<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1984	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
game	O
Boxing	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
eventually	O
followed	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
by	O
Joy	B-Application
Mech	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urban	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
1984	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
video	O
game	O
called	O
Boxing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
as	O
Vs.	O
Urban	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urban	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urban	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
was	O
later	O
slightly	O
altered	O
in	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
by	O
Arika	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
series	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
featured	O
among	O
other	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
called	O
Classic	O
Games	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
special	O
edition	O
Pak	O
Source	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
January/February	O
1990	O
volume	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
which	O
rated	O
all	O
the	O
NES	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
from	O
October	O
1985	O
to	O
March	O
1990	O
,	O
Urban	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
received	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
)	O
scores	O
of	O
2.5	O
,	O
2.5	O
,	O
1.5	O
,	O
and	O
1.5	O
for	O
the	O
four	O
categories	O
evaluated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Chubby	B-Device
Cherub	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
two	O
games	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
score	O
below	O
2	O
in	O
a	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contemporary	O
reviews	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
arrival	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
were	O
not	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
noted	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
weakest	O
NES	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
tier	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
commented	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
rather	O
have	O
nothing	O
at	O
all	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
than	O
Urban	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Patrick	O
Klepek	O
criticized	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
releasing	O
only	O
this	O
and	O
Baseball	B-Application
in	O
one	O
week	O
,	O
calling	O
both	O
poor	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writer	O
Bob	O
Mackey	O
called	O
it	O
questionable	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Bad	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Brawler	I-Application
of	O
its	O
day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Phil	O
Theobald	O
called	O
it	O
awful	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
cameo	O
in	O
Tetris	B-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screw	O
Attack	O
advised	O
that	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owners	O
not	O
waste	O
their	O
money	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
simple	O
and	O
slow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
most	O
consumers	O
gave	O
five	O
stars	O
to	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Urban	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
