<s>
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Bike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
jointly	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM3	O
and	O
Sega-AM4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
8	O
players	O
can	O
race	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
if	O
enough	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
are	O
linked	O
together	O
,	O
following	O
on	O
from	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
by	O
Tantalus	O
Interactive	O
and	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
by	O
Perfect	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
arcade	O
motorcycle	O
games	O
incorporated	O
a	O
bike-like	O
machine	O
that	O
tilted	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
maneuver	O
the	O
on-screen	O
bike	O
through	O
the	O
physical	O
"	O
bike	O
"	O
(	O
pioneered	O
by	O
another	O
Sega	O
game	O
,	O
Hang-On	B-Application
)	O
;	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
push	O
their	O
feet	O
against	O
the	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
machine	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
sensitive	O
enough	O
to	O
tilt	O
just	O
from	O
the	O
rider	O
shifting	O
their	O
weight	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
feet	O
on	O
the	O
machine	O
and	O
use	O
their	O
body	O
weight	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
on-screen	O
bike	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
more	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
entrust	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Bike	I-Application
to	O
an	O
external	O
developer	O
,	O
particularly	O
one	O
with	O
no	O
experience	O
in	O
porting	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
controversial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
critical	O
success	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motor	B-Application
Raid	I-Application
,	O
a	O
futuristic	O
Sega	O
Model	O
2	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Bike	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
fans	O
and	O
journalists	O
assumed	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
internal	O
Sega	O
CS	O
team	O
which	O
handled	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
busy	O
with	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
:	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Sega	O
considered	O
a	O
more	O
important	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
assignment	O
came	O
to	O
Tantalus	O
in	O
an	O
indirect	O
manner	O
;	O
Sega	O
initially	O
gave	O
the	O
job	O
of	O
both	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
ports	O
to	O
Psygnosis	O
,	O
which	O
contracted	O
them	O
out	O
to	O
Perfect	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Tantalus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
features	O
an	O
arcade	O
mode	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
presentation	O
screens	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
mode	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
additional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
practice	O
races	O
and	O
a	O
challenge	O
course	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
the	O
tracks	O
are	O
played	O
in	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
releases	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
standard	O
Red	O
Book	O
audio	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
listened	O
to	O
in	O
any	O
CD	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
conversion	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
,	O
offered	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
bike	O
shadows	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
mesh	O
effect	O
shadow	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
strong	O
audience	O
reaction	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Trades	O
Exhibition	O
International	O
(	O
ATEI	O
)	O
show	O
in	O
January	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
UK	O
distributor	O
sold	O
out	O
of	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Bike	I-Application
cabinets	O
,	O
despite	O
costing	O
£	O
15,000	O
or	O
per	O
deluxe	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Bike	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
top-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
below	O
Namco	O
's	O
Alpine	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
top-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
controversy	O
over	O
Sega	O
entrusting	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
to	O
an	O
outside	O
developer	O
,	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
exemplary	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dean	O
Mortock	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
admitted	O
in	O
Saturn	B-Device
Power	O
:	O
"	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
,	O
after	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
inside	O
out	O
,	O
I	O
can	O
honestly	O
say	O
that	O
I	O
believe	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
finest	O
conversion	O
of	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
onto	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
possible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
criticism	O
made	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
additional	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
insufficient	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
the	O
longevity	O
expected	O
of	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
in	O
particular	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
conversions	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
has	O
seen	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
truly	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
owners	O
should	O
pass	O
on	O
it	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
something	O
with	O
higher	O
value-for-money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
argued	O
that	O
"	O
what	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
is	O
missing	O
in	O
depth	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
for	O
in	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
thrilling	O
racing	O
experience	O
with	O
an	O
incredibly	O
smooth	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
top-notch	O
rider	O
animation	O
(	O
a	O
detail	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
mean	O
much	O
until	O
you	O
've	O
seen	O
it	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
control	O
dynamics	O
ever	O
offered	O
in	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
judged	O
that	O
"	O
although	O
lastability	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
improved	O
,	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tough	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
which	O
does	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
of	O
bringing	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
to	O
Saturn.	O
"	O
</s>
