<s>
Time	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1987	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
for	O
arcades	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
produced	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
versions	O
titled	O
Time	O
Soldier	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
either	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
two	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
controls	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
SNK-developed	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
walk	O
and	O
rotate	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Time	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robin	O
Hogg	O
of	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
rich	O
graphics	O
and	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
,	O
while	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duncan	O
Evans	O
of	O
Popular	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
port	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
89%	O
and	O
considering	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
Master	O
System	O
titles	O
,	O
while	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Commando	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
and	O
preferring	O
it	O
over	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
versions	O
of	O
Golvellius	B-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
