<s>
Blade	B-Application
Master	I-Application
is	O
a	O
scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Irem	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifteenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Vimana	B-Application
and	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
The	O
One	O
for	O
Amiga	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
Blade	B-Application
Master	I-Application
in	O
August	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Irem	O
has	O
certainly	O
pulled	O
out	O
all	O
the	O
stops	O
here	O
-	O
beautifully	O
crafted	O
animated	O
sprites	O
,	O
lovely	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
excellent	O
gameplay	O
,	O
sampled	O
sound	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
furthermore	O
calls	O
the	O
combat	O
"	O
satisfying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
October	O
1991	B-Application
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
publication	O
Micom	O
BASIC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
fourteen	O
spot	O
in	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
