<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
system	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
,	O
through	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
B-movie	B-Application
tropes	O
and	O
parodying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
older	O
Namco	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
shared	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
and	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
comparison	O
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
received	O
largely	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
lackluster	O
gamemodes	O
,	O
shallow	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
difficult	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
port	O
was	O
evident	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
exclusive	O
to	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
's	O
photo	O
is	O
taken	O
with	O
a	O
nearby	O
camera	O
(	O
dubbed	O
the	O
NamCam	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
to	O
identify	O
each	O
player	O
's	O
tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessories	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
avatars	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
military	O
helmets	O
and	O
wrestling	O
masks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
believe	O
that	O
the	O
Earth	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
series	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
subsidiary	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
,	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Hashimoto	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
&	I-Application
Galaga	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
and	O
several	O
tracks	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
older	O
Namco	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
also	O
involved	O
tanks	O
shooting	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
programmed	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	O
System	O
ES1	O
,	O
a	O
Linux-powered	O
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
for	O
free	O
and	O
could	O
buy	O
the	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
40,243	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
best-selling	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
