<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
"	O
Vertical	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
"	O
—	O
a	O
bipedal	O
,	O
heavily	O
armed	O
mecha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
control	O
the	O
tank	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
controller	B-Device
(	O
Mega-Jockey-9000	O
)	O
made	O
specially	O
for	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
consists	O
of	O
44	O
input	O
points	O
,	O
mainly	O
buttons	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
uses	O
two	O
joysticks	O
,	O
a	O
throttle	O
handle	O
,	O
a	O
radio	O
channel	O
dial	O
,	O
five	O
switches	O
,	O
an	O
eject	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
foot	O
pedals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
blue	O
controller	B-Device
buttons	O
distinguishing	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
with	O
green	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vertical	B-Application
tanks	I-Application
(	O
VTs	O
)	O
are	O
the	O
vehicles	O
piloted	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vertical	B-Application
tanks	I-Application
are	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
weight	O
classes	O
:	O
light	O
,	O
medium	O
and	O
heavy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Production	O
Studio	O
4	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
former	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
designers	O
that	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
form	O
Nude	O
Maker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
stated	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
2005	O
that	O
the	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
product-focused	O
project	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
initially	O
focused	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
peripheral	O
and	O
software	O
designed	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
became	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
switched	O
to	O
it	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
greater	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
special	O
controller	B-Device
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
turned	O
little	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inaba	O
said	O
that	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
to	O
show	O
"	O
what	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
industry	O
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
done	O
in	O
others	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
2002	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
(	O
Artistic	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
awards	O
among	O
Xbox	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
"	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
about	O
15,092	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
on	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
"	O
where	O
MechAssault	B-Application
and	O
Robotech	B-Device
would	O
n't	O
let	O
us	O
into	O
the	O
cockpit	O
,	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
wo	O
n't	O
let	O
us	O
out	O
"	O
and	O
joked	O
the	O
US$200	O
cost	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
while	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
was	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Line	I-Application
of	I-Application
Contact	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
called	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heavy	I-Application
Armor	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
installment	O
uses	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
motion	O
sensor	O
control	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
