<s>
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1990	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
runs	O
on	O
Namco	O
System	O
2	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Yokai	B-Application
Dochuki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
for	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
series	O
-	O
except	O
that	O
both	O
players	O
have	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
thirty-six	O
different	O
teams	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Arabic	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Humbaba	O
,	O
American	O
,	O
Russian	O
,	O
and	O
Chinese	O
leagues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japan	O
League	O
has	O
five	O
stadiums	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
selects	O
one	O
team	O
from	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
randomly	O
decide	O
which	O
one	O
the	O
match	O
will	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
leagues	O
only	O
have	O
one	O
stadium	O
,	O
This	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
cameo	O
re-appearance	O
,	O
from	O
Valkyrie	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
no	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
)	O
,	O
who	O
appears	O
to	O
report	O
the	O
final	O
outcome	O
of	O
a	O
match	O
once	O
it	O
has	O
finished	O
,	O
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
signature	O
character	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
seen	O
on	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
screens	O
in	O
her	O
studio	O
wearing	O
a	O
purple	O
bow	O
tie	O
(	O
in	O
his	O
Pac-Land-style	O
anthropomorphized	O
form	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
his	O
"	O
original	O
"	O
one	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyūkai	B-Application
Dōchūki	I-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyūkai	B-Application
Dōchūki	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Yokai	B-Application
Dochuki	I-Application
,	O
an	O
older	O
Namco	O
arcade	O
game	O
from	O
1987	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
distinction	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
16-bit	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
;	O
"	O
yakyu	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
Japanese	O
word	O
for	O
baseball	B-Application
,	O
which	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
thought	O
sounded	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
yokai	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
itself	O
draws	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
its	O
sister	O
series	O
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
,	O
with	O
large	O
,	O
caricature-esc	O
players	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
comical	O
,	O
"	O
super-deformed	O
"	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	O
System	O
2	O
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
powered	O
games	O
like	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
Burning	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
claimed	O
that	O
Kyūkai	B-Application
Dōchūki	I-Application
was	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
June	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
home	O
conversion	O
of	O
Kyūkai	B-Application
Dōchūki	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
often	O
being	O
compared	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
series	O
for	O
its	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
favorably	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
series	O
for	O
its	O
cartoonish	O
visuals	O
and	O
similar	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
liking	O
its	O
bizarre	O
stadium	O
settings	O
and	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Fan	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
response	O
,	O
finding	O
its	O
unique	O
settings	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
among	O
other	O
baseball	B-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
praised	O
the	O
more	O
"	O
open	O
"	O
stadiums	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
games	O
and	O
its	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
cute	O
character	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2004	O
book	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Encyclopedia	O
liked	O
the	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
and	O
style	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
superior	O
than	O
most	O
other	O
sports	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
potentially	O
put-off	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
series	O
and	O
other	O
similar	O
games	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
mechanics	O
took	O
some	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Fan	O
felt	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
dated	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
and	O
World	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
games	O
for	O
its	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
modes	O
and	O
vastly	O
different	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
disliked	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
not	O
feeling	O
as	O
refined	O
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
other	O
sports	O
games	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
while	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Encyclopedia	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
as	O
games	O
like	O
Family	B-Application
Stadium	I-Application
or	O
J-League	O
Soccer	O
Prime	O
Goal	O
.	O
</s>
