<s>
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
then-popular	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
market	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Technōs	O
 '	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
as	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
home	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
Eikichi	O
Kawasaki	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
founders	O
and	O
the	O
man	O
behind	O
various	O
well-known	O
SNK	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-released	O
version	O
of	O
Burning	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
SNK	O
Arcade	O
Classics	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burning	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
formula	O
and	O
concepts	O
commonly	O
seen	O
in	O
titles	O
of	O
this	O
genre	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
,	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
:	O
balanced	O
character	O
selection	O
,	O
objects	O
and	O
weapons	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
cause	O
greater	O
damage	O
to	O
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
semi-interactive	O
environments	O
(	O
players	O
can	O
damage	O
objects	O
like	O
phone	O
booths	O
and	O
street	O
signs	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Burning	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
reviewers	O
comparing	O
it	O
with	O
better	O
known	O
competitors	O
in	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
versions	O
hold	O
a	O
55%	O
and	O
30%	O
respectively	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
regarded	O
Burning	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
rip-off	O
of	O
inferior	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Consoles	O
Plus	O
Loulou	O
and	O
El	O
Nio	O
Nio	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
both	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
but	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
hard	O
rock-style	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Paul	O
Rand	O
and	O
Tim	O
Boone	O
also	O
regarded	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
rip-off	O
,	O
while	O
Rand	O
in	O
particular	O
drew	O
comparison	O
between	O
Cody	O
and	O
Guy	O
with	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Slasher	O
Quan	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Joypads	O
Steph	O
and	O
Joysticks	O
Jean-Marc	O
Demoly	O
compared	O
Burning	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
but	O
praised	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
Ones	O
Cyril	O
Drevet	O
compared	O
its	O
two-player	O
mode	O
with	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
but	O
commended	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
animations	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
difficulty	O
and	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
highlighted	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
dullness	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Burning	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
competent	O
journey	O
along	O
the	O
usual	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-up	I-Application
road	O
...	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Burning	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
Eurogamers	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
in	O
particular	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
blatant	O
copy	O
of	O
both	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
also	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
but	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
more	O
playable	O
than	O
Ninja	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
and	O
Dave	O
Frear	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
when	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
releases	O
respectively	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
playable	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
while	O
McFerran	O
criticized	O
the	O
poor	O
character	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
