<s>
is	O
a	O
racing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Konami	B-Application
GT	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Midnight	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
and	O
Winding	O
Heat	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japan-only	O
sequel	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
14	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Road	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
6	O
stages	O
were	O
contained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
home	O
computer	O
system	O
in	O
1985	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
1985	O
)	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
followed	O
the	O
same	O
format	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
Konami	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
and	O
on	O
Konami	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
i-mode	O
phones	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
service	O
for	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
for	O
Windows-based	B-Application
PCs	B-Device
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midnight	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
March	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
just	O
titled	O
Midnight	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
removing	O
the	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
2-D	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
the	O
scenery	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
Japan	O
such	O
as	O
Initial	B-Application
D	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
and	O
Wangan	B-Application
Midnight	I-Application
,	O
except	O
the	O
cars	O
are	O
not	O
licensed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
praised	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
challenging	O
AI	O
,	O
multiple	O
tracks	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
manual	O
and	O
automatic	O
mid-race	O
,	O
tight	O
controls	O
,	O
powerslides	O
,	O
car	O
selection	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
fast-paced	O
racing	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
concluded	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
only	O
slightly	O
above	O
average	O
,	O
and	O
scored	O
it	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winding	O
Heat	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Midnight	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
Midnight	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
has	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
normal	O
or	O
tuned	O
cars	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rules	O
remain	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Midnight	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
touge	O
roads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
3D-enhanced	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
a	O
mounted	O
pair	O
of	O
goggles	O
used	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracks	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
real-life	O
locations	O
and	O
are	O
all	O
based	O
on	O
race	O
courses	O
from	O
previous	O
Konami	O
racing	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Enthusia	B-Device
Professional	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
and	O
the	O
GTI	B-Device
Club	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
numerous	O
licensed	O
vehicles	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
using	O
Konami	O
's	O
e-AMUSEMENT	B-Application
Pass	I-Application
containing	O
tuning	O
and	O
customization	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
Konami	O
's	O
answer	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Initial	B-Application
D	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
Wangan	B-Application
Midnight	I-Application
Maximum	O
Tune	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
card-based	O
games	O
,	O
or	O
Taito	O
's	O
Chase	O
H.Q.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
opening	O
theme	O
"	O
Take	O
Me	O
Higher	O
"	O
was	O
composed	O
(	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
music	O
)	O
by	O
Sota	O
Fujimori	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
beatmania	B-Application
IIDX	I-Application
18	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
Anthem	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
music	O
from	O
beatmania	O
IIDX	O
and	O
Dance	O
Dance	O
Revolution	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
to	O
promote	O
another	O
Konami	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Challenge	O
-	O
Basic	O
Chase	O
HQ-esque	O
mode	O
which	O
offers	O
the	O
players	O
visual	O
upgrades	O
and	O
tuning	O
points	O
for	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
cars	O
on	O
their	O
e-Amusement	B-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
for	O
Manga	O
titled	O
Famicom	O
Rocky	O
published	O
by	O
Coro	O
Coro	O
Comics	O
from	O
1985	O
to	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
