<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
CPS-2	B-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
for	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
was	O
Capcom	O
's	O
last	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
its	O
home	O
console	O
(	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
)	O
debut	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Up	I-Application
Bundle	I-Application
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
digitally	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Circuits	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
provided	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
simultaneous	O
players	O
who	O
can	O
each	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
five	O
possible	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
techniques	O
are	O
often	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
action	B-Application
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
and	O
can	O
add	O
additional	O
varieties	O
to	O
a	O
given	O
character	O
's	O
arsenal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
both	O
action	B-Application
buttons	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
executes	O
a	O
super	O
move	O
that	O
drains	O
life	O
on	O
contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
special	O
techniques	O
called	O
"	O
Battle	O
Downloads	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
pressing	O
both	O
action	B-Application
buttons	O
while	O
jumping	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
his	O
allies	O
(	O
if	O
any	O
are	O
present	O
)	O
gaining	O
a	O
certain	O
attribute	O
,	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
year	O
20XX	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
super-powered	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
as	O
they	O
apprehend	O
wanted	O
criminals	O
(	O
identified	O
by	O
special	O
serial	O
numbers	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Neo	O
Koba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
employer	O
,	O
Harry	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
promptly	O
given	O
another	O
assignment	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Delete	O
Gang	O
"	O
,	O
Johnny	O
,	O
who	O
holds	O
a	O
valuable	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
in	O
his	O
possession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
then	O
confronts	O
Johnny	O
at	O
his	O
disco	B-Operating_System
hideout	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
disc	O
contains	O
a	O
malicious	O
computer	O
program	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Shiva	O
(	O
Tentei	O
)	O
System	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
controlling	O
all	O
computerized	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
contains	O
five	O
possible	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
attacks	O
and	O
Battle	O
Download	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyber	O
Blue	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Captain	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
's	I-Application
Solo	O
Unit	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yellow	O
Iris	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
costume	O
for	O
Felicia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
producers	O
Noritaka	O
Funamizu	O
and	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
arcade	O
production	O
team	O
in	O
early	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
structurally	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
early	O
scrolling	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Alien	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predator	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
is	O
set	O
apart	O
stylistically	O
by	O
employing	O
a	O
manga-style	O
science	O
fiction	O
approach	O
to	O
story	O
and	O
character	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Capcom	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Up	I-Application
Bundle	I-Application
digitally	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Circuits	I-Application
background	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Syun	O
Nishigaki	O
of	O
Capcom	O
Arcade	O
Sound	O
Team	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
recurring	O
pop	O
and	O
electronic	O
theme	O
present	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
recorded	O
using	O
only	O
synth-based	O
computer	O
generated	O
sound	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
recording	O
medium	O
for	O
arcade	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
CPS-2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
entitled	O
Battle	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
(	O
catalog	O
number	O
VICL-60056	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
commercially	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Victor	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
1997	O
and	O
retailed	O
for	O
¥	O
2,205	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Battle	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
EX	O
Plus	O
and	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
