<s>
BloodStorm	B-Device
is	O
a	O
1994	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Strata	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Incredible	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Time	B-Application
Killers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BloodStorm	B-Device
was	O
dubbed	O
as	O
a	O
possible	O
"	O
Mortal	O
Kombat-killer	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
surpass	O
rival	O
Midway	O
Games	O
's	O
success	O
with	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
prevail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
were	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BloodStorm	B-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
distant	O
,	O
post-apocalyptic	O
future	O
where	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
ravaged	O
by	O
war	O
and	O
famine	O
,	O
has	O
divided	O
into	O
eight	O
provinces	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
High	O
Emperor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
accordance	O
with	O
ancient	O
laws	O
the	O
ruling	O
kings	O
and	O
queens	O
of	O
the	O
provinces	O
agree	O
to	O
gather	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
tournament	O
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
BloodStorm	B-Device
,	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
next	O
High	O
Emperor	O
,	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
preventing	O
further	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Time	B-Application
Killers	I-Application
,	O
BloodStorm	B-Device
features	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
aspects	O
carried	O
down	O
from	O
it	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
an	O
opponent	O
's	O
arms	O
and	O
an	O
instant	O
kill	O
attack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Special	O
Death	O
Move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BloodStorm	B-Device
is	O
a	O
weapons-based	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
differs	O
from	O
Time	B-Application
Killers	I-Application
in	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
use	O
weapons	O
called	O
"	O
Gauntlets	O
"	O
that	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
use	O
particular	O
powers	O
and	O
attacks	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
are	O
restored	O
back	O
to	O
normal	O
form	O
after	O
a	O
round	O
is	O
over	O
much	O
like	O
Time	B-Application
Killers	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
were	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
BloodStorm	B-Device
to	O
be	O
the	O
eight	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
"	O
BloodStorm	B-Device
enjoyed	O
some	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
had	O
very	O
tough	O
competition	O
(	O
MKII	B-Application
[	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
II ]	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
D	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
ever	O
did	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
the	O
result	O
might	O
be	O
BloodStorm	B-Device
,	O
a	O
brutal	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
cut	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
arms	O
off	O
,	O
launch	O
cruise	O
missiles	O
at	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
and	O
get	O
impaled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
BloodStorm	B-Device
is	O
n't	O
funny	O
,	O
except	O
in	O
a	O
snickering	O
,	O
Beavis	O
and	O
Butt-Head	O
sort	O
of	O
way	O
—	O
like	O
when	O
the	O
screen	O
flashes	O
'	O
Cat	O
Fight!	O
 '	O
</s>
