<s>
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM3	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
1998	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
that	O
were	O
celebrated	O
in	O
Nagano	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1996	O
Sega	O
game	O
DecAthlete	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
DecAthlete	B-Application
Collection	O
with	O
DecAthlete	B-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Athlete	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Decathlete	B-Application
,	O
Winter	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
events	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
revolving	O
around	O
rapid	O
button	O
pressing	O
and	O
timed	O
button	O
taps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
held	O
a	O
78%	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
explained	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
simplicity	O
and	O
the	O
immediate	O
potential	O
for	O
carpal	O
tunnel	O
syndrome	O
,	O
Winter	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
succeeds	O
at	O
providing	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
varied	O
batch	O
of	O
snowy	O
competitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
bordered	O
display	O
on	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
conversion	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
three	O
Saturn-exclusive	O
events	O
are	O
as	O
good	O
or	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
eight	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
four-player	O
capability	O
gives	O
the	O
game	O
enough	O
longevity	O
to	O
stand	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
console	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
both	O
also	O
gave	O
particular	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
in	O
the	O
bobsled	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Ricciardi	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
Winter	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
is	O
far	O
and	O
away	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
Winter	O
Olympics-style	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
gave	O
Winter	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
members	O
of	O
their	O
review	O
team	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
or	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
