<s>
is	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	O
arcade	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
in	O
1994	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
ACA	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
series	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
dubbed	O
"	O
the	O
100	O
mega	O
shock	O
"	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cartridge	O
being	O
just	O
over	O
112	O
mebibits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
large	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
at	O
over	O
twice	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
SNES	O
cartridge	O
(	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
,	O
with	O
48	O
mebibits	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
because	O
of	O
the	O
cartoonish	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
robotic	O
vehicles	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Slugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
style	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
mostly	O
similar	O
to	O
,	O
heavily	O
derived	O
from	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Combatribes	I-Application
,	O
Joe	B-Application
&	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
and	O
Spinmaster	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
can	O
also	O
execute	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
done	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
joystick	O
in	O
certain	O
directions	O
and	O
pressing	O
the	O
attack	O
button	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
Top	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
features	O
a	O
plane-jumping	O
system	O
:	O
the	O
game	O
field	O
is	O
divided	O
in	O
two	O
lanes	O
between	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
foreground	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
jump	O
between	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
or	O
avoid	O
traps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	B-Application
hunters	I-Application
battle	O
their	O
forces	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
commanders	O
 '	O
war	O
machines	O
but	O
they	O
all	O
get	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
Top	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Roddy	I-Application
&	I-Application
Cathy	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
a	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
even	O
on	O
the	O
hardest	O
setting	O
,	O
is	O
still	O
way	O
too	O
easy	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
breeze	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
very	O
quickly	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
poor	O
value	O
given	O
the	O
high	O
price	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Roddy	I-Application
&	I-Application
Cathy	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
retrospective	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
Top	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
