<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
home	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1990	O
film	O
Zipang	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
filmmaker	O
Kaizo	O
Hayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Japan	O
East	O
(	O
KCEJ	O
East	O
)	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Paradise	O
Pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayashi	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
prior	O
to	O
7	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
,	O
but	O
began	O
leaning	O
towards	O
production	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
when	O
visual	O
advances	O
in	O
computer	O
graphics	O
were	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
medium	O
,	O
striving	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
"	O
universally	O
appealing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayashi	O
meant	O
for	O
7	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
to	O
cover	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
genres	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
even	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
killing	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
hoped	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
as	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
sword-fighting	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2000	O
alongside	O
the	O
7	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
Meyna	O
Company	O
and	O
the	O
single	O
for	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
"	O
Love	O
Will	O
See	O
Us	O
Though	O
"	O
by	O
Sayaka	O
Kubo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
lukewarm	O
critical	O
response	O
from	O
European	O
and	O
Australian	O
publications	O
,	O
currently	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
64.5	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
