<s>
Victory	B-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
directly	O
picks	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
featured	O
an	O
8-way	O
rotary	O
joystick	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
twisted	O
in	O
place	O
to	O
rotate	O
the	O
onscreen	O
character	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
face	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
eight	O
directions	O
while	O
moving	O
in	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
emulates	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
by	O
locking	O
the	O
facing	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
one	O
direction	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
fire	O
"	O
button	O
is	O
depressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Victory	B-Application
Road	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1986	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Microhobby	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
scores	O
:	O
Originality	O
:	O
20%	O
;	O
Graphics	O
:	O
70%	O
;	O
Motion	O
:	O
70%	O
;	O
Sound	O
:	O
70%	O
;	O
Difficulty	O
:	O
90%	O
;	O
Addiction	O
:	O
80%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
Ikari	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
