<s>
International	B-Application
Track	I-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
update	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
eleven	O
different	O
Olympic	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
arcades	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Hyper	B-Application
Athlete	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
GB	O
and	O
International	B-Application
Track	I-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
PS	B-Application
one	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
six	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
1983	O
's	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
three	O
events	O
(	O
swimming	O
,	O
pole	O
vault	O
and	O
triple	O
jump	O
)	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hyper	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Track	I-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
three-button	O
control	O
system	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
(	O
two	O
run	O
buttons	O
and	O
one	O
action	O
button	O
per	O
player	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
eleven	O
disciplines	O
can	O
be	O
attempted	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Otter	O
Technique	O
developed	O
in	O
an	O
ergonomic	O
fashion	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
started	O
to	O
adjust	O
controller	O
positioning	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
obvious	O
incarnation	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
adaptation	O
was	O
Daley	B-Application
Thompson	I-Application
's	I-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
,	O
also	O
an	O
athletics	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
gamers	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
shake	O
the	O
joystick	O
side	O
to	O
side	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
their	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
International	B-Application
Track	I-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
nineteen	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	B-Application
of	I-Application
1996	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
HMV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Track	I-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
four-player	O
competitive	O
mode	O
drawing	O
the	O
most	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dindo	O
Perez	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
fun	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
four	O
player	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
loses	O
its	O
appeal	O
after	O
extensive	O
play	O
,	O
while	O
Todd	O
Morwatt	O
commented	O
:	O
"	O
They	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
an	O
official	O
Olympics	O
license	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
good	O
assortment	O
of	O
Olympic-style	O
events	O
and	O
a	O
strong	O
graphic	O
look	O
that	O
should	O
satisfy	O
die-hard	O
track	B-Application
and	I-Application
field	I-Application
fanatics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
Maximum	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Jevons	O
remarked	O
that	O
as	O
with	O
most	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
fairly	O
simple	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
fierce	O
competitiveness	O
of	O
four-player	O
sessions	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
social	O
experiences	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	O
Ballgame	O
of	O
GamePro	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Revamped	O
from	O
its	O
glory	O
days	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
International	B-Application
Track	I-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
triumphs	O
with	O
terrific	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
that	O
's	O
enhanced	O
by	O
gold-medal	O
32-bit	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
