<s>
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Lightweight	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
realistic	O
fighting	O
engine	O
in	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
seen	O
as	O
innovative	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
Body	O
Damage	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
related	O
title	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Kengo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bushido	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Lightweight	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
one-on-one	O
third-person	O
battles	O
between	O
two	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
eight	O
weapons	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
in	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
modes	O
:	O
katana	B-Operating_System
,	O
nodachi	O
,	O
long	O
sword	O
,	O
saber	B-Algorithm
,	O
broadsword	O
,	O
naginata	O
,	O
rapier	O
,	O
and	O
sledgehammer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
in	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
also	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
climb	O
within	O
the	O
3D	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
of	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
adds	O
another	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
:	O
the	O
Bushido	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single	O
player	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
two-player	O
versus	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
mode	O
that	O
supports	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slash	O
mode	O
pits	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
katana-wielding	O
character	O
against	O
a	O
long	O
string	O
of	O
100	O
enemies	O
,	O
one	O
after	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
characters	O
,	O
themes	O
and	O
weapons	O
similar	O
to	O
samurai	O
cinema	O
set	O
in	O
Feudal	O
Japan	O
,	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
modern	O
era	O
(	O
this	O
is	O
shown	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
a	O
helicopter	O
landing	O
pad	O
phase	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
city	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Lightweight	O
,	O
a	O
partially-owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
Square	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
for	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
Arika	O
composer	O
Shinji	O
Hosoe	O
with	O
contributions	O
by	O
Ayako	O
Saso	O
and	O
Takayuki	O
Aihara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Square	O
's	O
Driving	B-Application
Emotion	I-Application
Type-S	I-Application
,	O
also	O
composed	O
by	O
the	O
trio	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
two-disc	O
set	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
disc	O
contains	O
23	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
also	O
uses	O
voice	O
acting	O
from	O
voice	O
actors	O
such	O
as	O
Chikao	O
Ōtsuka	O
,	O
Makio	O
Inoue	O
,	O
and	O
Hidekatsu	O
Shibata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
February	O
1997	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
March	O
to	O
make	O
room	O
for	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
Aques	O
line	O
of	O
sports	O
games	O
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
presold	O
in	O
convenience	O
stores	O
in	O
Japan	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Square	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
presell	O
its	O
hit	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
in	O
Lawson	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
had	O
one	O
minor	O
graphical	O
change	O
:	O
blood	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
yellow	O
flash	O
that	O
appears	O
during	O
a	O
fatal	O
blow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
the	O
25th	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
1997	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
nearly	O
387,937	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PSone	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
roster	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
primarily	O
for	O
the	O
innovation	O
of	O
its	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
one-hit	O
kills	O
drew	O
the	O
most	O
commentary	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
's	O
most	O
exciting	O
and	O
preposterous	O
feature	O
,	O
destined	O
to	O
earn	O
it	O
just	O
as	O
many	O
fans	O
as	O
detractors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
in	O
general	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
love-or-hate	O
point	O
,	O
arguing	O
,	O
"[that]	O
you	O
must	O
learn	O
restraint	O
and	O
discipline	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
...	O
is	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
will	O
not	O
go	O
over	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
generation	O
who	O
just	O
want	O
a	O
butt-kickin	O
'	O
good	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
similarly	O
opined	O
,	O
"	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
bold	O
undertaking	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
remarkably	O
successful	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Given	O
that	O
Square	O
has	O
chosen	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
realistic	O
approach	O
to	O
blade	O
combat	O
than	O
most	O
fighters	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
argued	O
that	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
is	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
you	O
either	O
love	O
or	O
hate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2000	O
,	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
by	O
the	O
readers	O
of	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
as	O
number	O
85	O
in	O
its	O
top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
included	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
"	O
 '	O
90s	O
games	O
that	O
need	O
HD	O
remakes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
