<s>
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
arcades	B-Application
in	O
1987	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
were	O
released	O
:	O
NHL	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
and	O
NHL	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
service	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mini-game	O
is	O
actually	O
an	O
advertisement	O
for	O
Contra	B-Application
and	O
other	O
Konami	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
(	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
)	O
a	O
little	O
spaceship	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
spaceship	O
,	O
this	O
being	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Gradius	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
says	O
"	O
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
but	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
passing	O
bite	O
is	O
clearly	O
audible	O
and	O
confirms	O
the	O
phrase	O
as	O
"	O
Get	O
the	O
pass	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
has	O
a	O
greater	O
variety	O
of	O
sound	O
bites	O
and	O
commentary	O
owing	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
's	O
better	O
speech	O
faculties	O
and	O
extra	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
the	O
professional	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
NHL	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
offside	O
rule	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
interpretation	O
of	O
penalties	O
is	O
somewhat	O
unusual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
were	O
mostly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcel	O
van	O
Duyn	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
aged	O
fairly	O
well	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Konami	O
sports	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
such	O
as	O
Double	B-Application
Dribble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
opted	O
to	O
exclude	O
it	O
from	O
their	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Ice	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
realize	O
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
an	O
excellent	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
far	O
better	O
graphics	O
than	O
Ice	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
fact	O
is	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
had	O
to	O
pick	O
between	O
these	O
two	O
games	O
today	O
,	O
Ice	B-Application
Hockey	I-Application
is	O
clearly	O
more	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
NHL	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
NHL	B-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
2000	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Climax	O
Studios	O
developed	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
versions	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
