	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
after	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
on	O
arcade	O
and	O
console	O
,	O
to	O
boast	O
polygonal	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
sidestep	O
maneuver	O
which	O
is	O
credited	O
for	O
taking	O
the	O
genre	O
into	O
"	O
true	O
3D.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshiden	B-Application
despite	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
&	O
PC	O
counterparts	O
is	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
weapons	O
based	O
fighter	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
Super	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
cartridge	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Super	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System/Super	O
Famicom	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
TV	O
with	O
colour	O
palettes	O
and	O
borders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
with	O
Sony	O
initially	O
promoting	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
killer	O
"	O
(	O
against	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
with	O
additional	O
features	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
games	O
like	O
Tekken	B-Application
started	O
emerging	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
declined	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
spawned	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
weapons	O
fighter	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
succeeded	O
in	O
spirit	O
by	O
Soul	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
and	O
other	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
,	O
this	O
underworld	O
tournament	O
is	O
a	O
weapons	O
fighting	O
tournament	O
broadcast	O
as	O
bloodsport	O
entertainment	O
for	O
an	O
elite	O
and	O
interested	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
young	O
Japanese	O
swordsman/adventurer	O
named	O
Eiji	O
Shinjo	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
spent	O
the	O
past	O
few	O
years	O
searching	O
for	O
his	O
long-lost	O
older	O
brother	O
,	O
Sho	O
,	O
enters	O
the	O
legendary	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
tournament	O
along	O
with	O
seven	O
other	O
traveling	O
fighters	O
,	O
the	O
fighters	O
themselves	O
being	O
Eiji	O
's	O
best	O
friend/rival	O
,	O
Kayin	O
Amoh	O
,	O
a	O
Scottish	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
who	O
seeks	O
revenge	O
against	O
the	O
previous	O
tournament	O
champion	O
for	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
foster	O
father	O
;	O
Sofia	O
,	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
Russian	O
private	O
detective	O
who	O
is	O
seeking	O
her	O
long-lost	O
memories	O
;	O
Rungo	O
Iron	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
miner	O
who	O
is	O
determined	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
kidnapped	O
family	O
from	O
the	O
Secret	O
Society	O
;	O
Fo	O
Fai	O
,	O
a	O
Chinese	O
magician/serial	O
killer	O
who	O
enters	O
the	O
tournament	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
satisfy	O
his	O
personal	O
bloodlust	O
;	O
Mondo	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
ninja	O
who	O
is	O
undertaking	O
an	O
infiltration	O
mission	O
for	O
a	O
rival	O
group	O
of	O
the	O
Secret	O
Society	O
;	O
Duke	O
B	O
.	O
Rambert	O
,	O
a	O
French	O
knight	O
seeking	O
revenge	O
against	O
Eiji	O
for	O
a	O
past	O
defeat	O
;	O
and	O
Ellis	O
,	O
a	O
cheerful	O
and	O
kind-hearted	O
orphaned	O
dancer	O
who	O
is	O
seeking	O
personal	O
answers	O
regarding	O
her	O
long-lost	O
missing	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cupido	O
(	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
mysterious	O
woman	O
who	O
speaks	O
with	O
cryptic	O
riddles	O
and	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Tamsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
they	O
showcased	O
it	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
1995	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
exclusive	O
and	O
was	O
promoted	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Saturn	B-Device
killer	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
rival	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Nextech/Sega	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
as	O
Toh	B-Application
Shin	I-Application
Den	I-Application
S	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
as	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
Remix	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
began	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Dialect	O
,	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
added	O
an	O
exclusive	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
Earthworm	O
Jim	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
his	O
unique	O
arena	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
only	O
uses	O
the	O
moves	O
of	O
Rungo	O
Iron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
port	O
uses	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
voices	O
and	O
music	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
by	O
Takara	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
titled	O
Nettou	O
Toshinden	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
mostly	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
slightly	O
altered	O
story	O
mode	O
and	O
an	O
early	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Uranus	O
and	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Gaia	O
(	O
without	O
his	O
armor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2018	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
sold	O
696,851	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Toshinden	O
sold	O
out	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
including	O
327,412	O
standalone	O
copies	O
and	O
205,312	O
bundled	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
range	O
for	O
having	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
150,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
release	O
had	O
"	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
strong	O
association	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Ellis	O
in	O
Japanese	O
ads	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
and	O
its	O
weak	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
Remix	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
sold	O
84,231	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
bringing	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
to	O
at	O
least	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
when	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
first	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
later	O
a	O
10	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
in	O
their	O
Reader	O
Cross	O
Review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
early	O
1995	O
interview	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
which	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
he	O
was	O
most	O
impressed	O
with	O
so	O
far	O
,	O
Ken	O
Kutaragi	O
answered	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
early	O
1995	O
(	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
very	O
impressive	O
,	O
and	O
superior	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
in	O
some	O
aspects	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
flawed	O
in	O
several	O
respects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
U.S.	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
loses	O
"	O
by	O
a	O
hair	O
"	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
rival	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Hyper	O
magazine	O
rated	O
Toshinden	O
higher	O
than	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
however	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
poor	O
quality	O
directional	O
pad	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
controller	O
"	O
just	O
is	O
n't	O
built	O
for	O
taking	O
diagonals	O
and	O
quarter	O
circle	O
rolls	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
irritatingly	O
difficult	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
assessed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
good	O
overall	O
,	O
they	O
advised	O
gamers	O
to	O
instead	O
hold	O
out	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
to	O
be	O
far	O
superior	O
in	O
every	O
respect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
reviews	O
from	O
1996	O
onwards	O
,	O
for	O
later	O
ports	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
generally	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
slow	O
and	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
impressive	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
though	O
they	O
praised	O
Toshinden	O
for	O
important	O
innovations	O
to	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
taking	O
"	O
the	O
fighter	O
into	O
true	O
3-D	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
little	O
move	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
changed	O
the	O
fighter	O
forever	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
sidestep	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well-received	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
complained	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
improved	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
the	O
recent	O
release	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Rob	O
Allsetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
greatly	O
praised	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
judged	O
the	O
button	O
configuration	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
slow	O
"	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
limited	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
is	O
"	O
still	O
decent	O
enough	O
,	O
but	O
...	O
lacks	O
the	O
speed	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
its	O
more	O
illustrious	O
successors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
were	O
not	O
up	O
to	O
par	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
advised	O
Saturn	B-Device
owners	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
release	O
in	O
hopes	O
that	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
would	O
fix	O
the	O
graphical	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro'''s	O
Tommy	O
Glide	O
commented	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
not	O
enough	O
additional	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
do	O
not	O
look	O
as	O
smooth	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
,	O
assessing	O
it	O
as	O
overall	O
"	O
a	O
poor	O
conversion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximums	O
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
fails	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
graphical	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
opined	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
saving	O
grace	O
of	O
an	O
extremely	O
dull	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
held	O
the	O
additional	O
character	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
conversion	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
borders	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
only	O
advantages	O
over	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
200th	O
issue	O
leadup	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
they	O
ranked	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
as	O
their	O
single	O
most	O
overrated	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
later	O
Namco	O
showed	O
us	O
what	O
really	O
could	O
be	O
done	O
with	O
3D	O
fighting	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Toshinden	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Toshinden	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Battle	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
Nitoshinden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eiji	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
game	O
D-Xhird	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
Takara	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
DreamFactory	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
has	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
 '	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Toshinden''	O
installments	O
feature	O
mainly	O
weapons-based	O
combat	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
title	O
features	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
alongside	O
the	O
weapons-based	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
