<s>
Tokyo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
allows	O
one	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
separate	O
tanks	O
,	O
either	O
as	O
teammates	O
or	O
as	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deluxe	O
cabinets	O
features	O
a	O
pneumatic	O
haptic	B-Device
control	O
that	O
simulates	O
the	O
recoil	O
effect	O
from	O
the	O
tank	O
's	O
main	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
Namco	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
System	I-Application
22	I-Application
board	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
competition	O
with	O
human	O
players	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
or	O
cooperatively	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
a	O
popular	O
title	O
in	O
arcades	O
during	O
the	O
late-1990s	O
;	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcade	O
game	O
publication	O
Game	O
Machine	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
January	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Ron	O
Alpert	O
of	O
Gamasutra	O
believed	O
that	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
most-impressive	O
arcade	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
dragged	O
the	O
genre	O
kicking	O
and	O
screaming	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
generation	O
with	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
arresting	O
presentation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
Battlezone	B-Application
and	O
shared	O
his	O
admiration	O
for	O
its	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
Australia	O
writer	O
Chris	O
Jager	O
ranked	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
tank-themed	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
it	O
and	O
similar	O
games	O
gave	O
arcades	O
an	O
edge	O
over	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jager	O
found	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
still	O
be	O
impressive	O
today	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
its	O
control	O
style	O
and	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
produced	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Tank	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
system	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
features	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
and	O
concepts	O
established	O
in	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
focusing	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
co-operative	O
play	O
and	O
destroying	O
larger	O
boss	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
liked	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
exhilerating	O
action	O
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
harshly	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
play	O
and	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
heavy	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
Battle	B-Application
Tanx	I-Application
.	O
</s>
