<s>
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
fantasy	B-Application
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Cyanide	O
,	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
,	O
and	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
board	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
CRP	O
ruleset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
version	O
of	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
,	O
played	O
between	O
two	O
teams	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
,	O
each	O
team	O
fielding	O
up	O
to	O
11	O
players	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
versions	O
lack	O
career	O
league	O
play	O
and	O
customization	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
involves	O
turn-based	O
hotseat	O
gameplay	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	O
versions	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
includes	O
wireless	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
on	O
both	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
showed	O
significant	O
functional	O
issues	O
that	O
prevented	O
players	O
to	O
complete	O
career	O
mode	O
as	O
their	O
data	O
files	O
were	O
corrupted	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
of	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
replacement	O
service	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
provided	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
suffered	O
issues	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
in-game	O
players	O
not	O
keeping	O
experience	O
they	O
gained	O
during	O
games	O
,	O
making	O
league	O
play	O
useless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
dropped	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
featuring	O
Dark	O
Elves	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
title	O
update	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
,	O
while	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
chose	O
to	O
charge	O
players	O
for	O
them	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
approved	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
title	O
update	O
was	O
not	O
approved	O
in	O
the	O
EMEA	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
Cyanide	O
announced	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
:	O
Legendary	O
Edition	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
11	O
new	O
teams	O
(	O
Amazon	O
,	O
Elf	O
,	O
Halfling	O
,	O
High	O
Elf	O
,	O
Khemri	O
,	O
Necromantic	O
,	O
Norse	O
,	O
Nurgle	O
,	O
Ogre	O
,	O
Undead	O
,	O
and	O
Vampire	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
bug	O
and	O
rules	O
fixes	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BB:LE	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
CRP	O
rule	O
set	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
21	O
of	O
the	O
24	O
BBRC	O
(	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
Rules	O
Committee	O
)	O
official	O
rosters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Cyanide	O
and	O
Focus	O
announced	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
:	O
Chaos	O
Edition	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
3	O
new	O
teams	O
(	O
2	O
from	O
the	O
rules	O
-	O
Chaos	O
Dwarves	O
and	O
Underworld	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
made	O
completely	O
up	O
by	O
them	O
-	O
Daemons	O
of	O
Khorne	O
)	O
,	O
2	O
additional	O
star	O
players	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
stadium	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Pact	O
and	O
Slann	O
being	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
this	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyanide	O
created	O
a	O
similar	O
title	O
,	O
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
similarity	O
between	O
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
and	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
's	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
led	O
to	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
settled	O
out	O
of	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
was	O
that	O
Cyanide	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
using	O
the	O
official	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
Cyanide	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
computers	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
store	O
release	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
Grand	O
Tournament	O
in	O
Nottingham	O
over	O
the	O
weekend	O
of	O
the	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
Cyanide	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
forum	O
by	O
a	O
Focus	O
employee	O
that	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
had	O
been	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
Q2	O
2009	O
(	O
June	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyanide	O
Studios	O
received	O
permission	O
from	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
real-time	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
providing	O
the	O
developer	O
strictly	O
adhered	O
to	O
the	O
Living	O
Rulebook	O
5.0	O
'	O
s	O
rules	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
Cyanide	O
's	O
success	O
with	O
Chaos	B-Application
League	I-Application
that	O
gave	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
the	O
confidence	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
rules	O
to	O
real-time	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
has	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
exists	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
DVD	O
retail	O
box	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
digital	O
download	O
releases	O
,	O
including	O
digital	O
download	O
distributions	O
from	O
both	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Impulse	B-Application
content	O
delivery	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
faring	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
rest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
garnered	O
the	O
most	O
negative	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
Steven	O
Hopper	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
6.5/10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
is	O
a	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
as	O
evidenced	O
by	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
source	O
on	O
which	O
it	O
's	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
really	O
want	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
depth	O
and	O
fun	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
,	O
you	O
're	O
better	O
off	O
checking	O
out	O
the	O
board	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IT	O
Reviews	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
had	O
a	O
"	O
flaccid	O
and	O
pointless-seeming	O
real-time	O
mode	O
,	O
rough	O
presentation	O
,	O
 [ and ] 	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
options	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PC.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
similarly	O
,	O
concluding	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
can	O
penetrate	O
the	O
mysteries	O
of	O
its	O
boardgame-based	O
rules	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
can	O
offer	O
true	O
barbaric	O
happiness.	O
"	O
</s>
