

The remake was praised by Western reviewers, particularly its overall design and redone graphics and music, though several noted gameplay elements that had aged poorly. Reception of the game has been positive, with praise going to its unique gameplay and narrative mechanics, though its short length was faulted. The music was composed by Yoko Shimomura as her first large-scale project after joining Square. Character designs for the seven main scenarios were handled by different manga artists. Tokita wanted to tell multiple stories within a single game, with each section drawing inspiration from different sources. Production began in late 1993, and was the directorial debut of Takashi Tokita. Gameplay is split between exploration with story-specific twists, and turn-based combat played out on a grid.

The game follows seven distinct scenarios scattered across different time periods, with two more unlockable scenarios linking the narratives together through the recurring antagonist Odio. A remake was published by Square Enix in Japan and Nintendo worldwide, releasing first for Nintendo Switch in 2022, and the following year for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows. Future State already established that the human body can react badly to this kind of interdimensional travel, but Waller has equipped Bloodsport with a new helmet that cancels out the vibrational energies which would otherwise scramble his mind, allowing him to become a "one-man Suicide Squad" who works separately to the main team.Live A Live is a 1994 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Famicom. In a new preview of Suicide Squad #5 from Robbie Thompson, Julio Ferreira, Eduardo Pansica, Joe Prado, Dexter Soy, and Alex Sinclar, fans see that Bloodsport has been tasked by Amanda Waller to scout out the various alternate realities that make up the multiverse and report back.

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While this ability has generally been seen as secondary to his combat and firearm skills, Suicide Squad #5 reveals it's more powerful than ever before, making Bloodsport the ideal operative to carry out missions in other dimensions. A former pawn of Lex Luthor, Bloodsport has the ability to teleport weapons, effectively meaning he carries a huge arsenal wherever he goes and can never truly be disarmed. First appearing in 1987's Superman #4, Bloodsport is a draft evader who turned to villainy after the death of his brother, who had actually followed through on their childhood vow to serve in the military.
