<s>
is	O
a	O
2001	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ancient	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Natsume	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combined	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
with	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
elements	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
Autoduel	B-Application
from	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Car	B-Application
Battler	I-Application
Joe	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
which	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
one-of-a-kind	O
adventure	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
driving	O
challenges	O
and	O
"	O
RPG	O
depth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
February	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
he	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
weak	O
and	O
the	O
concept	O
unoriginal	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
on	O
the	O
portable	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectives	O
on	O
Car	B-Application
Battler	I-Application
Joe	I-Application
were	O
also	O
positive	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlets	O
such	O
as	O
GamesRadar	O
and	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
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