<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hyper	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
Duel	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Raizing	O
(	O
now	O
Eighting	O
)	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
adapted	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
1997	O
and	O
was	O
titled	O
Beastorizer	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
)	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
1997	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
four	O
sequels	B-Language
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
resulted	O
in	O
its	O
re-release	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
range	I-Device
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
French	O
lion	B-Algorithm
zoanthrope	O
,	O
a	O
professional	O
mercenary	O
and	O
military	O
genius	O
who	O
took	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
mission	O
with	O
his	O
best	O
friend	O
and	O
Yūgo	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
Yūji	O
,	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
real	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
mole	O
zoanthrope	O
and	O
a	O
self-styled	O
master	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
ninja	B-Application
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
Chinese	O
tiger	B-Application
zoanthrope	O
who	O
curses	O
his	O
fate	O
and	O
zoanthrope	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
rabbit	B-Algorithm
zoanthrope	O
who	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
by	O
a	O
secret	O
research	O
institution	O
that	O
conspired	O
to	O
use	O
zoanthropes	O
as	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
gorilla	B-Application
zoanthrope	O
who	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
youth	O
,	O
fulfilled	O
his	O
hope	O
of	O
running	O
away	O
to	O
join	O
a	O
circus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
a	O
great	O
talent	O
for	O
handling	O
animals	O
,	O
he	O
later	O
took	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
circus	B-Application
after	O
the	O
ringmaster	O
retired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
with	O
the	O
rapid	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
entertainment	O
industry	O
,	O
the	O
circus	B-Application
eventually	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
and	O
its	O
members	O
parted	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Greg	O
tries	O
to	O
talk	O
Yūgo	O
into	O
joining	O
his	O
circus	B-Application
and	O
becoming	O
their	O
new	O
star	O
performer	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
avert	O
the	O
circus	B-Application
's	O
closure	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
eventually	O
convinced	O
into	O
being	O
the	O
star	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
titled	O
Beastorizer	B-Application
in	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Takayuki	O
Negishi	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
would	O
compose	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
success	O
resulted	O
in	O
its	O
re-release	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
range	I-Device
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
widely	O
praised	O
the	O
easily	O
executed	O
,	O
accessible	O
moves	O
,	O
the	O
fast	O
pace	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
particularly	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
freely	O
borrows	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
past	O
greats	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
and	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
and	O
Sushi-X	O
and	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
further	O
added	O
that	O
while	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
has	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
possibilities	O
for	O
over-the-top	O
combos	O
,	O
the	O
comprehensive	O
system	O
of	O
counters	O
and	O
reversals	O
prevent	O
button	O
mashers	O
from	O
overcoming	O
skilled	O
players	O
and	O
gives	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gerstmann	O
described	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
as	O
"	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
arcade	O
counterpart.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
has	O
solid	O
gameplay	O
and	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
any	O
sense	O
of	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
graphics	O
,	O
4.0	O
for	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
perfect	O
5.0	O
for	O
both	O
fun	O
factor	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
even	O
with	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
upcoming	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Bloody	B-Application
Roar	I-Application
had	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
