<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SNK	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
two-chapter	O
story	O
that	O
is	O
chronologically	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
SNK	O
's	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
consoles	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
with	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
roster	O
and	O
features	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Takara	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
porting	O
of	O
several	O
other	O
SNK	O
arcade	O
games	O
to	O
consoles	O
and	O
handhelds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
2s	I-Application
movement	O
options	O
were	O
removed	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
dodge	O
attacks	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
A	O
and	O
B	O
buttons	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slash	O
:	O
Known	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
as	O
Shura	O
( 修羅	O
)	O
,	O
from	O
Sanskrit	O
word	O
"	O
Asura	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
tends	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
closest	O
in	O
style	O
and	O
moves	O
to	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
two-chapter	O
story	O
that	O
is	O
chronologically	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
and	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
journey	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
semi-amnesic	O
boy	O
named	O
Shizumaru	O
Hisame	O
as	O
he	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
warriors	O
seek	O
out	O
a	O
powerful	O
and	O
dangerous	O
swordsman	O
named	O
Zankuro	O
Minazuki	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
personal	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Nettou	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
:	O
Zankuro	O
Musouken	O
"	O
with	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
support	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
lacks	O
Kyoshiro	O
Senryo	O
and	O
Gaira	O
Caffeine	O
but	O
adds	O
Jubei	O
Yagyu	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
roster	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
final	O
boss	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	O
version	O
also	O
builds	O
on	O
adding	O
three	O
exclusive	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
borders	O
for	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
users	O
,	O
one	O
being	O
the	O
default	O
border	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
shown	O
after	O
the	O
two	O
bosses	O
are	O
unlocked	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
one	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
the	O
GB	O
version	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
also	O
features	O
full	O
color	O
art	O
via	O
SGB	O
,	O
new	O
victory	O
speeches	O
,	O
story	O
intro	O
for	O
all	O
characters	O
,	O
new	O
POW	O
super	O
moves	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
Bust	O
and	O
Slash	O
versions	O
of	O
all	O
characters	O
,	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
between	O
matches	O
,	O
a	O
Kuroko	B-Application
mirror	O
match	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
two-player	O
vs.	O
mode	O
via	O
link	O
cable	O
or	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
portable	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
game	O
,	O
blood	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
(	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
black	O
dripping	O
color	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
developers	O
Takara	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
porting	O
of	O
several	O
other	O
SNK	O
arcade	O
games	O
to	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
and	O
handhelds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
on	O
their	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
moderately	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
controller	O
makes	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
some	O
moves	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
greatly	O
praised	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
different	O
personas	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
general	O
rated	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodowns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
assessed	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
excellently	O
detailed	O
and	O
extremely	O
playable	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
,	O
maintaining	O
SNK	O
's	O
usual	O
high	O
standards.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
described	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
lousy	O
port	O
of	O
an	O
equally	O
bad	O
NeoGeo	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
missing	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
,	O
slowdown	O
,	O
and	O
overly	O
drawn-out	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
missing	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
and	O
slowdown	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
additionally	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
excruciatingly	O
long	O
"	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Those	O
who	O
loved	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
will	O
be	O
happy	O
with	O
this	O
conversion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
assessed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
faithful	O
port	O
(	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
a	O
superior	O
effort	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
95	I-Application
)	O
but	O
,	O
consistent	O
with	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
as	O
"	O
nearly	O
indistinguishable	O
"	O
from	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
