<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chronophantasma	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
2-D	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Blazblue	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
limited	O
hardware	O
and	O
disc	O
space	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
Extend	O
,	O
dubbed	O
as	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
2.0	O
in	O
the	O
Arcade	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Arcades	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
normal	O
rebalancing	O
from	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
Extend	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
features	O
several	O
revamped	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
introduces	O
seven	O
new	O
characters	O
to	O
the	O
roster	O
(	O
with	O
two	O
additional	O
characters	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Extend	O
version	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
continues	O
after	O
events	O
of	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
mechanic	O
called	O
"	O
Overdrive	O
"	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
Gold	O
Bursts	O
from	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
19	O
characters	O
from	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Continuum	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
Extend	O
return	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Lambda-11	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Nu-13	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
introduced	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Lambda-11	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
,	O
and	O
originally	O
as	O
a	O
normal	O
mode	O
palette	O
swap	O
for	O
Nu-13	O
'	O
s	O
Unlimited	O
Mode	O
only	O
in	O
that	O
second	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazblue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
5th	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
sold	O
86,771	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
debut	O
in	O
the	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
series	I-Application
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
Extend	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
arcades	O
(	O
as	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
2.0	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
consoles	O
(	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
Extend	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
Extend	O
adds	O
two	O
additional	O
characters	O
:	O
Lambda-11	O
(	O
who	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
being	O
a	O
normal	O
mode	O
palette	O
swap	O
for	O
Nu-13	O
'	O
s	O
Unlimited	O
Mode	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
Celica	O
A	O
.	O
Mercury	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
release	O
introduced	O
extra	O
story	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Beach	O
Scenario	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	O
Remix	O
Heart	O
manga	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
scenarios	O
for	O
certain	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Kokonoe	O
,	O
Kagura	O
,	O
and	O
Bullet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
Extend	O
also	O
adds	O
dual	O
audio	O
to	O
the	O
Story	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Vita	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
Extend	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
through	O
Steam	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
BlazBlue	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
Extend	O
sold	O
20,420	O
copies	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
7,589	O
copies	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlazBlue	B-Application
Chrono	I-Application
Phantasma	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
citing	O
the	O
overhauled	O
fighting	O
mechanics	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Calamity	O
Trigger	O
and	O
Continuum	B-Application
Shift	I-Application
,	O
seven	O
new	O
unique	O
fighters	O
,	O
smooth	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
in-depth	O
training	O
and	O
tutorial	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
engaging	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
