<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Ram	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	B-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ram	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
after	O
an	O
eight-year	O
hiatus	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
last	O
game	O
,	O
Koigokoro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
5	B-Application
follows	O
a	O
linear	O
plot	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
and	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5'''s	O
gameplay	O
requires	O
little	O
interaction	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
spent	O
simply	O
reading	O
the	O
text	O
that	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
which	O
represents	O
either	O
dialogue	O
between	O
the	O
various	O
characters	O
or	O
the	O
inner	O
thoughts	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
5	B-Application
revolves	O
around	O
,	O
who	O
makes	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
Hokkaidō	O
,	O
Japan	O
with	O
his	O
younger	O
sister	O
in	O
the	O
winter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
titled	O
,	O
5	B-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
last	O
project	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
studio	O
Ram	O
,	O
"	O
Ram	O
the	O
last	O
project	O
"	O
Taken	O
from	O
the	O
opening	O
sequence	O
of	O
the	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
for	O
5	B-Application
did	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
Ram	O
's	O
previous	O
two	O
titles	O
Negai	O
and	O
Koigokoro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
scenario	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
Kai	O
returns	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
scenario	O
writer	O
for	O
5	B-Application
that	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Ram	O
's	O
previous	O
two	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
5	B-Application
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
at	O
Ram	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
after	O
an	O
eight-year	O
hiatus	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
Koigokoro	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
playable	O
only	O
on	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
sales	O
on	O
Getchu.com,	O
5	B-Application
made	O
its	O
only	O
appearance	O
on	O
its	O
sales	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
nineteenth	O
place	O
out	O
of	O
thirty	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
national	O
ranking	O
of	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
based	O
on	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
5''	O
premiered	O
at	O
eighteenth	O
place	O
out	O
of	O
fifty	O
.	O
</s>
