<s>
The	O
series	O
began	O
in	O
1997	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Beastorizer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
appear	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
"	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
permanent	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
has	O
kept	O
somewhat	O
the	O
same	O
controls	O
over	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
button	O
each	O
for	O
both	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	O
,	O
the	O
beast	O
(	O
transform/attack	O
)	O
button	O
and	O
a	O
fourth	O
button	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
either	O
a	O
throw	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
block	O
button	O
,	O
an	O
evade	O
button	O
(	O
introduced	O
for	O
some	O
characters	O
in	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
and	O
a	O
rave	O
button	O
(	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Beast	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
series	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
vein	O
as	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
,	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
have	O
command	O
moves	O
and	O
standard	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
moves	O
are	O
the	O
combination	O
style	O
moves	O
from	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
press	O
different	O
buttons	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
combos	O
"	O
,	O
sometimes	O
pressing	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
directions	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	O
moves	O
are	O
special	O
moves	O
that	O
require	O
a	O
rolling	O
technique	O
and	O
inputting	O
certain	O
commands	O
with	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
,	O
like	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latest	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
complex	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
largest	O
fighter	O
roster	O
of	O
seventeen	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
earn	O
more	O
moves	O
by	O
earning	O
experience	O
in	O
"	O
Career	O
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
in	O
the	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
series	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
manga	O
drawn	O
by	O
Maruyama	O
Tomowo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
their	O
2000	O
single	O
"	O
My	O
Console	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Italian	O
eurodance	O
group	O
Eiffel	O
65	O
include	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
popular	O
PlayStation	B-Device
titles	O
in	O
the	O
song	O
's	O
lyrics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yūgo	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2003	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
DreamMix	B-Application
TV	I-Application
World	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
