<s>
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Camelot	O
Software	O
Planning	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
role-playing	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
RPG	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
using	O
a	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
RPG	O
gameplay	O
style	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
is	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
standard	O
for	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
timing-based	O
attacks	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
ago	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
,	O
a	O
battle	O
raged	O
between	O
the	O
'	O
Beings	O
of	O
Light	O
 '	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
Warlocks	O
of	O
the	O
Underworld	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revealed	O
by	O
prophecy	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
savior	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Vicious	O
Ones	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
four	O
mysterious	O
and	O
evil	O
magicians	O
from	O
the	O
Underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
Camelot	O
Soft	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
series	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Star	O
Ocean	O
and	O
Valkyrie	O
Profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
was	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
by	O
four	O
production	O
personnel	O
at	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
assessments	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
were	O
divided	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
:	O
While	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
and	O
Sushi-X	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
impressive	O
RPG	O
,	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
and	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
publication	O
and	O
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
deemed	O
it	O
derivative	O
and	O
underwhelming	O
,	O
though	O
still	O
a	O
solid	O
and	O
satisfying	O
enough	O
experience	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
GamePros	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
considered	O
it	O
outright	O
"	O
lame	O
and	O
predictable	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
painfully	O
derivative	O
,	O
plodding	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
even	O
a	O
terribly	O
challenging	O
adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
their	O
lowest	O
possible	O
score	O
of	O
0.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
