<s>
is	O
a	O
2010	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Another	O
Century	O
's	O
Episode	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
R	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Banpresto	O
enlisted	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
development	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
music	O
by	O
the	O
progressive	O
rock	O
group	O
Acid	O
Black	O
Cherry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
mechas	O
from	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
mechas	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
R	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
an	O
original	O
timeline	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
linking	O
the	O
stories	O
from	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
represented	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
R	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FromSoftware	O
intended	O
for	O
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
installment	O
but	O
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
create	O
another	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
this	O
second	O
iteration	O
of	O
Banpresto	O
no	O
longer	O
published	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
worked	O
alongside	O
FromSoftware	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
R	I-Application
.	O
Banpresto	O
enlisted	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
including	O
producer	O
Takenobu	O
Terada	O
,	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
made	O
several	O
alternations	O
and	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
making	O
it	O
story-driven	O
and	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
universe	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
and	O
visual	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
announced	O
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
R	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
Century	I-Application
's	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
R	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
behind	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Diary	I-Application
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
X2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Joint	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barder	O
further	O
criticized	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
feeling	O
inferior	O
to	O
other	O
similar	O
games	O
,	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
grinding	B-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
poorly-animated	O
and	O
unskippable	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
