<s>
is	O
a	O
fantasy	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalon	B-Application
Code	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
innovative	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
linear	O
story-line	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
Book	O
of	O
Prophecy	O
situated	O
on	O
the	O
touch-sensitive	O
lower	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
familiar	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
producer	O
Yoshifumi	O
Hashimoto	O
will	O
likely	O
compare	O
the	O
affection	O
system	O
featured	O
in	O
Avalon	B-Application
Code	I-Application
to	O
that	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Story	O
of	O
Seasons	O
titles	O
and	O
the	O
fantasy-tinged	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
spin-off	O
series	O
Rune	O
Factory	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Avalon	B-Application
Code	I-Application
are	O
too	O
young	O
for	O
marriage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalon	B-Application
Code	I-Application
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
fourteen	O
'	O
eligible	O
 '	O
non-player	O
characters	O
who	O
may	O
take	O
a	O
romantic	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
as	O
various	O
side-quests	O
are	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
featured	O
Avalon	B-Application
Code	I-Application
in	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
spotlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Book	O
of	O
Prophecy	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
virtual	O
book	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
written	O
in	O
using	O
the	O
touch	O
pad	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalon	B-Application
Codes	I-Application
character	O
designs	O
were	O
done	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
illustrator	O
HACCAN	O
,	O
while	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
scenery	O
and	O
promotional	O
art	O
is	O
accredited	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
artist	O
group	O
Kusanagi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalon	B-Application
Code	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
Book	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
most	O
unique	O
and	O
fascinating	O
feature	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
overall	O
"	O
Avalon	B-Application
Code	I-Application
is	O
a	O
thoroughly	O
mundane	O
adventure	O
despite	O
some	O
interesting	O
,	O
but	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
,	O
concepts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
