<s>
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
&	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
system	O
in	O
July	O
1991	B-Application
and	O
later	O
on	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
October	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
SNK	O
's	O
earlier	O
1990	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Spy	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
and	O
hack	B-Application
&	I-Application
slash	I-Application
combat	O
instead	O
of	O
shooting	O
and	O
fist-fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
only	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
 '	O
silhouettes	O
are	O
visible	O
on	O
screen	O
as	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
models	I-Algorithm
,	O
much	O
like	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
2010	O
first-person	O
fighting	O
game	O
Rage	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
an	O
arcade	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
requires	O
correct	O
timing	O
and	O
movement	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Doctor	O
Dave	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
straight-up	O
swordfighter	O
where	O
you	O
mow	O
down	O
the	O
opposition	O
posthaste	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joysticks	O
Jean-Marc	O
Demoly	O
compared	O
the	O
title	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Spy	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
perspective	O
,	O
commending	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
animations	O
but	O
regarded	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
as	O
Demoly	O
,	O
Player	O
Ones	O
François	O
Daniel	O
also	O
compared	O
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
with	O
The	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Spy	I-Application
but	O
praised	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
difficulty	O
and	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
such	O
as	O
Sinclair	O
Users	O
John	O
Cook	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Duke	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
perspective	O
,	O
while	O
Game	O
Zones	O
David	O
Wilson	O
and	O
Zeros	O
Doris	O
Stokes	O
compared	O
it	O
with	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Freak	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
competent	O
action	O
title	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
pseudo-3D	O
visuals	O
and	O
role-playing	O
game	O
elements	O
but	O
noted	O
its	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
