<s>
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
many	O
former	O
employees	O
of	O
Sega	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
form	O
BitBox	O
,	O
which	O
developed	O
Jaleco	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
:	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Jaleco	O
absorbed	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Big	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
which	O
became	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Image	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
presentation	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
finding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
drastic	O
improvement	O
over	O
Jaleco	O
's	O
previous	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
police	O
squad	O
car	O
through	O
San	O
Francisco	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
"	O
National	O
Championship	O
Police	O
Car	O
Steeplechase	O
"	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
must	O
race	O
against	O
computer-controlled	O
vehicles	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
section	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
area	O
of	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sections	O
contain	O
famous	O
landmarks	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
Golden	O
Gate	O
Bridge	O
,	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
and	O
tram	O
cars	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
steep	O
dives	O
,	O
90-degree	O
turns	O
and	O
multiple	O
selectable	O
routes	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
bypass	O
certain	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
race	O
and	O
shortcut	O
to	O
another	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
cabinets	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
linked	O
"	O
,	O
together	O
to	O
enable	O
multiplayer	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1990	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Sega	O
,	O
who	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
short-lived	O
developer	O
Bit	O
Box	O
,	O
which	O
created	O
Jaleco	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
:	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Run	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Jaleco	O
absorbed	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
Jaleco	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Big	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
bears	O
several	O
similarities	O
to	O
Big	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
even	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
older	O
Big	B-Application
Run	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	B-Application
1991	I-Application
,	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Trades	O
Exhibition	O
International	O
expo	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
computer	O
ports	O
of	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
were	O
done	O
by	O
UK-based	O
developers	O
ICE	O
Software	O
and	O
Moonstone	O
Computing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
were	O
published	O
by	O
Image	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1992	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
was	O
the	O
tenth	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
in	O
January	B-Application
1991	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
their	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
its	O
impressive	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
and	O
generally	O
well-made	O
presentation	O
made	O
Cisco	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
"	O
one	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
driving	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
felt	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
produced	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
,	O
and	O
showed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
resources	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
well-designed	O
racer	O
after	O
Big	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
urban	O
Chase	B-Application
H.Q.	I-Application
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
being	O
sensitive	O
,	O
the	O
scrolling	O
for	O
being	O
jerky	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
being	O
poorly-made	O
.	O
</s>
