<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
female	O
pilot	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
completing	O
a	O
VR	B-Application
training	O
exercise	O
and	O
mastering	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
prototype	O
tank	O
called	O
the	O
CS-05	O
Metal	B-Application
Stoker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Stoker	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Sankindo	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
like	O
Cross	O
Wiber	O
and	O
Time	O
Cruise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hiroto	O
Saitou	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
PS3	O
adventure	O
game	O
Folklore	B-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nozomu	O
Takahashi	O
who	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Stoker	I-Application
,	O
became	O
a	O
production	O
manager	O
for	O
Studio	O
Ghibli	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASM	O
felt	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Stoker	I-Application
was	O
well-made	O
from	O
a	O
technical	O
standpoint	O
,	O
commending	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
smooth	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
argued	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Stoker	I-Application
features	O
elements	O
that	O
"	O
help	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
among	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
’s	O
other	O
overhead	O
shooters	O
today	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
