<s>
Directed	O
by	O
Kazushi	O
Imoto	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
the	O
Project	O
Aces	O
development	O
division	O
,	O
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
specifically	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
for	O
its	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
describe	O
modern-day	O
arcades	O
and	O
their	O
focus	O
on	O
experiences	O
that	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
recreated	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
an	O
air	B-Application
combat	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
designer	O
Kazushi	O
Imoto	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
virtual	O
reality-focused	O
entertainment	O
complexes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	O
,	O
particularly	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
borrows	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
mechanics	O
and	O
assets	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inamoto	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
Project	O
Aces	O
,	O
the	O
internal	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
during	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
simplistic	O
and	O
appeal	O
towards	O
a	O
casual	O
audience	O
,	O
as	O
Inamoto	O
wanted	O
as	O
many	O
people	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
experience	O
the	O
exhilarating	O
feeling	O
of	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspiration	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
action	O
film	O
Top	B-Application
Gun	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
Hollywood	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
uses	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
"	O
P.O.D.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
arcade	O
cabinet	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
utilized	O
for	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Banpresto	O
's	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bonds	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Battlefield	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inamoto	O
felt	O
the	O
cabinet	O
would	O
work	O
well	O
for	O
an	O
air	B-Application
combat	I-Application
game	O
and	O
would	O
help	O
increase	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
appeal	O
to	O
western	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
focused	O
primarily	O
on	O
its	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Game	O
Watch	O
,	O
Kenji	O
Saeki	O
believed	O
that	O
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
retained	O
the	O
impressive	O
technology	O
of	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bonds	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Battlefield	I-Application
,	O
specifically	O
with	O
its	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
and	O
trill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
also	O
received	O
favorably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
critics	O
agreed	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
;	O
Inamoto	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
fun	O
enough	O
and	O
worth	O
playing	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
only	O
great	O
through	O
its	O
immersive	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
it	O
would	O
greatly	O
lose	O
its	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
publications	O
,	O
including	O
Excite	O
and	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
have	O
used	O
Mach	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
describe	O
modern-day	O
arcades	O
and	O
their	O
focus	O
on	O
experiences	O
and	O
games	O
that	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
replicated	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
