<s>
Hit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
,	O
Williams	O
and	O
Midway	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
released	O
ports	O
of	O
Hit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine/TurboGrafx	I-General_Concept
-16	I-General_Concept
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
,	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
to	O
outscore	O
one	O
's	O
opponent	O
by	O
shooting	O
the	O
puck	O
into	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
net	O
more	O
often	O
than	O
the	O
opponent	O
over	O
three	O
periods	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
unique	O
because	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
six	O
players	O
per	O
team	O
(	O
like	O
Konami	O
's	O
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
has	O
three	O
(	O
forward	O
,	O
defense	O
,	O
and	O
goalie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
illegal	O
moves	O
in	O
actual	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
slashing	O
,	O
tripping	O
,	O
elbowing	O
,	O
or	O
kicking	O
opponents	O
in	O
the	O
groin	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
weekly	O
coin	O
drop	O
earnings	O
averaged	O
$192.25	O
per	O
arcade	O
unit	O
during	O
November	O
and	O
December	B-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Hit	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
game	O
in	O
October	B-Application
1991	I-Application
.	O
</s>
