<s>
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
ADK	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
exclusive	O
titles	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
console	B-Device
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
either	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
(	O
arcade	O
)	O
and	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
(	O
home	O
)	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
several	O
decades	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
a	O
crew	O
of	O
three	O
adventurers	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
across	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Belkana	O
to	O
slay	O
the	O
returning	O
demon	B-Operating_System
warlord	O
Nausizz	O
,	O
whose	O
castle	O
rises	O
from	O
hell	O
once	O
again	O
and	O
his	O
servants	O
are	O
threatening	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
land	O
by	O
bringing	O
chaos	O
and	O
destruction	O
with	O
his	O
reign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
is	O
primarily	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	B-Architecture
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
from	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
warriors	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
advantages	O
and	O
disadvantages	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
slay	O
the	O
returning	O
demon	B-Operating_System
warlord	O
Nausizz	O
who	O
returns	O
from	O
the	O
underworld	O
after	O
his	O
previous	O
defeat	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Belkana	O
with	O
his	O
army	O
of	O
monstrous	O
creatures	O
across	O
twelve	O
acts	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
killed	O
in	O
action	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
continues	O
to	O
keep	O
playing	O
are	O
present	O
for	O
use	O
before	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
Neo	O
Geo	O
MVS/AES	O
port	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
never	O
receiving	O
an	O
official	O
MVS/AES	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unofficially	O
converted	O
to	O
both	O
platforms	O
in	O
2015	O
by	O
homebrew	B-Application
developer	O
Neobitz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
