<s>
The	O
original	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
title	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
subsequent	O
remake	O
releases	O
that	O
add	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
:	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
AD	O
(	O
Advanced	O
)	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
+	O
(	O
Cross	O
)	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
is	O
fictional	O
and	O
fantasy-based	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
it	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Hell	O
won	O
a	O
decisive	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Heaven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black/Matrix	B-Device
gives	O
the	O
player	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
who	O
traverse	O
various	O
two-dimensional	O
3/4	O
isometric-view	O
maps	O
that	O
represent	O
towns	O
and	O
battlefields.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
[	O
"	O
Gaming	O
Intelligence	O
Agency	O
-	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
-	O
Black	O
Matrix ]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progression	O
through	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
is	O
plot-driven	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
limited	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
overall	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
-	O
evidenced	O
by	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
an	O
overworld	O
map	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
is	O
broken	O
into	O
chapters	O
based	O
on	O
plot	O
themes	O
,	O
RPGFan	O
Reviews	O
-	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
RPGFan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
cut	O
scenes	O
varies	O
based	O
on	O
version	O
;	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
and	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
+	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
graphical	O
style	O
seen	O
in	O
town	O
and	O
battlefield	O
maps	O
,	O
while	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
AD	O
employs	O
visual	O
novel	O
style	O
static	O
landscapes	O
with	O
large	O
character	O
sprites	O
superimposed	O
over	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spell	B-Application
effectiveness	O
varies	O
from	O
turn	O
to	O
turn	O
,	O
as	O
governed	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
Biorhythm	O
"	O
clock.GameFAQs	O
:	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
(	O
SAT	O
)	O
FAQ/Walkthrough	O
by	O
Oogami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
place	O
of	O
conventional	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
to	O
manage	O
magic	O
use	O
,	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
system	O
called	O
"	O
Blood	O
Points	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	O
Points	O
can	O
be	O
distributed	O
to	O
individual	O
playable	O
characters	O
before	O
battles	O
to	O
expend	O
in	O
spell	B-Application
casting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Latent	O
abilities	O
function	O
like	O
spells	B-Application
in	O
that	O
they	O
cost	O
Blood	O
Points	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
add	O
various	O
effects	O
to	O
the	O
damage	O
dealt	O
by	O
the	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Hiroshi	O
Kamiya	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
amnesiac	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
-	O
his	O
dialog	O
is	O
not	O
shown	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
exhibits	O
a	O
power	O
to	O
transform	O
black-wings	O
into	O
white-wings	O
,	O
which	O
marks	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
messiah	O
 '	O
.Black/Matrix	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
choosing	O
a	O
black-wing	O
'	O
master	O
 '	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
a	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
who	O
can	O
use	O
magic	O
to	O
revive	O
dead	O
characters	O
as	O
zombie	B-Application
decoys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
casts	O
powerful	O
healing	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40.ドリームキャスト	O
-	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
AD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black/Matrix	B-Device
IIBlack/Matrix	O
II	O
was	O
released	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
2.BlackMatrix2	O
Flight	O
Plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
II	I-Device
is	O
again	O
fantasy-based	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
realms	O
-	O
heaven	O
,	O
home	O
to	O
white-winged	O
angels	O
;	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
relatively	O
weak	O
,	O
wingless	O
people	O
;	O
and	O
hell	O
,	O
where	O
black-winged	O
devils	O
reside.RPGFan	O
News	O
-	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
II	I-Device
Info	O
and	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
2001	O
)	O
Retrieved	O
on	O
2008	O
-	O
April	O
7	O
.	O
modifying	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
previous	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towns	O
,	O
a	O
usual	O
element	O
of	O
tactical	O
RPGs	O
that	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
items	O
and	O
equipment	O
,	O
are	O
omitted	O
in	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
shops	O
are	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
overworld	O
map	O
and	O
pre-battle	O
menus.Black/Matrix	O
II	O
features	O
a	O
branching	O
plotline	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choices	O
influence	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
events.BlackMatrix2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Device
Matrix	I-Device
ZeroBlack	O
Matrix	O
Zero	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance.Black	O
Matrix	O
Zero	O
at	O
RPGgamer.comBlack	O
Matrix	O
Zero	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
world	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
game	O
,	O
though	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
voices	O
apply	O
to	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
00	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
either	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
he	O
receives	O
wings	O
-	O
in	O
Zero	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
pick	O
between	O
devil	O
wings	O
or	O
angel	O
wings	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Black/Matrix	B-Device
00	I-Device
Cain	O
can	O
only	O
receive	O
angel	O
wings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
uses	O
a	O
whip	O
and	O
casts	O
healing	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
uses	O
bows	O
and	O
status-cure	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
powerful	O
healing	O
spell	B-Application
called	O
Rulic	O
Heal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
casts	O
healing	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40.ゲームボーイアドバンス	O
-	O
ブラックマトリクス	O
ゼロ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Black	B-Device
Matrix	I-Device
Zero	I-Device
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
Black/Matrix	O
00''	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2004	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
