<s>
WEC	B-Application
Le	I-Application
Mans	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
accurately	O
simulated	O
courses	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
Automobile	O
Club	O
de	O
l'Ouest	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
to	O
simulate	O
road	O
vibration	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
vibrating	O
steering	B-Application
wheel	I-Application
that	O
reacts	O
to	O
the	O
driver	O
's	O
acceleration	O
and	O
off-road	O
bumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
several	O
ports	O
by	O
Imagine	O
Software	O
(	O
as	O
Imagine	O
Studios	O
)	O
to	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rumored	O
16-bit	B-Application
port	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
was	O
mentioned	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
WEC	B-Application
Le	I-Application
Mans	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
upright	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spin	O
cabinet	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1987	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
below	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
and	O
Darius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Coinslot	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
WEC	B-Application
Le	I-Application
Mans	I-Application
was	O
number-three	O
in	O
July	O
1988	B-Application
,	O
below	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Continental	B-Application
Circus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
debut	O
at	O
the	O
Preview	O
'	O
87	O
show	O
in	O
September	O
1986	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
in	O
its	O
January	O
1987	O
issue	O
,	O
with	O
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
declaring	O
it	O
her	O
favourite	O
game	O
at	O
show	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fast	O
and	O
realistic	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
"	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
rotating	O
cockpit	O
cabinet	O
,	O
concluding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
game	O
"	O
she	O
played	O
in	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
gave	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
edge	O
"	O
over	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
mainly	O
for	O
better	O
"	O
movement	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
"	O
many	O
seem	O
to	O
prefer	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
ATEI	O
(	O
Amusement	O
Trades	O
Exhibition	O
International	O
)	O
show	O
in	O
January	O
1987	O
,	O
both	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
WEC	B-Application
LE	I-Application
Mans	I-Application
"	O
stole	O
the	O
January	O
show	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
reviewed	O
it	O
again	O
in	O
the	O
February	O
1987	O
issue	O
of	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
far	O
and	O
way	O
the	O
most	O
sophisticated	O
and	O
certainly	O
the	O
most	O
thrilling	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
"	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
like	O
Hang-On	B-Application
"	O
but	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
racing	O
car	O
which	O
you	O
actually	O
sit	O
inside	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
movement	O
system	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
is	O
entirely	O
different	O
from	O
anything	O
experienced	O
before	O
"	O
where	O
"	O
you	O
really	O
get	O
thrown	O
around	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
which	O
simulates	O
each	O
action	O
,	O
even	O
spinning	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
shakes	O
the	O
whole	O
car	O
"	O
when	O
going	O
off	O
track	O
or	O
skidding	O
on	O
the	O
marked	O
border	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	O
Score	O
newsletter	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
superb	O
driving	O
simulator	O
that	O
was	O
unfortunately	O
overshadowed	O
"	O
by	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
's	O
Tanaka	O
Fumihaki	O
cited	O
WEC	B-Application
Le	I-Application
Mans	I-Application
as	O
the	O
chief	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Konami	O
's	O
1995	O
game	O
Speed	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
