<s>
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bilstein	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1998	O
3D	O
weapon-based	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
and	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
ZN-2	O
hardware	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation-based	O
ZN-1	O
hardware	O
its	O
predecessor	O
ran	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
was	O
reworked	O
and	O
rebuilt	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Plasma	O
Combo	O
System	O
was	O
discarded	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
Plasma	O
Strike	O
System	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
characters	O
have	O
a	O
Plasma	O
Gauge	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
found	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
)	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
store	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Plasma	O
Gauge	O
,	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
super	O
moves	O
called	O
Plasma	O
Strikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
characters	O
could	O
perform	O
special	O
moves	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
combos	O
themselves	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
2D	O
fighting	O
games	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
treatment	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
new	O
tactic	O
introduced	O
from	O
within	O
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	O
that	O
characters	O
were	O
granted	O
a	O
unique	O
special	O
skill	O
called	O
a	O
Plasma	O
Field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Rimgal	O
and	O
Kappah	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
return	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
of	O
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
going	O
through	O
eight	O
stages	O
of	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
quartet	O
is	O
not	O
alone	O
from	O
within	O
their	O
second	O
battle	O
as	O
they	O
have	O
new	O
friends	O
to	O
assist	O
them	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
inevitable	O
conflict	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
their	O
former	O
enemy	O
turned	O
ally	O
Zelkin	O
,	O
an	O
extremely	O
strong	O
Japanese	O
military	O
war	O
soldier	O
named	O
Gantetsu	O
,	O
a	O
noble	O
and	O
aspiring	O
young	O
American	O
modern-day	O
superhero	O
with	O
a	O
bird	O
motif	O
named	O
Eagle	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
mysterious	O
yet	O
cheerful	O
young	O
Japanese	O
rhythmic	O
gymnast	O
named	O
Ele	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayato	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
will	O
find	O
themselves	O
heading	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
hard	O
ordeal	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiators	I-Application
,	O
Fourth	O
Empire	O
members	O
,	O
and	O
neutral	O
parties	O
will	O
be	O
thrust	O
into	O
a	O
war	O
that	O
will	O
determine	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
entire	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rebellious	O
young	O
Japanese	O
intergalactic	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
who	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
eventually	O
took	O
control	O
of	O
Hayato	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
microchip	O
transformed	O
him	O
into	O
Black	O
Hayato	O
:	O
a	O
cruel	O
and	O
ruthless	O
swordsman	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
cold	O
and	O
emotionless	O
fighting	O
personality	O
,	O
the	O
opposite	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Hayato	O
's	O
own	O
personality	O
,	O
and	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ele	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
Hayato	O
's	O
victory	O
poses	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
in	O
Felicia	O
's	O
ending	O
in	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eagle	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Eagle	B-Application
was	O
once	O
an	O
ordinary	O
man	O
who	O
used	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
faux	O
superhero	O
at	O
Gorakuem	O
Amusement	O
Park	O
with	O
a	O
bird-like	O
costume	O
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
artificial	O
wings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tyranny	O
that	O
Bilstein	O
had	O
caused	O
throughout	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
had	O
motivated	O
Eagle	B-Application
to	O
become	O
a	O
real-life	O
hero	O
of	O
justice	O
,	O
expressing	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
typical	O
superhero	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
suggested	O
that	O
Eagle	B-Application
is	O
Capcom	O
's	O
in-joke	O
character	O
as	O
he	O
'll	O
claim	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
real	O
Zelkin	O
,	O
harking	O
back	O
to	O
past	O
hero	O
films	O
where	O
animal	O
characters	O
were	O
actors	O
in	O
a	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
young	O
sly	O
Japanese	O
kunoichi	B-Application
who	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
Plasma	O
Hammer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Byakko	O
is	O
a	O
skilled	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
The	O
Four	O
Saint	O
Beasts	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Chinese	O
constellations	O
)	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Union	O
to	O
foil	O
Bilstein	O
's	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Byakko	O
's	O
win	O
quotes	O
suggest	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
Zen-like	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rai-on	O
is	O
more	O
vicious	O
by	O
nature	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
wrathful	O
ninja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unnamed	O
reviewer	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
in	O
its	O
September	O
1998	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
Capcom	O
has	O
taken	O
few	O
(	O
if	O
any	O
)	O
big	O
steps	O
forward	O
with	O
Plasma	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
giant	O
has	O
managed	O
to	O
round	O
out	O
and	O
deepen	O
the	O
gameplay	O
essentials	O
of	O
its	O
growing	O
3D	O
library.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
18	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
magazine	O
(	O
now	O
labeled	O
NextGen	O
)	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
version	O
in	O
his	O
early	O
review	O
on	O
its	O
March	O
2000	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
working	O
your	O
way	O
down	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
brawlers	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
buy	O
next	O
to	O
last	O
(	O
just	O
ahead	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
