<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
and	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
standard	O
tactical	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
aerial	O
battles	O
,	O
fought	O
with	O
aircraft	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
particularity	O
of	O
involving	O
mostly	O
aerial	O
warfare	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
moved	O
on	O
a	O
grid	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
an	O
enemy	O
unit	O
opens	O
a	O
separate	O
,	O
close-up	O
combat	O
screen	O
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
ally	O
units	O
and	O
two	O
enemy	O
units	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
dogfight	B-Device
;	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
menu	O
commands	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
change	O
altitude	O
or	O
take	O
evasive	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
ground	O
units	O
are	O
also	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
grid	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
destroyed	O
by	O
bombers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
is	O
composed	O
of	O
floating	O
islands	O
,	O
and	O
usage	O
of	O
aircraft	O
is	O
widespread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
Havilan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
veteran	O
piloting	O
a	O
flying	O
gunboat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
playable	O
characters	O
include	O
notably	O
Blore	O
,	O
a	O
strategist	O
and	O
devoted	O
pilot	O
of	O
the	O
royal	O
air	O
force	O
of	O
Mackai	O
;	O
and	O
Rayetta	O
,	O
his	O
younger	O
sister	O
and	O
bomber	B-Application
pilot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roster	O
,	O
an	O
ally	O
of	O
Ordia	O
who	O
secretly	O
leads	O
the	O
Roggina	O
Spirit	O
resistance	O
also	O
joins	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
;	O
as	O
does	O
Poty	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
prince	O
of	O
Peag	O
and	O
bomber	B-Application
pilot	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
female	O
guard	O
Sersh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
Square	O
's	O
second	O
original	O
title	O
for	O
Bandai	O
's	O
Japan-exclusive	O
handheld	O
console	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
,	O
after	O
Wild	O
Card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Nobuyuki	O
Ikeda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
95-page	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
,	O
titled	O
Blue	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
Freedom	O
Fighter	O
's	O
Guide	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
sold	O
poorly	O
,	O
with	O
around	O
20,000	O
units	O
sold	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
used	O
Blue	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
Blitz	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
's	O
major	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
