<s>
A	O
3D	O
shooting	O
and	O
fighting	O
game	O
featuring	O
robots	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
two-player	O
online	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
using	O
the	O
NetLink	B-Application
and	O
XBAND	B-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
"	O
Cyber	O
Troopers	O
"	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
these	O
two	O
names	O
were	O
combined	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
title	O
for	O
both	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
line	O
,	O
featuring	O
improved	O
framerates	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
additional	O
features	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
rereleased	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
2	O
Collection	O
in	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2013	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
twin	O
stick	O
controller	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
specifically	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
is	O
set	O
up	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
Versus	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
virtuaroids	B-Application
(	O
Mecha	O
)	O
face	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
a	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
twin	O
sticks	O
control	O
the	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
on	O
screen	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
bulldozer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pulling	O
the	O
sticks	O
apart	O
causes	O
the	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
to	O
jump	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
and	O
automatically	O
turn	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pulling	O
them	O
towards	O
each	O
other	O
while	O
pulling	O
a	O
trigger	O
causes	O
the	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
to	O
prone	O
while	O
firing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
a	O
Turbo	O
button	O
while	O
moving	O
causes	O
the	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
to	O
dash	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtuaroids	B-Application
can	O
fire	O
while	O
dashing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
dash-firing	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
during	O
a	O
jump	O
,	O
the	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
turns	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
enemy	O
before	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
is	O
armed	O
with	O
three	O
weapons	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
different	O
for	O
each	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Right	O
Weapon	O
is	O
generally	O
a	O
Virtuaroid	B-Application
's	O
main	O
weapon	O
,	O
usually	O
a	O
rifle	O
or	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
selected	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Center	O
Weapon	O
attack	O
can	O
be	O
extremely	O
powerful	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
a	O
few	O
times	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
before	O
they	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
weapon	O
's	O
size	O
,	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
rate	O
of	O
fire	O
is	O
varied	O
by	O
the	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
's	O
actions	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
pulls	O
the	O
trigger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
dashing	O
,	O
the	O
virtuaroid	B-Application
's	O
direction	O
may	O
also	O
have	O
an	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
corporate	O
syndicates	O
,	O
DN	O
,	O
reverse-engineers	O
the	O
technology	O
and	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
design	O
battle	O
robots	O
called	O
Virtuaroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DN	O
assigns	O
their	O
top	O
personnel	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
several	O
Virtuaroids	B-Application
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
rogue	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
both	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM3	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
convert	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
made	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
player	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Juno	O
Watari	O
described	O
the	O
conversion	O
to	O
Saturn	B-Device
as	O
more	O
difficult	O
and	O
frustrating	O
than	O
the	O
more	O
typical	O
fighting	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
the	O
large	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
arenas	O
and	O
the	O
numerous	O
projectiles	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
cannot	O
generate	O
as	O
many	O
polygons	O
per	O
second	O
as	O
the	O
Model	O
2	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
polygonal	O
backgrounds	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
scrolling	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
which	O
state	O
that	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
VR-1	B-Device
headset	O
also	O
circulate	O
-	O
though	O
these	O
are	O
not	O
confirmed	O
,	O
the	O
MVD	O
design	O
is	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
Virtuaroids	B-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyber	I-Application
Troopers	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
December	O
1995	O
GamesMaster	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Dominik	O
Diamond	O
called	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
"	O
a	O
futuristic	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
Gun	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
full	O
three-dimensional	O
movement	O
,	O
heat-seeking	O
projectiles	O
,	O
and	O
defensive	O
sprints	O
to	O
be	O
strong	O
innovations	O
which	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
above	O
rival	O
Namco	O
's	O
Cyber	B-Application
Sled	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
widely	O
held	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
extremely	O
accurate	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
critics	O
were	O
divided	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
issue	O
was	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
most	O
critics	O
said	O
take	O
adjusting	O
to	O
unless	O
the	O
twin	O
sticks	O
controller	O
is	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
an	O
expensive	O
option	O
,	O
since	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
would	O
in	O
all	O
likelihood	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
and	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
all	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
deceptively	O
simple	O
,	O
it	O
offers	O
numerous	O
possibilities	O
for	O
sophisticated	O
and	O
cerebral	O
tactics	O
in	O
the	O
heat	O
of	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gerstmann	O
elaborated	O
that	O
while	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
made	O
a	O
good	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ill-suited	O
for	O
console	O
release	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
prevents	O
it	O
from	O
holding	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interest	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
When	O
considering	O
Virtual	B-Application
On	I-Application
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
it	O
's	O
important	O
to	O
remember	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
very	O
nontraditional	O
action/fighting	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
it	O
wo	O
n't	O
instantly	O
appeal	O
to	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
