<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
system	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Destiny	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
series	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
offshoot	O
to	O
SNK	O
's	O
popular	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
similar	O
2D	O
weapons-based	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
series	O
are	O
of	O
Japanese	O
origin	O
,	O
excluding	O
Lee	O
Rekka	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
from	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
Yuki	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
from	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
series	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
's	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
was	O
subsequently	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
compilation	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
titled	O
Bakumatsu	O
Roman	O
Gekka	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kenshi	I-Application
1･2	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
both	O
games	O
are	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
emulations	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Asia	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Vita	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
by	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
asm.js	B-Language
developed	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
NEOGEO	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Bundle	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
ACA	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
series	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Games	O
Store	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
;	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
;	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
;	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
via	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
over	O
22,735	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rafael	O
Fernández	O
Barbero	O
of	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Loading	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
a	O
positive	O
outlook	O
.	O
</s>
